Melbourne International Arts Festival – 3 – 21 October, 2018
The Melbourne International Arts Festival program of events, 3-21 Oct 2018, features both visual and performance Arts, classical to contemporary & east to west
Modern & Contemporary Music
A Little Lunch Music – Tinalley String Quartet, A Review
Performing for the 1st time in Sydney’s City Recital Hall the Tinalley String Quartet left their audience draped in a musical mantle of rapture said Rose Niland
Australian Brandenburg Orchestra Celebrating 30 Years: 2019
ABO Artistic Director Paul Dyer reflects on ‘the rich art of Baroque music and historically informed performance’ to fashion a 30 year celebratory program 2019
Australian Chamber Orchestra Season 2019 – Best of Old & New
Australian Chamber Orchestra, a living icon of the Australian music scene will expand knowledge and widen appreciation for styles old and new in its 2019 season
Australian Brandenburg Visiting Karakorum: A Musical Journey
La Camera delle Lacrime joins the Brandenburg for a performance about one man’s quest to convert the Great Khan to Christianity in the Mongol capital, Karakorum
Alliance Francaise and La Fete de la Musique, Melbourne 2018
Organisers at the Alliance Francaise in Melbourne have found the perfect place to hold Le Fete de la Musique festival, June 21 in the Eildon Mansion at St Kilda
The Idea of North – A Premier Contemporary Cappella Ensemble
Pitch, dynamics, rhythm, blend and layering are the demands of a cappella group The Idea of North, attributes gloriously adhered to in concert, says Rose Niland
MEL & NYC Winter Festival 2018 – Tell a Tale of Two Cities
This winter, coinciding with MoMA at NGV: 130 Years of Modern and Contemporary Art in Melbourne, citizens can celebrate tales of two of the world’s great cities
Teddy Tahu Rhodes, Kate Amos and Melbourne Welsh Choir: Sing
Bass Baritone Teddy Tahu Rhodes, lyric soprano Kate Amos and Melbourne Welsh Male Choir will perform, 23 June at Melbourne Recital Centre and 24 June at Bendigo
Elysian Fields: Electrifying Australian Music Repertoire
Established in 2015 by Sydney musicians Jenny Erikkson Matt Keegan and Matt McMahon Australia’s only electric viola da gamba band Elysian Fields is electrifying
The Harpist – Xavier de Maistre, Forging Lasting Impressions
If you love beauty and sublime music the concert with the ABO and guest Harpist Xavier de Maistre in Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane in May, will be one for you
Thomas Tallis’ England – Brandenburg, Sublime Music as Art
Australian Brandenburg Orchestra, Brandenburg Choir and countertenor Max Riebl started their 2018 season with an exceptional experience of incomparable richness
Australian National Academy of Music – Fanfare Starts 2018
Bohemia on March 10 is the special 2018 season opening concert held in the auditorium of South Melbourne Town Hall, for the Australian National Academy of Music
Medici Concerts 2018 – Meet the Great Pianists of the World
Elegant Impressionist Maurice Ravel said ‘my ambition is to say with notes what a poet expresses with words’, setting the tone for the Medici Concert experience
Australian Brandenburg Orchestra: English Music Masterpieces
The Australian Brandenburg Orchestra present music from the fairest isle with works by Thomas Tallis, Orlando Gibbons, Henry Purcell and more to kick start 2018
Janet Seidel: The Art of Lounge 20th Anniversary CD for Xmas
The Art of Lounge a 20th Anniversary CD features songs showcasing the easy graceful much loved style of Australia’s first lady of jazz Janet Seidel (1955- 2017)