(Community Arts Voice will not be broadcast from 17 December – 29 January)
Date: 29-05-2023
Flinders Quartet
Even when music doesn’t have a specific narrative, it tells a story. Dvořák actively encouraged American composers to use Native American culture, which inspired Amy Beach to write her string quartet based on Inuit tunes; and we’ve followed the musical … Continued
Date: 29-05-2023
Cathy Henenberg Exhibition
Photographic Exhibition: These images have been brought together in response to our experiences of confinement during the COVID pandemic. This period foregrounded the fragility of our way of life but also deepened an appreciation of space and beauty within the … Continued
Date: 30-05-2023
The ANAM Encounters series in Primrose Potter Salon at Melbourne Recital Centre showcases outstanding performers from the class of 2022 and connects them with audiences as they embark on their professional careers as leading creative artists. This concert features Aditya … Continued
Date: 31-05-2023
Students from the Melbourne Conservatorium of Music Chamber Choir at The University of Melbourne present this lunchtime concert of outstanding a cappella works by leading Australian composers. This program will feature music by Alice Chance, Juliana Kay, Stephen Leek, and … Continued
Date: 06-06-2023
Australian National Academy of Music
Music Matinee, an unaffiliated charity dedicated to presenting fine music, live an free, welcomes ANAM musicians to entertain us with a lunchtime of Mozart.Four pianists from ANAM, Po Goh, Ronan Apcar, Reuben Johnson and Scott McDougall – pianists, will be … Continued
Date: 07-06-2023
Hearth Theatre
‘A man can’t go out the way he came in … a man has got to add up to something.’ Rediscover one of the greatest plays of the 20th century, Arthur Miller’s heartbreaking masterpiece Death of a Salesman, brought to … Continued
Date: 07-06-2023
The Royal Australian Navy Band Brass Quintet present a selection of works, including 12 Kleine Stücke (12 Little Pieces) by Ludwig Maurer and music selections from West Side Story by Leonard Bernstein. Admission is by donation. Visit https://cathedral.org.au/worship/music/lunchtime-concerts for more … Continued
Date: 09-06-2023
The Woodend Winter Arts Festival is an annual celebration of music, literature and the visual arts, taking place in the charming village of Woodend over the King’s Birthday long weekend in June. The four-day program features a world-class showcase of … Continued
Date: 09-06-2023
When a Russian princess fell for her Paris Conservatoire professor, the fortuitous result was the Boulanger sisters. Child-prodigy Lili tragically died at 24 and was already seriously ill when she composed On a Spring Morning, which is highly impressionist in … Continued
Date: 10-06-2023
Kew Philharmonic Chamber Choir
The Kew Philharmonic Chamber Choir directed by Stephen Kerr and accompanied by Dylan Quinlan-Baskett and Maddison Furlan, together with instrumentalists, will present a concert of sixteenth-century Italian madrigals. They will perform a program including works by Vecchi, Marenzio, Verdelot, Azzaiolo. Arcadelt, … Continued
Date: 13-06-2023
Sounds of Singing
Hold onto your hats for another wonderful evening of song! We have Uncle Archie’s Beautiful Child, a spot of Wagner, Poulenc in Cabaret mode, stirring Irish and African tunes, good ol’ Vilja (so bring your oldies) Eddie Perfect’s exquisite A … Continued
Date: 14-06-2023
A feast of guitar music, featuring Australian and Peruvian music for guitar quartet, guitar trio, and solo. Featuring: Meredith Connie, Diego Valverde, Kyle Falzon, and Weiyu Guan. They form the core of a new chamber collective based in Melbourne, The … Continued
Date: 15-06-2023
Australia’s national vocal ensemble – The Song Company – continues its 2023 season with a program of contemporary masterworks including Benjamin Britten’s Ad marjorem dei Gloriam and Elliot Gyger’s ‘Ficta’. Led by guest director Jack Symonds. Digital Ticket: $20 (direct … Continued
Date: 15-06-2023
See illuminated installations from Australia's best light artistss
Lighten up after dark at the Glow Winter Arts Festival’s magical journey through never-seen-before lighting installations and artworks at historic Central Park in Malvern East. From Thursday June 15 to Sunday June 18, the free Festival returns as a four-night … Continued
Date: 16-06-2023
This scholarship endeavours to discover and encourage an outstanding instrumentalist in the fields of strings (bowed and plucked), woodwind or brass instruments. Digital Ticket: $20 (direct to eisteddfod) plus a $4 charge for credit card fees and streaming costs. ADCH … Continued
Date: 16-06-2023
How can anyone describe the Sonatas and Partitas Senza Basso of Bach’s and do them justice? These 6 works represent the undisputed pinnacle of composition for solo violin, inspiring absolute wonderment, delight, joy and deep contemplation in all who have … Continued
Date: 18-06-2023
Belinda Paterson, voice, and Coady Green, piano
Performing Mahler’s Kindertoten lieder, and more. This will be a special evening concert on Sunday 18 June at 6pm in the delightful and intimate setting of St George’s Anglican Church in Travancore, near Flemington and Ascot Vale. Come along and … Continued
Date: 18-06-2023
St Johns Bach Choir and Orchestra
J.S. Bach’s cantata “Es ist ein trotzig und verzagt Ding” (BWV176) for choir, 3 soloists, strings, 3 oboes and continuo, presented in liturgical context. St Johns Bach Choir and Orchestra directed by Graham Lieschke, with Samantha Hargreaves (soprano), Sally-Anne Russell … Continued
Date: 18-06-2023
Maroondah Symphony Orchestra
The program is of a Hungarian flavour and will include Brahms’ Hungarian Dances Nos 1,2 & 3, Franz Liszt’s Les Preludes Symphonic Poem No 3, Zoltan Kodaly’s Hary Janos Suite and Bela Bartok’s Rhapsody No 1 for Violin and Orchestra … Continued
Date: 18-06-2023
Anja & Zlatna
“The versatility of the instrumentalists is matched only by the charm of the unexpectedness of their combination…. the perfect music that makes the listener want to dance, sing or simply hear more…” – Classic Melbourne. Anja & Zlatna present picturesque … Continued
Date: 19-06-2023
A dark night of the soul is not usually somewhere you’d venture voluntarily, but this beautiful concert turns it into a blissful place. The ebony tones of baritone David Greco blend perfectly with dark velvet strings, while, against them, baroque … Continued
Date: 21-06-2023
10-year-old Dillon Chan studies piano with Melbourne Conservatorium lecturer Glenn Riddle. He is one of Australia’s leading younger-generation pianists, recently winning 1st Prize in both the Steinway National Youth Piano Competition and the International Fryderyk Chopin Competition for Children and … Continued
Date: 24-06-2023
Christine Douglas OAM & Studio Singers
Launching our Christ Church Concerts Winter to Spring series will be this delightful concert led by operatic soprano Christine Douglas with some of the young artists she is now working with. The concert promises a feast of song from Purcell … Continued
Date: 24-06-2023
Our hero, Zachary, questions his own ordinariness as he discovers an imaginary world of giants, hairy creatures and flying things in this eye-opening opera for children. Featuring a score from Joseph Twist, known for his stellar musical direction on hit … Continued
Date: 24-06-2023
Australian Welsh Male Choir / Darebin City Brass Band
BOLD AS BRASS! Looking for a unique and unforgettable musical experience in Melbourne? Look no further than The Australian Welsh Male Choir performing at The Edge in Federation Square on Saturday 24th June at 7.30pm. together with the Darebin Brass … Continued
Date: 24-06-2023
Melbourne Bach Choir
MBC presents Serenity, two performances of beautiful music from across two centuries. The centrepieces of the program are the Requiem and Four Motets on Gregorian Themes by Maurice Duruflé. The programme also includes short gems for choir by Bach, Messiaen, … Continued
Date: 26-06-2023
Sydney Eisteddfod invites you to a magical evening of the finest young pianists in Australia. Selected from numerous contestants and vigorous competition, don’t miss out on the Sydney Eisteddfod Kawai Piano Scholarship, happening on Monday the 26th of June. This … Continued
Date: 26-06-2023
Yii Ying Tan
Yii Ying is a Malaysian classical pianist based in Australia. She graduated in 2018 with a Bachelor of Music and a Bachelor of Commerce double degree at Monash University, and has been under the tutelage of the then Head of … Continued
Date: 27-06-2023
The John Lamble Foundation Australasian Championship For Youth Choirs (19 & Under) Don’t miss your chance to see the extraordinary talent of the Australian Youth Choir at the John Lamble Foundation Australasian Championship for Youth Choirs, happening on Tuesday the … Continued
Date: 28-06-2023
Duo Calore present a beloved selection of violin-piano masterpieces: Beethoven’s ‘Spring’ Sonata No. 5 and Kreisler’s Alt-Wiener Tanzweisen (Three Old Viennese Dances). Admission is by donation. Visit https://cathedral.org.au/worship/music/lunchtime-concerts for more information on our weekly Wednesday lunchtime concerts.
Date: 29-06-2023
The seductive beauty of French song: timeless ballads by cabaret legends Edith Piaf and Jacques Brel, irresistible flights of fantasy from Debussy and Ravel, while Poulenc reveals the dark secrets of a snowy night. Australian Heather Percy’s Three Night Songs … Continued
Date: 30-06-2023
‘Glance at the sun. See the moon and the stars. Gaze at the beauty of the earth’s greening. Now think.’ A concert experience based around the works of the 12th century polymath and saint, Hildegard von Bingen. We explore Hildegard’s … Continued
Date: 04-07-2023
Duo Illuminato
We are thrilled to present again Duo Illuminato, Chai Jie Low – piano, Brienne Gawler – oboe and they are joined by Chris Haycroft – bassoon. They are playing Mozart, Brod and Terzetto, this is a delightful programme, one that … Continued
Date: 23-07-2023
Flinders Quartet
Elizabeth Maconcy admired and studied the masters who had gone before and we are sure she would be chuffed that a 21st century Australian quartet found her rigorous compositional style to be an excellent fit with that of the great … Continued
Date: 25-07-2023
Flinders Quartet
Elizabeth Maconcy admired and studied the masters who had gone before and we are sure she would be chuffed that a 21st century Australian quartet found her rigorous compositional style to be an excellent fit with that of the great … Continued
Date: 29-07-2023
Ensemble Pompadour
Part of our Christ Church Concerts from Winter to Spring series. Laura Vaughan, viola da gamba and Simon Rickard, baroque musette present little-heard music from the court of Versailles, played on the baroque musette, the smallest, rarest, and most charming … Continued
Date: 29-07-2023
Ensemble Pompadour
Part of our Christ Church Concerts from Winter to Spring series. Laura Vaughan, viola da gamba and Simon Rickard, baroque musette present little-heard music from the court of Versailles, played on the baroque musette, the smallest, rarest, and most charming … Continued
Date: 12-08-2023
Australian Chamber Choir
Douglas Lawrence directs the internationally acclaimed Australian Chamber Choir. Allegri’s Miserere is complemented by compositions by his predecessors in the Sistine Chapel choir: Lassus, Josquin, Victoria and Palestrina. This music was intended to give listeners an idea how it would … Continued
Date: 20-08-2023
Australian Chamber Choir
Douglas Lawrence directs the internationally acclaimed Australian Chamber Choir. Allegri’s Miserere is complemented by compositions by his predecessors in the Sistine Chapel choir: Lassus, Josquin, Victoria and Palestrina. This music was intended to give listeners an idea how it would … Continued
Date: 26-08-2023
The Coomoora Ensemble
Alison Catanach – baroque flute Elizabeth Welsh – baroque violin Edwina Cordingley – baroque cello Ruth Wilkinson – viola da gamba Ann Morgan – harpsichord Outstanding performers on historical instruments display the energy, elegance and expressiveness of Telemann’s Paris Quartets. … Continued
Date: 26-08-2023
Heidelberg Wind Ensemble & Soloist Jason Xanthoudakis
The Heidelberg Wind ensemble unites exciting programming with the unique sound of the wind band, which you can experience in the sonorous setting of the Robin Boyd designed church, St George East Ivanhoe. Conducted by: Stephen Carpenter, we welcome back … Continued
Date: 30-09-2023
The Saltbush Ensemble
Reidun Turner – viola da gamba Joy Lee – harpsichord Stephanie Eldridge – baroque violin Finding new perspectives in music of the past and utilising some of Australia’s best period instrumentalists, The Saltbush Ensemble presents a program for the modern, … Continued
Date: 28-10-2023
Australian Chamber Choir
Douglas Lawrence directs the internationally acclaimed Australian Chamber Choir in a program that demonstrates how this music makes the weddings, funerals and coronations of the British Royal Family memorable. The program will include music from the funeral of Queen Elizabeth … Continued
Date: 28-10-2023
Klemantyne Ensemble
Nicci Dellar, Yvonne Holley – first violins Elise Wright, Jill Gilbert – second violins Louise Hildyard, Kate Both – viola Miriam Kriss, Nigel Smith – cello Francis Chataway – double bass Making a return after the success of their 2022 … Continued
Date: 25-11-2023
Daylesford Community Brass Band
Mark Lyall – Musical DirectorSue Morris – Deputy Music DirectorJenny Jordan – Artistic Director Returning after their triumphant concert last year the band’s program is drawn from a variety of musical genres and styles, from classical to contemporary. The band … Continued
Date: 02-12-2023
Australian Chamber Choir
Douglas Lawrence directs the ACC8 in a historical ‘pick of the pops’, from the late 1400s to the end of the Baroque period and beyond, including works from their Baroque Christmas CD. “the works are full of beauty, serenity and … Continued
Date: 09-12-2023
Australian Chamber Choir
Douglas Lawrence directs the ACC8 in a historical ‘pick of the pops’, from the late 1400s to the end of the Baroque period and beyond, including works from their Baroque Christmas CD. “the works are full of beauty, serenity and … Continued
Date: 10-12-2023
Australian Chamber Choir
Douglas Lawrence directs the ACC8 in a historical ‘pick of the pops’, from the late 1400s to the end of the Baroque period and beyond, including works from their Baroque Christmas CD. “the works are full of beauty, serenity and … Continued
