Jane Sheldon with Acacia Quartet and harpist Genevieve Lang, launches her new CD North + South at The Homestead at Bundanon, home of the painter Arthur Boyd.
Tickets: Entry to open Day at Bundanon: $12. Explore the properties, the homestead and Arthur Boyd’s studio. The performance is followed by drinks at The Homestead. Details at www.bundanon.com.au
Opera Bites, Sydney’s favourite boutique opera company has once again partnered with The Castlereagh Boutique Hotel to bring you an unforgettable evening of fully costumed popular opera complete with a bespoke menu and select fine wines to match. As you step through the doors of this breath-taking heritage listed dining room you’ll find yourself immersed…
“The most perfect expression of human behavior is a string quartet”. Jeffrey Tate (English conductor) The Australian String Quartet brings their own special perfection to Sydney in June with a programme that starts with Romantic repertoire and moves into the 21st century. In the programme is the world premiere of Processions by Perth based Australian composer…
Armed only with their voices, a sly collection of hats and facial hair, The Spooky Men’s Chorale prepare to lay the country to waste…. These de facto archdeacons of low-frequency vocal mayhem, have performed at festivals and concerts all over Australia and internationally, including six critically acclaimed tours of the UK. Now, these fifteen craggy…
The French Baroque sensations Nevermind make their national debut with Musica Viva, rewriting the rulebook on period-instrument concerts with an engaging mix of expertise and charm. Looking more like members of a trendy Indie band, Nevermind are musical talents of a very different kind. This French foursome – Jean Rondeau (harpsichord), Anna Besson (flute), Louis Creac’h…
In a far away place and time – 18th century Leipzig, to be precise – a cycle of six cantatas was created by Johann Sebastian Bach, to celebrate the birth of Christ. Known as the Christmas Oratorio, this masterpiece remains one of the most majestic and often performed works of the Baroque repertoire in 2013. The…
Some of Australia’s finest open age, youth and primary school choirs will compete for over $26,000 in total prize money in these prestigious Sydney Eisteddfod choral championships. The John Lamble Foundation Australasian Championship For Youth Choirs finals will be held on June 2 in Chatswood, and will feature choirs who placed in one of the…