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Event Series Wide Open Space Festival

Wide Open Space Festival: Wide Open Space Festival

Ross River Resort 7829 Ross Hwy,, Hale, NT, Australia
Join us for an unforgettable experience at Wide Open Space 2024! Celebrating its 13th year, this incredible festival will be returning to Eastern Arrernte Country from May 3rd-5th. The WOS team invites you to journey to the heart of the Tjoritja/MacDonnell Ranges for a vibrant showcase of music, arts, and…
Editor's Choice Event Series Canberra International Music Festival

Canberra International Music Festival: Buster Keaton Alive!

National Film and Sound Archive Acton, ACT, Australia
In his final year as Artistic Director, Roland Peelman has chosen to open the festival with William Barton, Persian tar player Hamed Sadeghi and Belgian jazz pianist Bram De Looze, as well as Lior and Nigel Westlake’s Compassion. Guitar virtuoso Pavel Ralev, violist Florian Peelman, France’s Trio Karénine and Dudok Quartet…

Rupert Guenther: Krakatoa Concert – Volcanic Cataclysm, Shockwaves & Sunsets

WA Shipwrecks Museum Cliff Street, Fremantle, WA, Australia
A world premiere performance by violinist-composer Rupert Guenther of evocative music inspired by real world events. Based on the events of the very physical shockwaves embracing the eruption (and actually the complete explosion of the entire Island) of Krakatoa on 27th August in 1883, this new work Krakatoa - Volcanic…
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Editor's Choice Event Series Canberra International Music Festival

Canberra International Music Festival: Festival Finale – Mulanggari

Snow Concert Hall 40 Monaro Crescent, Red Hill, ACT, Australia
In his final year as Artistic Director, Roland Peelman has chosen to open the festival with William Barton, Persian tar player Hamed Sadeghi and Belgian jazz pianist Bram De Looze, as well as Lior and Nigel Westlake’s Compassion. Guitar virtuoso Pavel Ralev, violist Florian Peelman, France’s Trio Karénine and Dudok Quartet…

Salut! Baroque: The Influencers

Verbrugghen Hall Sydney Conservatorium of Music, Macquarie Street, Sydney, NSW, Australia
Expectations were high for salaried composers during the Baroque period. Constant demands for new repertoire required inspiration and creativity as well as talent. Influence ebbed and flowed between composers, nations, styles and beliefs. Bach was inspired by his devoutness and his vast collection of other composers’ works; Handel reinvented himself…
Event Series The Stringybark Quartet

Country Arts SA: The Stringybark Quartet

Burra Town Hall 4 Market St,, Burra, SA
From Mozart to Katy Perry, Icelandic Hymns to Australian rock classics, it’s a string quartet like you’ve never heard before. In this intimate show, The Stringybark Quartet, known for their diverse repertoire, will take you on a musical adventure spanning classical, folk, pop and new music genres. Violinist, performer, and…
Event Series The Stringybark Quartet

Country Arts SA: The Stringybark Quartet

Ballara Art and Lifestyle Retreat 56 Main St,, Warooka, SA, Australia
From Mozart to Katy Perry, Icelandic Hymns to Australian rock classics, it’s a string quartet like you’ve never heard before. In this intimate show, The Stringybark Quartet, known for their diverse repertoire, will take you on a musical adventure spanning classical, folk, pop and new music genres. Violinist, performer, and…
Featured Featured Event Series Audra McDonald

Concertworks: Audra McDonald live in concert

Her Majesty's Theatre, Adelaide Adelaide, SA, Australia
Audra McDonald, international singing phenomenon, television and film star, is unparalleled in the breadth and versatility of her artistry as both a singer and actor. But her voice must be heard to be believed. The winner of a record-breaking six Tony Awards, two Grammy Awards and an Emmy Award, she…
Editor's Choice Event Series Lucia di Lammermoor

Melbourne Opera: Lucia di Lammermoor

Athenaeum Theatre 188 Collins Street, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
Following its success with the Bendigo Ring Cycle, Melbourne Opera turns its attention to one of the pinnacles of  bel canto. Donizetti’s most popular work – a well-crafted adaptation of Sir Walter Scott’s Highland family drama The Bride of Lammermoor – features a string of memorable arias and, of course, the famous…

Merrigong Theatre Company: Dear Diary

Illawarra Performing Arts Centre 32 Burelli Street, Wollongong, NSW, Australia
After winning the hearts of Wollongong audiences with her MERRIGONGX debut in 2022, Kay Proudlove’s endearing comedy about the agony of growing up, Dear Diary, returns to Wollongong as part of a national tour from the 8th to 11th May. Phenomenal South Coast Singer-Songwriter, Kay Proudlove, brings her formidable talent…
Event Series The Stringybark Quartet

Country Arts SA: The Stringybark Quartet

St. Augustine’s Anglican Church 9A Church St, Port Augusta, SA, Australia
From Mozart to Katy Perry, Icelandic Hymns to Australian rock classics, it’s a string quartet like you’ve never heard before. In this intimate show, The Stringybark Quartet, known for their diverse repertoire, will take you on a musical adventure spanning classical, folk, pop and new music genres. Violinist, performer, and…

WA Youth Jazz Orchestra: Sarah McKenzie Quartet

Liberty Theatre 81 Barrack Street, Perth, WA, Australia
Internationally acclaimed Australian jazz pianist and vocalist Sarah McKenzie (USA) performs an evening of Brazilian-inspired big band jazz in the iconic Liberty Theatre. Sarah McKenzie is a pianist, composer, vocalist, and bandleader whose breezy technical style, songwriting acumen, and pronounced lyrical sense of swing have drawn comparisons to Blossom Dearie…

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