Wesley Music Centre, Forrest
Salut! Baroque | Baroque Spirit – Canberra
Wesley Music Centre, Forrest 20 National Circuit, Forrest, ACT, AustraliaBaroque music encapsulates the dynamic spirit of the 17th and 18th centuries that goes beyond listening pleasure to reflect the social, cultural and political upheavals of the period. Drawing inspiration from Ottoman, Romani and Celtic influences, Baroque Spirit explores the rich weave of styles as nations looked beyond their European borders towards new discoveries. Composers sought innovative approaches to […]
The Llewellyn Choir | Invictus
Wesley Music Centre, Forrest 20 National Circuit, Forrest, ACT, AustraliaJoin The Llewellyn Choir, The Llewellyn Sinfonia and soloists Sarah Mann (soprano), Charles Hudson (Tenor), Michael Wilson (bass), and Anthony Smith (organ) for a special Palm Sunday concert, featuring the Canberra Premiere of Howard Goodall’s Invictus: A Passion, and Telemann’s Cantata Hosianna dem Sohn David.
The Song Company | Love’s Four Seasons – Canberra
Wesley Music Centre, Forrest 20 National Circuit, Forrest, ACT, AustraliaJourney Through Love's Emotions in Four Seasons 6-15 June Newcastle, Wollongong, Canberra, Sydney, Blackheath Love’s Four Seasons invites audiences into the intimate landscape of relationships, tracing the emotional highs and lows of love through the changing seasons. Led by Guest Director Eamonn Dougan (The Sixteen, I Fagiolini, Britten Sinfonia Voices), the ensemble explores the dramatic […]
Salut! Baroque | The Entrepreneur – Canberra
Wesley Music Centre, Forrest 20 National Circuit, Forrest, ACT, AustraliaCelebrity culture thrived during the baroque period and Georg Philipp Telemann was one of the stars! A prolific composer of over 3,000 compositions that demonstrated an uncanny sense of popular musical trends, Telemann was the most famous composer in Germany in his day. Being skilled on eleven instruments gave him the ability to understand “each instrument […]
Australian Haydn Ensemble | Haydn’s Miracle – Canberra
Wesley Music Centre, Forrest 20 National Circuit, Forrest, ACT, AustraliaHAYDN - SCHUBERT - PURCELL An audience so enraptured by a symphonic finale that they rush as one toward the stage at the very moment a chandelier crashes to the floor behind them. Alas, fake news, folks, but the fact that music has miraculous powers needs no checking, and here is a concert in which […]
The Song Company | Pairings and Odd Couples – Canberra
Wesley Music Centre, Forrest 20 National Circuit, Forrest, ACT, AustraliaExploring Dynamic Connections Between Diverse Musical Worlds Pairings and Odd Couples is a bold exploration of musical contrasts, curated by Guest Director Huw Belling. This eclectic program brings together works from different countries and eras, placing composers in fascinating dialogue. Estonian chant meets Irish modernism, while the premiere of Belling’s Pru Vir offers a fresh response to Guerrero’s Prudentes […]
Salut! Baroque | Voice, Rejoice! – Canberra
Wesley Music Centre, Forrest 20 National Circuit, Forrest, ACT, AustraliaThe versatility of the voice has fascinated composers through the ages, from its purest form to its most virtuosic. This concert presents music of extraordinary variety and exquisite beauty – from the rhythms and colours of Spanish song, the majesty of the German choral tradition, the refinement of French opera, and the passion and theatricality […]