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Words & Ideas: Alan Finkel
St Ambrose Hall Templeton Road, Woodend, VICThe clean energy transition is humanity’s biggest ever economic challenge. In Powering Up, former Australian chief scientist Alan Finkel shows how to remove the barriers that prevent nations transforming from petrostate to electrostate.
Gershwin & More: Simon Tedeschi & George Washingmachine
St Ambrose Hall Templeton Road, Woodend, VICSimon Tedeschi, is one of Australia's best-loved classical musicians, performing everything from Mozart and Chopin to Debussy and Prokofiev for orchestras, festivals, and venues around the world. Joined tonight by jazz vocalist and violinist, George Washingmachine, for something a little different - Gershwin favourites and classic jazz standards by Cole Porter, Oscar Peterson, Fats Waller and more
Music for the First Piano: Jacqueline Ogeil
St Ambrose Church Templeton St, WoodendThis elegant program explores early classicism in the keyboard literature and the new expressive sound world of the first piano, performed by the Founder and Artistic Director of the Festival, Jacqueline Ogeil
Words & Ideas: On Climate Catastrophe
Woodend Community Centre High & Forest St, WoodendWhat is the scientific truth of the matter – how long have we got? What must be done, and what are the chances that it will be? Is Australia anywhere near where it should be? What might a ‘renewable’ Australia look like? Special guest speakers Lauren Rickards and Jaimie Button discuss.
Harmoniemusik: Melbourne Conservatorium of Music Chamber Winds
St Ambrose Hall Templeton Road, Woodend, VICMelbourne Conservatorium of Music staff and students perform Mozart’s opera La Clemenza di Tito arranged for wind sextet, alongside original works by Weber and Crusell.
Choral Marathon of Victorian Choirs
Woodend Community Centre High & Forest St, WoodendSeven Victorian Choirs take over the community centre for a five hour marathon event. Buy a ticket to the Choral Marathon and drop in or out of the event at any time 3.30-8.30pm (subject to seat availability)
High St Festa
For the first time, on Saturday 10 June, Woodend Winter Arts Festival brings colour, light and sound into High Street by night with a projected art exhibition on the heritage buildings of Woodend, extended trading hours and musicians and song warming the winter’s night.
Music for the King: Ensemble Gombert and Accademia Arcadia
St Ambrose Church Templeton St, WoodendWitness One of Australia's most outstanding chamber choirs Ensemble Gombert as they are joined by Baroque chamber ensemble, Accademia Arcadia for two outstanding performances of Handel’s Coronation Anthems and Dettingen Te Deum.
Alma Zygier & Band
St Ambrose Hall Templeton Road, Woodend, VICCommanding the stage with a heady mix of jazz and blues, Alma Zygier’s mesmerising presence brings to this timeless music a truly authentic yet modern grit. Join the Alma Zygier Trio at St Ambrose Hall for an enigmatic and fun performance featuring jazz and blues classics.
Choral Marathon: Big Sing: FREE Community Event
By the clocktower the combined 250+ performers of the Choral Marathon sing the Traditional Camp Meeting Song ‘No Time’.
Words & Ideas: On Pandemics
Woodend Community Centre High & Forest St, WoodendWhat has science learned from the COVID pandemic? What have governments learned? What did Australia get wrong, and what right? What are the chances of another pandemic? And what are our chances of surviving it? Special guest speakers Peter Doherty and Christine Keneally discuss.