Schubert and the Viennese Masters
St Ambrose Hall Templeton Road, Woodend, VICA program that explores Schubert Lieder and their influences from the earlier Viennese Masters. Including works by Mozart, Haydn, Beethoven and others.
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Words & Ideas: Talking My Own Book (with Gideon Haigh)
Woodend Community Centre High & Forest St, WoodendAfter decades as a published author, Gideon Haigh discusses his embrace of self-publishing — minimum profit but maximum fun.
Early Solo Concertos: Accademia Arcadia
St Ambrose Church Templeton St, WoodendThe solo concerto—the standard form of the genre in the Classical and Romantic eras—emerged gradually over the course of the 18th century. This program features four outstanding works by Baroque composers Alessandro Marcello and Antonio Vivaldi, and early Classical composers Thomas Arne and Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach.
Fantaisie: Piers Lane (Solo Piano)
St Ambrose Hall Templeton Road, Woodend, VICPiers’ recital is based around one of his favourite composers: Fredéric Chopin. A recital blending the much-loved with the less familiar, revealing subtle connections and influences. But Piers will explain it all as he goes...
Bach’s St John’s Passion
St Ambrose Church Templeton St, WoodendIn celebration of the three-hundredth anniversary of its creation, Accademia Arcadia, Ensemble Gombert, and a cast of outstanding soloists come together to present Johann Sebastian Bach’s monumental Johannes-Passion (St John Passion).
Words & Ideas: City vs Bush
Woodend Community Centre High & Forest St, WoodendCity versus bush. It’s one of Australia’s oldest divides, reflecting two very different ideas of who we are as a people. How do we build a bridge between the two in the 21st century when our cosmopolitan capitals and parochial regional towns and country areas have never been further apart in terms of age, ethnic make-up, income and cultural outlook?
8 Cellos: Melbourne Cello Octet
St Ambrose Church Templeton St, WoodendThis concert will bring together eight of Australia’s premiere cellists performing an incredible range of repertoire from Sacred works of J.S. Bach to Brazilian folk and pop music, Beethoven Overtures to fiery Spanish dances, and many more.
Words & Ideas: Sex, Science & Singing (with Robyn Williams & Jenny Graves)
Woodend Community Centre High & Forest St, WoodendEvolutionary geneticist and singer Professor Jenny Graves will be interviewed by ABC Science Show personality Robyn Williams on her career sorting out the genes and chromosomes that determine sex, and her recent conception, writing and performing of a new oratorio that tells the creation story from science.
Hope Renewed: Nat Bartsch Quartet
St Ambrose Hall Templeton Road, Woodend, VICPianist & composer Nat Bartsch presents Hope Renewed: a jazz/post rock reinterpretation of her ARIA-nominated classical album Hope. This reinterpretation brings the work to life with her jazz quartet, classical musicians and live ambient electronic effects.