The lovely Resonance String Orchestra is presenting their annual concerts this November, with some beauties on the programme. I’ll be joining for some Vivaldi and Mendelssohn, and there’s plenty more on the programme too!
Due to a combination of how great Resonance is, and how great our local community is by supporting its local music-making, these concerts usually sell out, so be sure to book here.
I can’t wait for this very special project with Adam Manning and the Australian Art Orchestra, for which I’ll be hitting the road for my first appearance in NSW since 2019! The piece is getting it’s first outing at the amazing New Annual festival in Newcastle this October.
Details and tickets here, and if you can’t make it to NSW, stay tuned for details of a follow up performance at MIJF.
Aaron Choulai and the AAO are exploring a really cool method of improvising using a sono-kinetic conduction process, and we’ll be showcasing it in a very special show this October at the TarraWarra Museum of Art.
Also on the bill is a brand new experimental opera by Melbourne-born, Berlin-based Laxlan Petras.
Come along and check out some experimental music in a stunning setting. Details and tickets here.
After the honour of playing Adam Manning’s stunning new piece First Rhythms, with the man himself, up in Newcastle this October, we now we get to do it again at Melbourne International Jazz Festival. It’s an absolute honour to work on this project with so many extraordinary musicians, and to be a small part of Adam’s incredible piece coming to life.
Don’t miss it! Details and tickets here.
The extremely excellent Jess Aszodi is back in Oz after many years abroad, and she’s started a very special art space in Melbourne’s north, extrasensory. We’re honouring her achievement with a launch concert this October featuring experimental music by long-time colleagues and dearest friends James Rushford, Jodie Rottle, Jess, and me.
This is a really special one for me, not only because Jess and I have worked together for over two decades now (eep!), but also because Jess and I will be performing as our new duet project Amarant.
Don’t miss it! Tickets and details here.
I LOVE GERSHWIN. Not to mention Beethoven performed by Elyane Laussade, among other things. BSO are, in the words of my Dad, continuing to “punch above their weight”, so don’t miss it – come see this concert – it will be great.
Details and tickets here.
The very excellent Stephen Grant always programmes excellent concerts, and this one is featuring one of my favourite genres: 17th-C Italian baroque. Come along to MCM this September to check it out.
Details and tickets are available here.
It’s always a delight to join the lovely Mick Harvey and Amanda Acevedo. Check out their whole Australian tour details here, or come along to George Lane (St Kilda) on Friday 4th July or the Wesley Anne (Northcote) on SAturday 5th July to see the show with strings.
Tickets and details for George Lane show are here, and for Wesley Anne show here.
Stoneman’s Bookroom is basically the best bookshop ever, and they’re hosting an author talk with writer/musician Gillian Wills on Saturday 12th July to celebrate the release of her new novel Big Music. This one is close to home, literally, and also figuratively as Gillian’s story is partly inspired by my old alma mater, the Victorian College of the Arts. Some come along and check it out!
Details here.
My delightful Coomoora Ensemble will be heading out West to Dunkeld for a concert of French baroque music including Leclair’s epic Deuxième récréation de musique. Come and have a weekend at the luxurious Royal Mail Hotel, and enjoy some beautiful music in the stunning surrounds of the Myers Private Gallery.
Details and bookings here.
