This year, I have the pleasure of performing Rameau’s stunning Concertos with Accademia Arcadia.
You can come along to see us at All Saint’s Anglican Church, East St Kilda, on Sunday 27th March at 3pm, or check out our next performance at Melbourne Recital Centre in April.
With humongous thanks to Creative Victoria and the Australia Council for the Arts, excellent colleagues Tilman Robinson and Chloë Sobek (Outlier) and I have been working on a collaborative piece that we’re debuting in my home town at the stunning Theatre Royal, and at the Melbourne Recital Centre this March.
If experimental renaissance instruments with electronics is your thing, you should check it out!
Two years ago, whilst standing on a train platform in Frankfurt, I was notified that I was a recipient of a City of Melbourne Arts Grant for a concert series with my early music ensemble Harken Well in 2020. As we all know, things did not quite go to plan.
In addition to a global pandemic, our project faced multiple emergency surgeries, the unexpected and early arrival into the world of Harken Well’s youngest member, and a last-minute bike accident.
After several reimaginings, we are so pleased to share the results of this project- not a concert series, but a beautiful collaborative film/recording project featuring the unique architecture and acoustics of the Norla Dome- just in time to wish you all a very Merry Christmas!
Stay safe, and hope to see you all in the new year xx
In this FREE concert directed by Stephen Grant, I’ll be leading an ensemble with soloists from the Early Voices of Melbourne University, in a concert featuring music by the great English composer Henry Purcell, including the Ode for St Cecilia’s Day entitled ‘Welcome to all the Pleasures’.
UPDATE: Here we go again… It is with the deepest regret that we announce the cancellation of our upcoming Chelys Germanica concert in Beechworth on Sunday 6th June. We were so looking forward to getting back on stage, but with the uncertainty over the length of the current lockdown, it is impossible to proceed. We hope to reschedule for a later date, and will keep you posted. In the meantime, take care Victoria xxxxx
As concerts slowly start to pick up, Harken Well heads back to beautiful Beechworth for a wintry programme of German Baroque music this June. Join us in the glorious Beechworth Town Hall for works by Schmelzer, Rosenmüller, and Froberger, among others!
Please note, all audience members will need to check in to the event with the Service Victoria app. If you don’t have a smart device, our helpful front-of-house volunteers will be able to assist you.
In our first outing for a long while, experimental-renaissance duo Outlier (Chloë Sobek and me) will be making an appearance at our beloved Make It Up Club this May.
Come and check it out! Space is limited, so be sure to get in early. Details here.
The Australian Art Orchestra is heading to Canberra for the International Music Festival this April. Come check out a brand new commission, Djiribawal, by the brilliant Brenda Gifford!
Due to strict COVID-19 capacity restrictions this performance will be run twice, at 6.30pm and 8.30pm. Details at AAO or CIMF.
While I’ve been working away behind the scenes as Van Diemen’s Band’s producer since early last year, this April I finally get to play again with the Band after more than a year!
Join us for the 2021 return of our popular Lunchbox Concert Series in the beautiful Ballroom of the Hobart Town Hall, with a concert featuring the wonderful Town Hall Organ!
Venue capacity is strictly limited, and pre-booking is strongly encouraged, which you can do here. More details at the VDB website.
The wonderful Aviva Endean and Justin Marshall have dreamed up an incredible sound capsule, that we’ll be burying in a special ceremony at ArtPlay this April.
This is not only going to be amazing for The Letter String Quartet to join in, but also a fantastic opportunity for young musicians to get involved with some improvised music-making, and history-making!
Not only will I be playing again so soon with my Letter Loves, Biddy Connor (viola) and Zoë Barry (‘cello), but we’ll be playing with the incredible Adalita and her amazing band, accompanied by the ethereal J.P. Shilo on the grand organ in the Melbourne Town Hall!