In my second outing at wonderful WWAF, I’ll be joining Accademia Arcadia in a performance of Bach’s spectacular Musicalisches Opfer. Inspired by a musical game between the composer and Prussia’s Frederick the Great, this is one not to be missed! 

Check out the whole wonderful festival programme here. 

And info/tickets for the Musical Offering here.

I can’t wait to head to delightful Inglewood for two special performances in this year’s Keys of Gold Festival. 

Come along to Central Victoria to see some beautiful venues, and hear me play Vivaldi’s Four Seasons accompanied by Central Victoria’s one-man-orchestra extraordinaire, Thomas Heywood on the organ! 

For details and tickets, check out the Keys of Gold website here. 

My lovely Coomoora Ensemble has been invited to present a programme of J S Bach’s music in the spectacular Inglewood Town Hall. We’ll be presenting two of Bach’s extraordinary Sonatas for Violin and Obbligato Harpsichord with the incredible Ann Morgan at the keyboard, interspersed with movements of the solo ‘cello suites performed by Edwina Cordingley.

For details and tickets, check out the Keys of Gold website here. 

If Stravinsky, jazz, hip hop, spoken word, or experimental improv are your thing, then you should probably head over to Monash University’s Big Jazz Day Out this March to hear Monash Art Ensemble’s interpretation of AAO AD Aaron Choulai’s new work, To Kill a Magic We Got Used To. Aaron describes the work as “a reimagining of L’Histoire du soldat for a digital age”, and it was a blast to premiere it at the Athaneum with AAO last year, so this performance is sure to impress.

Tickets and details here.

Bendigo audiences are so excellent that Bendigo Symphony Orchestra is branching out this year with its inaugural In Recital concert series. For the first concert, I have the pleasure of joining BSO Conductor/AD and ‘cellist extraordinaire Luke Severn, and long-time BSO soloist and incredible pianist Elyane Laussade for a programme of 18- & 19th-C Germanic chamber works. We’ll be playing in the classical grandeur of the Capital this Autumn, so be sure to book early to avoid disappointment. 

Full concert details and booking via The Capital website here, and join up to the BSO mailing list to stay up-to-date with details of all the upcoming concerts in the series. 

In my second outing for AAO’s Sonic City project, we’re premiering an incredible new work by Aaron Choulai and Roman MC. The piece brings together elements of jazz, classical and hip-hop that connects creative music to a new generation. The band is totally killer, and should not be missed!

This one is ticketed, so make sure you book here to avoid disappointment.

It’s a busy November with AAO, with multiple events across Melbourne’s CBD for Sonic City.

I’m kicking things off with Four Plus One in the Block Arcade on Friday afternoon, with the lovely AAO string quartet directed by Maestro Aaron Choulai, featuring some cool sounds and Sono-Kinetic Conducting.

In one of my final outings for the year, I’ll be joined by the inimitable Ann Morgan to present an entire concert of JS Bach works in the lovely Castlemaine Uniting Church Hall.

The programme includes a selection from the rarely performed Sonatas for Violin and Obbligato Harpsichord, as well as some solo works. The wonders of Bach’s chamber composition are well known, but I’m continually stunned by these Sonatas, as well as Ann Morgan’s skill in playing them. This is one not to be missed! 

Tickets $30/$25 (under-18s free) available at the door or via Trybooking. 

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.

It’s been a while since I’ve played Händel’s Messiah with various pandemic- and family-related sabbaticals over the past five years, so I’m really looking forward to doing it again this year, particularly with the lovely Lucinda Moon, John O’Donnell, and Accademia Arcadia.

It’s this December at St Dominic’s Camberwell, and the best bit is, you can come and sing along!

All information and tickets available here.