Events in Armidale

VENUE: Auditorium (2nd floor via staircase). Cost includes post-concert glass of champagne or orange juice. An afternoon of chamber music presented by the talented staff of the New England Conservatorium. Works by Cohen, Geiss, Monteverdi, Puccini, Strauss, Mozart and Wolf. The concert will also launch the new Marian Barford Award in recognition of the legacy of NECOM string teacher Marian Barford from 2005-2015. All proceeds will go towards the Marian Barford Award This is a Covid Safe event. All attendees […]

For more information, phone 0423 478 656. Armidale chamber choir, Fiori Musicali, will be directed by Erin Helyard, Artistic Director, Pinchgut Opera. “Helyard is an eminent scholar and a superb executant in this repertoire. He 'holds both audience and performers in the palm of his hand, before tossing them all in the air until they are almost out of breath.”  

For more information, phone 0423 478 656. Armidale chamber choir, Fiori Musicali, will be directed by Erin Helyard, Artistic Director, Pinchgut Opera. “Helyard is an eminent scholar and a superb executant in this repertoire. He 'holds both audience and performers in the palm of his hand, before tossing them all in the air until they are almost out of breath.”

A spectacular masterpiece of sonic grandeur, Monteverdi’s Vespers blends the grand traditions of Venetian sacred music with the new world of the baroque: opulent choruses, dramatic solo arias and duets, and some of the most ambitious instrumental music the world had ever heard. Grand yet intimate, prayerful yet sensual, Vespers is a musical experience like no other: a dazzling array of textures and sonorities that will amaze and delight. Artists: Erin Helyard (conductor and keyboards); Cantillation; Orchestra of the Antipodes. […]

This event will feature three key themes; a musical Welcome to Country in the Anaiwan language titled Long Time Living Here, two French grand works in Saint Saens Piano Concerto in F major and Faure’s Requiem, and additionally works by Australian composers Nick Wales, Rachel Bruerville, and the Norwegian Ola Gjeilo. The two French works are key highlights of this concert, the first work (Saint Saens) featuring Deidre Rickards OAM as the soloist on piano, and the second (Faure) featuring Ziggy Harris and Sarah […]

Cost of ticket includes refreshments. The series will kick off with an outdoor performance in the beautiful gardens of 1908 homestead "Emu Creek". Eliza Scott (violin), Louisa Sindel-Marshall (clarinet and saxophone), Paul Marshall (clarinet and saxophone) and Warwick Dunham (keyboard) will present an eclectic program ranging from highly energized saxophone duos to a klezmer reimagining of Mendelssohn to a special work Emu Run composed for the occasion. Emu Creek was established in 1868 by George Robert Gill and over the […]

Sold Out Cost of ticket includes refreshments. The 1840’s Ohio Homestead outside Walcha will host the final concert in the series, blending music of the High Baroque with readings from Mark Twain’s The Innocents Abroad. Enjoy Twain’s inimitable style as he takes us on a Grand Tour of the cultural capitals of Europe with Sarah Adeney (voice), Leanne Roobol (voice), Robert Jackson (cello) and Sheila Guymer (piano) with narrator Gareth Rickards. Built in the early 1840s by Scottish farmer, Abraham […]

Tickets at the door - $25 (adult), $5 (student). Booking online incurs fee. This concert features the Haydn Symphony No. 92 in G major. This work was first performed at the ceremony in which Haydn was awarded the Doctorate of Music from Oxford University, and has thus been known as 'the Oxford symphony'. This work will be conducted by James McKay. Also featured is Cherubini's Requiem in C minor. The Orchestra will be joined by the Armidale Choral Society for […]

Join the Errol Russell Sinfonia as they champion some of the greatest works for strings. This vibrant chamber orchestra is made up of music teachers from the New England Conservatorium of Music, specially invited elite pre-tertiary and tertiary students and professional musicians from around the region. Working in collaboration with one of Australia’s most respected musicians Max McBride and ERS conductor Robert Jackson they will be performing: Bach Double Violin Concerto (Eliza Scott & David Tan violin); Mendelssohn Sinfonia No.10; […]

Tumbling Like Stars Using the human voice to tell the stories of our time and place through song four of Australia’s finest vocalists come together in a visionary performance combining heavenly vocals in a chamber setting. Katie Noonan’s new project, Australian Vocal Ensemble - AVÉ intertwines Australian compositions by Cawrse, Davidson, Green, Humphries, Hurren, Leek, Noonan and Wells, alongside new arrangements of music by Bach, Handel and Tomás Luis de Victoria creating a beautiful tension between ties to more traditional […]

A morning of music from the Armidale Youth Orchestra groups in the beautiful gardens of PLC Armidale. This event is held in memory of the wonderful Rosemary Leitch. Lunch is provided, including a glass of champagne upon arrival. Catering by Little Cocos.

Described as an exhilarating performer with faultless technique and fearless command of the piano, Australian based pianist Konstantin Shamray enjoys performing on an international level with the world’s leading orchestras and concert presenters. In 2008, Konstantin burst onto the concert scene when he won First Prize at the Sydney International Piano Competition. He is the first and only competitor to date in the 40 years of the competition to win both First and People’s Choice Prizes, in addition to six […]

A frequent performer on the world’s most celebrated concert hall stages, British violinist, Matthew Truscott, leads ACO Collective in a thrilling program of dances from across the ages, showcasing the vitality and virtuosity of this incredible ensemble. Energy permeates from every turn, from the Baroque elegance of Purcell’s England, to the rhythmic intensity of Stravinsky to the thrill-seeking dynamism of western Sydney composer, Holly Harrison’s Black Ice, commissioned especially for the ACO Collective. Program EDWARDS Chorale and Ecstatic Dance PURCELL […]