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MCM Leading Edge Guitar Ensemble: Bensa, Brouwer, Guinga, Piazzolla, Bonfa, De Vries, Murray & Brady

TIENTO The MCM’s Leading Edge Guitar Ensemble Presents a diverse program of music for guitars by Bensa, Brouwer, … Read more

MCM Musicians: Rachetti, Kim, Jenkins-Wing & Heartley-Keane

COMPOSITION SHOWCASE The Composition Honours cohort is proud to present ‘what you make of it’, a concert of … Read more

MCM Musicians: Stathis, Cheah, Taylor & Jones

COMPOSITION SHOWCASE: SELF-CONSTELLATIONS The Composition Honours and Graduate Diploma cohort presents Self-Constellations; a journey from sky to self. … Read more

MCM Musicians: Lee, Hogan, Muller & Kielly

The Composition 6 cohort presents: did you ever hear me?. A showcase of new works exploring the inward … Read more

ARCO: Mozart & Murphy

Principal musicians from the Australian Romantic & Classical Orchestra (ARCO) perform the only two quintets ever written for … Read more

Changing Wilds Ensemble: Pärt, McIntyre, Greenbaum, Turley, Abraham & Arnalds

85 SECONDS TO MIDNIGHT On January 27, 2026, the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists set the Doomsday Clock … Read more

Affinity Quartet: Chance, Revueltas & Beethoven

A LISTENING AIR Celebrate Australian Music Month with the Affinity Quartet in a special concert launching their landmark … Read more

Bronzewing: Brady & Welti

MARSHALL MCGUIRE EMERGING COMPOSER COMMISSIONS Step into a world of exploration and witness the future of Australian composition. … Read more

ACO + Rangwanasha + Bibeau: Pärt, Symonds, Britten, Lutosławski & Strauss

STRAUSS’ FOUR LAST SONGS The Australian Chamber Orchestra is thrilled to present the Australian debut of Masabane Cecilia … Read more

ACO + Manchester Collective: Dembélé, Playford, Purcell, Abrahamsen, Hall, Finnis & more

CONSTELLATIONS Manchester Collective and the Australian Chamber Orchestra share more than a stage. They hold a shared philosophy … Read more

ACO: Beethoven, Marshall, Adams & Andres

THE JOHN ADAMS ALMANAC In 1971, John Adams packed his life into a car and drove to California. … Read more

ASQ + Bennett: Bennett/Grandage & Jalakbiya/Stanhope

nyilamum song cycles nyilamum song cycles is a concert experience featuring string quartet and voice that intertwines ancient … Read more

Meurant + Bijl + Kneale: Meurant

Composer and pianist Cyrus Meurant: Yarragon Studio have already heard his works on several occasions. His music is … Read more

Wyatt + Speak Percussion: Wyatt / Speak Percussion

DIGITAL ECHOES Pioneering visionaries Aaron Wyatt and Speak Percussion unveil an immersion in transformed sounds, messages and meanings, … Read more

Recorder Co-Op: Isaac, Campo, Brumel, Japart, Hajncl, Praetorius, Agricola, des Prez & Morales

RADICAL RENAISSANCE Trailblazing Melbourne-based quartet The Recorder Co-op are recognised as national leaders in the envisioning of future … Read more

Ensemble Mania: Lim, Finsterer, Murray, Bhat, Flynn & Robertson

Ensemble Mania presents PICKETT: Chamber music from the here and now, featuring pieces by living Australian composers, including … Read more

MYRIAD: Askill, Daiki, Gyger, Pollard, Eather, Cheah, Jenkins-Wing & Masson

BROKEN, GHOSTS, BUILDING, GROOVES Join MYRIAD, the Percussion Ensemble of the Melbourne Conservatorium of Music, for an exciting … Read more

Bawden + Sheridan + Brennan + Murray + Wei + Tamanini + Selleck: Holley, Pertout, Moulatlet, Reeder, Selleck, Czaplowski, McKellar & Murray

OF RIVERS AND TREES A concert of diverse new music. Music by Johanna Selleck, Alan Holley, Andrian Pertout, … Read more

Granger: Australian women composers

A THING OF BEAUTY American-born, Australian-based harpist Emily Granger is one of the country’s most compelling musical voices. … Read more

MCM Musicians: Kielly, Cheah, Hogan & Muller

nature, nurture. Join the Composition 5 cohort as they present nature, nurture – a showcase of their most … Read more

LUCE DUET + Kenner + Wang: Vivaldi, Brown & Adams

THE WONDER OF CELLO LUCE DUET, together with Sarah Wang and Annika Kenner, invite you on another musical … Read more

Cleary + D’Netto: Chin, D’Netto, Kats-Chernin, Mazzoli, Perren & Rawlings

REMINISCENCE Violinist Courtenay Cleary performs works from her debut album Reminiscence, joined by Connor D’Netto on synth/electronics. Featuring … Read more

Ensemble Contrechamps + MCM Musicians: Grisey, Eötvös, Pinnock, Young & Cox

Based in Geneva, Ensemble Contrechamps is an ensemble of soloists which specialises in creating, developing and disseminating instrumental … Read more

ELISION + ANAM Musicians: Lachenmann, Barrett & more

SILENT NOISE ELISION’s three-year partnership with ANAM has become a meeting point between generations of performers who share … Read more

ELISION: Barrett & more

SORCERER The culmination of a three-year residency at ANAM, ELISION Ensemble returns with a program that captures the … Read more

Concordis Chamber Choir: Runestad, Jēkabsone, Trotta, Doherty, Ešenvalds & more

FATHER THUNDER Father Thunder is a powerful and immersive program from Concordis, weaving together a striking collection of … Read more

ELISION: Lim

CELEBRATING FORTY YEARS To celebrate its ruby jubilee, ELISION presents the Australian premiere of The Tailor of Time, … Read more

Murray: Paredes, Eötvös, Sainsbury & Henry

Ken Murray, classical and electric guitars Premiere performances of new works for classical guitar and loop pedal, including … Read more

Rubiks Collective: Neal

A BOOK OF HOURS A Book of Hours is a meditation on the mystery of time; a captivating multimedia … Read more

MCM Musicians: Gyger, Eötvös, Pollard, Kouvaras & Murray

COMPOSER PERFORMER COLLECTIVE This concert brings together Melbourne Conservatorium composers, performers, and improvisers across the Performance Composition Musicology … Read more

Killian: Lawson, Schoenberg, Dillon, McCombe, Barden, McKellar, Brinch & Killian

AN EXPRESSIONIST SOLO PIANO ADVENTURE Forest Collective’s star pianist Danaë Killian (The Minotaur, Labyrinth) returns solo to Midsumma … Read more

Rubiks Collective: Kington-Walberg & Matičevska

MARSHALL MCGUIRE EMERGING COMPOSER COMMISSIONS Step into a world of exploration and witness the future of Australian composition. … Read more

Recorder Co-op: Renaissance & contemporary recorder music

SUMMER HAZE Join the Recorder Co-op Quartet for an afternoon of beautiful music spanning centuries. This one-hour program, … Read more

Syzygy: Chance / Kim

JOY EXTRACT Witness the world premiere of Alice Chance and Chloe Kim’s 2025 Merlyn Myer Music Commission, Joy … Read more

Rubiks Collective: Neal

A BOOK OF HOURS A Book of Hours is a meditation on the mystery of time, a multimedia … Read more

Rubiks Collective: Neal

A BOOK OF HOURS A Book of Hours is a meditation on the mystery of time: a live … Read more

Inventi Ensemble: New music from Monash composers

Inventi Ensemble performs original works by first-year students from the Composition and Music Technology Stream. More info and … Read more

Flinders Quartet 2025 Emerge Concert: Dodd, Hoadley, Leov, O’Reilly & more

Flinders Quartet (FQ) is one of Australia’s most loved and respected chamber music ensembles, renowned for its dynamic … Read more

Hyde: Hope, Milenko, Nemtsov & C Sdraulig

Joshua Hyde, saxophone PROGRAM Cat HOPE Signals Directorate (2014) for saxophone & playback (premiere of saxophone version) Kirsten … Read more

Phoebe Green: Alvarez, Bhat, Pan, Karski, Sheppard, Wong and Lam

OUT OF THE SHADOWS: A HIDDEN CURIOSITY Out of the Shadows is curated and performed by Melbourne violist … Read more

MCM Musicians: Cheah, Hogan & Kielly

ILLUSIONS Join the Composition 3 cohort as they present Illusions – a showcase of their works from across … Read more

Tailors: Tower, Yi, Applegate, Sanadzadeh, van Dijk, Gifford, Orsa & Albert

CONVERSATIONS ABOUT THE IMPOSSIBLE Eliza Shephard, flutes Phil Arkinstall, clarinets Peter de Jager, piano Tiffany Cheng, violin Caleb … Read more

Meurant + Jones + Kneale: Meurant

SONGS WITHOUT WORDS Cyrus Meurant – piano/composer Derek Jones – flute Matthew Kneale – bassoon An intimate program … Read more

Yap + Nicolson: von Bingen, Bach, Jarre, Kahane & more

BRONZEWING Bronzewing weaves old and new together in a spectacular, raucous combination. Donald Nicolson (synths) and Katie Yap … Read more