TEMPO QUEER 1: GLITTER AND BE GAY! Divisi Chamber Singers have won swathes of awards for their work championing LGBTIQ+ composers and writers, with their Compose Queer programs and their groundbreaking debut album 'Spectrum' - the first ever Australian album devoted to works by Australian LGBTIQ+ composers. One of the most exciting Chamber Choirs in ... Read more
With a unique voice that has made her a promising upcoming act in the Australian folk scene, award winning songwriter, Ailsa Mitchell, has a sound that pairs well with knitted jumpers, scenic road trips and a place by the fire on a frosty day. Fresh off the release of her debut EP 'Orange and Blue', ... Read more
TEMPO QUEER 2: IN PRAISE OF THE VULNERABLE MAN Leigh Harrold, piano With special guest Dafydd Camp, oboe More info and bookings
Introducing Mosaicas - a four piece string ensemble dedicated to the performance of early and modern tango, interwoven with Argentinian folk, in a contemporary chamber music setting. Paloma Bica (violin), Rose Kavanagh (violin), Nadia Barrow (cello) and Chris Gelok (double bass) perform regularly together as part of the Melbourne Tango Orchestra. Now, Mosaicas sees them ... Read more
TEMPO QUEER 3 Kyla Matsuura-Miller, violin With special guests Niki Johnson, percussion Eliza Shephard, flute The wonderful violinist Kyla Matsuura-Miller follows up on her sellout 2022 Tempo Queer performance, with several surprise guest artists. More info and bookings
TRANFIGURATIONS For his Melbourne debut, pianist Esmond Choi goes on a journey of musical Transfiguration through the music of Messiaen, Ustvolskaya and George Crumb’s Metamorphoses Book I. More info and bookings
TEMPO QUEER 4 Miranda Hill, double bass An Australian legend in LGBTIQ+ music, join Miranda Hill - double bass - for what will be an exciting program of works by LGBTIQ+ composers. More info and bookings
Having a passion for travel, violinist Tair Khisambeev has worked as an orchestral musician in many different countries, exploring the diversity of the world’s cultures and the performing arts inherent in every place he visited. In this concert he brings together his wife, cellist Elina Faskhi, and pianist Konstantin Shamray, who was his childhood schoolmate ... Read more
Described as a “national treasure” and “New Zealand’s most indispensable ensemble” (William Dart, NZ Herald), NZTrio is renowned for its eclectic repertoire, outstanding talent and warm kiwi stage presence. Any preconceptions of classical music being stuffy or intimidating are smashed by edgy repertoire, venue ambience, and post-concert manaakitanga. Bringing together three incredibly accomplished artists: Amalia ... Read more
Rachel Bullen, oboe Matthew Kneale, bassoon Georgina Lewis, piano More info and bookings
TEMPO QUEER 5 Coady Green, piano With special guest Adrian Tamburini, bass-baritone Tempo Queer Artistic Director and pianist Coady Green presents a program of world premieres, Australian premieres and beloved classics by LGBTIQ+ composers from across the world. With music by Tchaikovsky, Connor d'Netto, Nico Muhly, Ned Rorem, Jane Hammond, Meta Cohen and many more. ... Read more
Lieder Horse to Water Luke Carbon, clarinet, bass clarinet Alex Raineri, piano Art songs reinterpreted for the clarinets + piano More info and bookings
INVENTION Melbourne composer, Calvin Bowman, is a performer best known as an organist but he is also a pianist and we will be presenting a new work by him for piano quartet with Calvin at the piano. Many performers share the fantasy of being able to ask Beethoven or Brahms or others just what they ... Read more