Concert Hall (Sundays 8 – 10 pm, now repeated Wednesdays 1.30-3.30 pm)

This is your opportunity to catch the best of Canberra’s live classical music performances by local and international artists. Every year Art Sound volunteers record around 50 such concerts. You can hear many of them on Concert Hall and also keep in touch with musical events coming up around town.

Concert Hall sources its live concerts from such venues as the ANU School of Music, the Wesley Music Centre, the National Gallery, the National Library, University House and local churches. We cover all genres and forms of classical music performed by solo instruments and voices, ensembles, orchestras and choirs.

Coming up on Concert Hall

April 2012

29th (Annabel) – A Ghost at the Cafe
Sophie Rowell (violin), Clancy Newman (cello) and Kathryn Selby (piano) in the first Selby and Friends concert of 2012 at the National Gallery of Australia.

May 2012

6th (Eric) – Violin and Piano Concert
Ewan Foster and Adam Cook play works by Prokofiev, Bach and Wieniawski. A lunchtime concert from the Wesley Music Centre

13th (Annabel) – Music for Clarinet and Piano + Duo Guadagnini
Two lunchtime concerts from the Wesley Music Centre. First a recital by Alan Vivian and Alan Hicks, then the two guitarists Adrian Walther and Bill Grose join forces.

20th (Eric) – 4 x 4 Seasons Part 1
Four seasons from the four corners of the world featuring works by Leonid Desyatnikov and Antonio Vivaldi. A concert from the 2011 Canberra International Music Festival in the Great Hall, Parliament House.

27th (Annabel) – Of Sunshine and Dreams
Soprano Louise Page and pianist Philippa Candy weave their magic with songs from Spain, Germany, America and Italy. An Art Song Canberra concert from the Wesley Music Centre.

June 2012

3rd (Eric) – Handel's Saul Part 1
Toby Cole leads Canberra Choral Society through a sparkling performance of one of Handel's great oratorios at St Andrew's Church Forrest. Soloists include Karen Fitz-Gibbon, Christina Wilson and Rohan Thatcher with a fine string ensemble, harpsichord and organ.

10th (Annabel) – 4 x 4 Seasons Part 2
Four seasons of Australia and South America featuring works by Elena Kats-Chernin and Astor Piazzolla. A concert form the 2011 Canberra International Music Festival in the Great Hall, Parliament House.

17th (Eric) – Friends and Admirers
Selby & Friends present works by Gade, Stravinsky, Chopin and Mendelssohn for piano trio at the National Gallery of Australia.

24th (Annabel) – Winter Journey
Jeremy Tatchell (baritone) and Elena Nikulina (piano) perform Schubert's song cycle Winterreise. An Art Song Canberra concert from the Wesley Music Centre.

Useful Links

Art Song Canberra http://www.artsongcanberra.org/index.php?p=program

Canberra International Music Festival http://www.cimf.org.au/default.asp?id=282

Selby & Friends http://www.selbyandfriends.com.au/