Upcoming Events
Ensemble Offspring: Songbirds
Photo: Ben Saunders Ensemble Offspring is Australia's leading new music group. Under the leadership of internationally acclaimed percussionist Claire Edwardes OAM, it is Australia's foremost champion of contemporary classical music. Songbirds celebrates the breathtaking virtuosity of Australian birdsong with an array of original Australian chamber works commissioned by Ensemble Offspring. Be transported into the Australian bush by the familiar sounds of nature's own musicians, with a little help from Australia's leading composers. Performed by Lamorna Nightingale…
The Acacia Quartet: Beethoven, Alice Chance and Schubert
Chamber music at its best coming up in Gunning in April. A superb Opera House-standard string ensemble, the Acacia Quartet, with a splendid selection of music: Alice Chance Precious Colours, Ludwig von Beethoven, SQ1 Op 18/1 and Franz Schubert SQ 14, D810 Death and the Maiden. Played in a uniquely excellent sound space where the audience sits closely and intimately with the players. Absolute enjoyment is assured. When: 2 pm Sunday 14 April 2024. Where: The Courtroom: Gunning’s Home of…
Apeiron Baroque
"Devastatingly capable players." We are delighted to be host Apeiron Baroque for their first performance in the Courtroom - a really great venue for these musicians. Apeiron was launched in 2022 by Early Music specialists John Ma and Marie Searles. After honing their skills in the concert halls and ensembles of Europe over nearly two decades, the pair returned to Canberra to reconnect with family and to share their knowledge and experience with Australian colleagues and audiences. Taking cues from…
We Mavericks
“… the glorious harmonies and touching melodies of We Mavericks…Together they craft exquisite folk music, evoking spirits originating from Appalachia to Alba” * * * * * - Ambient Light, NZ. We Mavericks, fourth up in the Courtroom Chamber Music Series for 2024, comprises Lindsay Martin and Victoria Vigenser. Lindsay’s masterful strings and vocals combine with Victoria’s magnificent voice and driving rhythms to create uniquely gritty, compelling and evocative songs with Americana and Celtic traditional music amongst the harmonies.…
Our Fondest Hope Realised: Musica da Camera Returns to Gunning
The Musica da Camera String Orchestra is a firm and long-standing favourite in Gunning. It never fails to delight. The Upper Lachlan Gazette's concert reviewer, Mandy McDonald, highly rated their last two performances here and told readers, "GFG can only hope they are included in the ensemble's 2024 touring program ". So, we are stoked to report that we made the ensemble's cut. Musica da Camera will perform in the newly refurbished Gunning Shire Hall on Sunday afternoon,…
Aeolus Wind Trio
Wonderful Wind Beautifully and Breezily Blown Inspired by the ancient Greek deity Aeolus, Keeper of the Winds, the excellent Aeolus Wind Trio is one of Canberra's longest-lived music ensembles. Expect bright and cheerful light classical music plus baroque and folk tunes played with skill and joy. The trio will play some 200 years after the Hume and Hovell expedition re-grouped just outside today's Gunning village and then set off south. It is likely they will include some music popular during…
Edward Neeman
What a way to finish our Courtroom Chamber Music Series! Australian-American pianist Edward Neeman has performed to acclaim across five continents, won prizes in international piano competitions, and appeared as a soloist with numerous orchestras of note around the world. You can scarcely turn on ABC Classic FM without hearing him at some stage, either playing solo or joining other artists. Among the world concert houses he has appeared in are the Gunning Courtroom and Gunning Shire Hall. Edward, with…