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  • Musica da Camera: Her Music Speaks

    One Concert, Two Reviews Facebook Post by Jane- anne Southwell Well done Gunning!! Just shows what can be achieved with support from your local Council, some carefully targeted Grant money and a committed team of community-minded people. The ‘tin shed’ at the Gunning Showground has discarded its ugly duckling image and presented itself in its […]

  • Aeolus Wind Trio

    The Courtroom: Gunning’s Home of Chamber Music

    Aeolus Wind Trio This review by Mandy McDonald was published in the Upper Lachlan Gazette Issue 163 on Wednesday 23 October The Aeolus Wind Trio has been delighting audiences in the Canberra region and beyond for over 40 years On Sunday, thanks to the Gunning Focus Group, the group played at the Gunning Courtroom to […]

  • Edward Neeman

    The Courtroom: Gunning’s Home of Chamber Music

    EDWARD NEEMAN: “HEROIC” RECITAL 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 worldwide. You can scarcely turn on ABC Classic FM without hearing him at some […]

  • From Argentina with Love

    The Courtroom: Gunning’s Home of Chamber Music

    From Argentina With Love TWO CONCERT REPORTS The following review by Mandy McDonald appeared in the Upper Lachlan Gazette on Wednesday, 26th February, 2025 GUNNING FOCUS GROUP Gunning Focus Group presented their first concert for the year last Sunday at the Gunning Courtroom.  The audience was delighted to hear the beautiful voice of mezzo-soprano Maria […]

  • Remembrance

    The Courtroom: Gunning’s Home of Chamber Music

    What an enjoyable event this was!  GFG's Facebook post published the following day told readers: 🎻  All morning long I have been whistling tunes lodged in my head by violist Robert Harris and pianist Aaron Chew at yesterday’s excellent, entertaining and enlightening concert in the Gunning Courtroom.  It featured pieces created by composers who survived […]

  • Loosely Woven: Trouble and Strife

    Gunning Shire Hall 13 Copeland Street, Gunning, NSW, Australia

    Here is GFG's Report to the World About Loosely Woven's Joyful Performance in Gunning posted on Facebook after the Event. What a miscellany of fun and enjoyment the nineteen singers and musicians of the Sydney-based Loosely Woven ensemble delivered to a delighted audience in the Gunning Shire Hall on Thursday afternoon.  A mixture of folk, […]

  • The Acacia Quartet: Event Cancelled

    The Courtroom: Gunning’s Home of Chamber Music

    To the regret of both GFG and the Acacias this event had to be cancelled due to the illness of one of the performers.  We had no other option. We would both like to reschedule the concert.  We will tell the world immediately if and when this happens.  Details of what we missed but hope […]

  • Baroque Treasures: John Ma and Musica da Camera

    Gunning Shire Hall 13 Copeland Street, Gunning, NSW, Australia

    Concert Report Posted on Facebook 8 September 2025 Last Sunday’s Baroque Treasures concert featuring the Musica da Camera string orchestra led by early music specialist John Ma in the Gunning Shire Hall was an aural and visual delight – much enjoyed by all of us there. The band clearly enjoyed performing for us.  The good-sized […]

  • The False Prophet, the Wicked Servant and Divine Comfort

    The Courtroom: Gunning’s Home of Chamber Music

    Early Baroque Fusion Music Enthralls Gunning Audience Late on Saturday afternoon, 15 November, an audience comprising locals and visitors from Canberra and the wider region was filled with wonder and delight by a joyful and captivating performance of early Baroque music in the Gunning Courtroom.  Led by Robyn Mellor, the BlockSounds recorder ensemble was augmented […]

  • A Joyous Afternoon: Andante Andante aka the ABBA Choir

    The Courtroom: Gunning’s Home of Chamber Music

    A Joyous Afternoon “Sheer Joy”, “Uplifting” and “Fabulous” said concertgoers departing the Andante Andante Choir’s performance in front of a packed Gunning Courtroom on Sunday afternoon. This ensemble is commonly known as The ABBA Choir.  It comprised some two dozen singers and musicians inspiringly led by the athletic and energetic violinist, kazoo player and comic […]

  • Barada Flute Quartet

    The Courtroom: Gunning’s Home of Chamber Music

        Above: GFG's Margaret Dougall and the  audience applaud the Baradas excellent rendition of Mozart's Flute Quartet K285, the standout piece for the day. I LOVED EVERY MINUTE OF IT" BARADA  FLUTE QUARTET IN THE GUNNING COURTROOM   "I loved every minute of it”, “This was delightful”, “Another excellent show” and “Absolutely fabulous,” were […]

  • An Afternoon With Alice and Arnan: Harp & Piano

    The Courtroom: Gunning’s Home of Chamber Music

    ALICE AND ARNAN ENTHRALL AT COURTROOM CONCERT Gunning Focus Group was pleased to host world-renowned harpist Alice Giles AM and excellent pianist Arnan Wiesel for an afternoon of music on Saturday 30 May.  The nearly 50 people attending this special Wendy Coley tribute concert clearly enjoyed the mix of harp solos and duets with piano […]