DO YOU PLAY OR LEARN MUSIC? Keen to perform your favourite piece in a supportive “open mic” fun concert? Join us at the Gunning Court Room at 2.00pm on Sunday, 6 March. Musicians of all levels and of all ages can get together in a friendly session, from performers of “Twinkle Twinkle, Little Star” to […]

FUN AND FREE! The ANU Concert Orchestra will give a free public performance in the Gunning Shire Hall at 3pm on Thursday 8 September. The 25-strong ensemble will present a selection of popular, cheery and engaging classical pieces. Directed by Max McBride (who did an excellent job conducting Musica da Camera here last year) the […]

Join us at this special concert to meet Gunning’s new grand piano in our refurbished venue. Arnan and Katrina have created a bespoke program for this event.  It will showcase our excellent new piano in the Courtroom, an ideal performance space to provide chamber music at its best.  A delightful afternoon of music is assured.  […]

AN ILL WIND THAT BODES NOBODY GOOD.  Covid has necessitated the LAST MINUTE CANCELLATION of the Aeolus Wind Trio concert scheduled for 2 pm on Saturday, 4 February, as part of the Gunning Arts Open Day. We are contacting ticket holders about their options - either obtaining a refund or transferring their tickets to one […]

Due Histoire in the Courtroom - Just Outstanding Last Friday evening’s concert in the Courtroom by guitar and saxophone combo Duo Histoire was exceptional.  “I’ve never smiled all the way through a concert before!  Couldn’t help it, it was just so delightful” reported one attendee.  “How can only a saxophone and a guitar produce such […]

The Miriam Lieberman Trio were a big hit when they played at a Focus Group concert in the Gunning Shire Hall a few years ago.  Now, the trio will make a very welcome return to the district, this time in nearby Dalton. This is not a Focus Group concert, but we are delighted to have […]

The David and Katie concert in Gunning on Sunday 23 April won unstinting and enthusiastic praise from a small but very appreciative audience.  David Turnbull, playing a Martin guitar modelled on those used by artists from the 1970s onwards, and Katie Cole on violin combined to bring new life to songs by Bob Dylan, Van […]

UNLIKELY COMBINATION OF INSTRUMENTS DELIGHTS GUNNING AUDIENCE  Because the Gazette’s regular concert reviewer, Mandy McDonald, could not attend the performance by Unique Baroque in the Gunning Courtroom on Sunday, 11 June, this report is provided by me, one of the concert organisers from Gunning Focus Group (GFG). I have tried to provide the same objectivity […]

"Even Better than Johnny Cash at Singing Johnny Cash" “Even better than Johnny Cash at singing Johnny Cash,” one patron said of Jerikye Williams, a young Wiradjuri musician who made his debut performance in Gunning at a special NAIDOC week concert in the Courtroom yesterday afternoon. While his appearance suggests Elvis Presley, he is so […]