TIME: 8pm - 10pm AEDT
TICKETS: Pre-sale tickets: $35, Members: $30
At door on night $40
VENUE: Wauchope Community Arts Hall Oxley Lane (opp Bain Park)
DURATION: Approx 2.5 hours
CATERING: Bar open selling beer, wine, tea, coffee, cold drinks, icecreams and Baba Lila chocs (cash preferred)
Music in the Regions in partnership with Wauchope Community Arts Council present Ensemble Offspring's Songbirds.
Songbirds Beguiling audiences since 2019, Songbirds has become an Ensemble Offspring crowd-favourite. Ever since, we have toured Songbirds around Australia and the world, and our home crowd have been begging us to bring it into their gardens. Now Songbirds returns as a 30th birthday treat for our first musical garden party of 2025.
In an intimate, salon setting, Nature comes to you, as a trio of flute, clarinet and percussion evokes virtuosic avian displays and the weird and wonderful sounds of the Australian bush. The musical guest list includes the pied butcherbird, magpies, a laughing kookaburra, a frenzied flock of rainbow lorikeets, even a nightingale… Everything you’ll hear was written especially for Ensemble Offspring by composers who’ve woken up with ‘Nature’s first musicians’, hung out with them on their balconies and documented their songs. Brenda Gifford and Nardi Simpson bring Indigenous perspective, turning eyes and ears to the sky. The results are musical conversations – scintillating and playful – as we literally riff with the birds.
About Ensemble Offspring:
Ensemble Offspring are Australia's leading new music group. Under the leadership of internationally acclaimed percussionist Claire Edwardes OAM, they are Australia's foremost champions of contemporary classical music. The group has commissioned and premiered over 350 new works and has toured First Nations music and new commissions worldwide. Their dedication to excellence and amplifying underrepresented voices has earned them a Myer Award, multiple APRA Art Music Awards and two ARIA nominations. Through their pioneering spirit and relentless commitment to equity, Ensemble Offspring shape a vibrant and diverse artistic future for new Australian classical music.
About Music in the Regions:
Music in the Regions (MitR) is an independent touring organisation established in 2022 to connect classical musicians with regional audiences and facilitate transformative musical experiences across New South Wales. These musicians will perform in regions not traditionally visited, reinvigorating regional venues into concert venues, and fostering a vibrant, world-class New South Wales classical music industry. MitR is supported by TLE Electrical and through private philanthropy. For more information visit www.musicintheregions.com
TIME: 6pm to 8:30pm. Music from 6:30pm
TICKETS: Pre-sale tickets: $20 or $25 on the night
VENUE: Wauchope Community Arts Hall Oxley Lane (opp Bain Park)
DURATION: Approx 2.5 hours
CATERING: Bar open selling beer, wine, tea, coffee, cold drinks, icecreams and Baba Lila chocs (cash preferred)
A celebration of wonderful local musicians sharing new work, the Summer Chai Fundraiser is all about community, creativity and connection. The evening will feature an inspiring mix of singer-songwriters, vocal ensembles and solo performers, each bringing something fresh and heartfelt to the stage. The music will be accompanied by the warm tones of our beautiful Kawai grand piano, filling the hall with rich sound and atmosphere. Come along, enjoy a marvellous night out, and help support Wauchope Arts as we continue to nurture local talent and keep live music thriving in our region.
Bring some cash for our raffle!
TIME: 6pm to 8:30pm. Music from 6:30pm
TICKETS: Pre-sale tickets: $35, Members: $30
At door on night: $40
VENUE: Wauchope Community Arts Hall Oxley Lane (opp Bain Park)
DURATION: Approx 2.5 hours
CATERING: Bar open selling beer, wine, tea, coffee, cold drinks, icecreams and Baba Lila chocs (cash preferred)
Join Fiona Joy Hawkins to revisit some old favourites from her catalogue, and a full performance of her new album 'When Shadows Talk'
'Fiona's playing is fluid and rhythmic. Her artistry and deeply felt emotions bleed through the keys with purpose and. meaning beyond words.' Keith 'MuzikMan' Hannaleck
Influenced by classical greats like Chopin and Mendelssohn, Fiona Joy Hawkins is an IMA winner, ARIA-nominated, classically trained Australian pianist, composer and singer whose original music spans neoclassical, new age, Celtic, and jazz genres.
Fiona's musical journey has taken her to iconic venues around the world, including New York’s Carnegie Hall, the Sydney Opera House, the New Orleans Jazz Museum, Echoes/NPR Radio, the Grammy Museum, and concert halls across China. Her track, 'Grace,' was also featured on a GRAMMY-winning album in 2014 and she has received numerous international accolades.
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