Parthenia.  St Cuthbert's Presbyterian Church, 10 Wilson Street, Brighton.  Music in the Very Round.   Harpsichordist/ organist John O'Donnell plays works from Parthenia, the first book of English music for the virginals (c1611) works by William Byrd, John Bull and Orlando Gibbons (all members of the Chapel Royal).

June 29th 2008 Sunday 3pm
Consort Eclectus at Loreto College Chapel, 1600 Sturt Street, Ballarat
"Passionate Music of a Tumultuous Time". music from the courts of Mary de Guise, Mary Queen of Scots & Anne Boleyn. 
Bookings & enquiries: info@consorteclectus.com or 0412 681 689.
All tickets $25 / $20 seniors / $15 concession
Note change of date for this concert.

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September 7th. Sunday, 2 pm
Sunday 7 September
Parthenia.  St Cuthbert's Presbyterian Church, 10 Wilson Street, Brighton.  Music in the Very Round
Harpsichordist/ organist John O'Donnell plays works from Parthenia, the first book of English music for the virginals (c1611) works by 
William Byrd, John Bull and Orlando Gibbons (all members of the Chapel Royal).

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PAST EVENTS

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Falling in Apples - Farewell concert in honour of Grantley McDonald
Saturday 14th June 2008 at 4.30pm
St. Peter's Church Hall, cnr. Albert and Gisborne sts East Melbourne
Falling in apples - "tomber dans les pommes" is a farewell concert in honour of Grantley McDonald, director of the choir of St. Peter's Eastern Hill. Grantley and the choir draw together a collection of pertinent music to reminisce and to wish bon voyage.
Tickets: $10 (for Grantley) - Bookings and enquiries: larquielle@yahoo.com.au

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June 15th 2008  Sunday 2pm
National Gallery of Victoria; in the Century Gallery.
Merryn Torpy with the Early Music Consort of Melbourne, Rippon Lea Dancers. 
Songs with dance & gesture 1580-1680.
Admission free. Enq 9699 8417

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Thursday 19 June at 6.30pm
The Early Music Studio joins with the Alliance Française de Melbourne to invite you to a free concert presented by students of the Faculty of Music.

Fête de la Musique!
Enjoy French Renaissance and Baroque music by Hotteterre, Forqueray, Boismortier, Marais, Josquin and Janequin, in the Ballroom of the Alliance Française de Melbourne.

Jennifer Cook, soprano, Adam Masters, oboe, Pei-Jun Tan, harpsichord, Christopher Evans, viola da gamba
Early Voices and Ensemble Vocal Ancien directed by Vivien Hamilton
51 Grey St, ST KILDA 
Entry Free, Booking essential: info@afmelbourne.asn.au or telephone on 9525 3463
www.afmelbourne.asn.au

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June 20th, Friday, 8pm
Troveresse medieval music ensemble  is giving a concert of Spanish medieval and early renaissance music:

All you who love: Music from the songbooks of Spain. Singing and playing music from the Iberian peninsular: the 13th-century Cantigas de amigo by Martin Codax probably from Galicia, the 14th-century Llibre Vermell, pilgrim songs from Montserrat, and the late 15th-early 16th-century Cancionero musical de palacio,  possibly compiled at the court of the Duke of Alba.

St. Peter's Church Hall, corner of Gisborne and Alberts streets, East Melbourne. Cost: $25 full, $15 concession.

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J.S. Bach

Saturday 21 June 2008 Melbourne Town Hall 8 pm "The Glory of Bach" Easter Oratorio BWV 248 Magnificat in D,  BWV 243 Cantata Ich Hab Genug  BWV 82 Royal Melbourne Philharmonic Choir and Orchestra

Andrew Wailes  Conductor /Musical Director

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June 21st, Saturday 2.30pm
 Ensemble NON  MODO  SED  ETIAM revisits Beautiful Music
of the 16th, 17th & 18th Centuries

Ursula Genaehr, Recorders, Benedict Wilson, Spinet & Organ
St John's Church, 225 Beechworth Rd, Wodonga.
$15.00 / $10.00 Concession  Children under 15 years free
Tickets at the door or pre-book. Contact: Ursula Genaehr0 2 6027 3499

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June 21st, Saturday, 6pm

 Consort Eclectus with Vivien Hamilton
Venue; Ian Potter Museum of Art, Swanston St, University of Melbourne. The first concert of the 2008 series.
“Passionate Music of a Tumultuous Time”. music from the courts of Mary de Guise, Mary Queen of Scots & Anne Boleyn. 
Bookings /enquiries: info@consorteclectus.com or 0412 681 689.
Tickets $25 / $20 seniors / $15 concession. Subscribers - three concerts $70 / $55 seniors / $40 concession

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June 22nd, Sunday, 3pm

Consort Eclectus at Loreto College Chapel, 1600 Sturt Street, Ballarat
Passionate Music of a Tumultuous Time, (concert as above).
Bookings & enquiries: info@consorteclectus.com or 0412 681 689.
All tickets $25 / $20 seniors / $15 concession

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Combine Viol Playing Workshop with Victorian Recorder Guild
 Sunday 22nd June at 2pm at Moorleigh Community Centre, Bignell Road, East Bentleigh
All players at A=440 are welcome to participate in workshop performances of polychoral music for 2 and 3 choirs from 16th and 17th centuries. $5.00 donation.

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28 March - 15 June 2008
 The Medieval Imagination  Illuminated manuscripts from Cambridge, Australia and New Zealand. Open 10am-5pm daily (to 9pm Thursdays) Over 90 manuscripts are on display.
March 28th Friday 8.00 pm

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July 6th, Sunday,2 pm

The Musical Entertainer.

St Cuthbert’s Presbyterian Church, 10 Wilson Street, Brighton.  Music in the Very Round

Handel, Boyce and Purcell are among composers listed in The Musical Entertainer – English songs selected by George Bickham Jnr. And published with his engravings in 1740. Intended for social gatherings, the songs tell of life, love and celebration. Theatre works are also included. Soprano Louise Horgen, who researched the book for this program, will be joined by Nicholas Dinopoulos (bass-baritone) and David Mac Farlane (harpsichord). Enq 9699 8417

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July 13th 2008  Sunday 3.00pm
Convivio @ St James the Great Anglican Church, 435 Inkerman St, East St Kilda. Next Generation. Miriam Morris, Laura Vaughn & Reidun Turner bass viols.

French & German baroque music. $20, conc $10.

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August 3rd  Sunday, 2 pm
Three of a Kind.  St Cuthbert's Presbyterian Church, 10 Wilson Street, Brighton.  Music in the Very Round
Featuring the New Wave of University of Melbourne early music performers! Music from Baroque Germany: Bach, Telemann and Froberger, with Mimi Chan (organ), Marion Barraclough (recorder) and Timothy Jaques (tenor). St. Cuthbert's 1909 Fincham organ.

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till 15 June 2008, 10am-5pm daily (to 9pm Thursdays)
 The Medieval Imagination  Illuminated manuscripts from Cambridge, Australia and New Zealand. Open 10am-5pm daily (to 9pm Thursdays) A free exhibition of medieval and Renaissance illuminated manuscripts celebrates the art of the hand-written book or manuscript. See below for concerts associated with this exhibition.

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July 6th  Sunday, 2 pm
The Musical Entertainer.
St Cuthbert's Presbyterian Church, 10 Wilson Street, Brighton.  Music in the Very Round

Handel, Boyce and Purcell are among composers listed in The Musical Entertainer ... English songs selected by George Bickham Jnr. And published with his engravings in 1740. Intended for social gatherings, the songs tell of life, love and celebration. Theatre works are also included. Soprano Louise Horgen, who researched the book for this program, will be joined by Nicholas Dinopoulos (bass-baritone) and David Mac Farlane (harpsichord). Enq 9699 8417

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July 27, Sunday, 3.00pm  (note change of date)

Gambafest 
at St James the Great Anglican Church, 435 Inkerman St, East St Kilda.  Miriam Morris, Laura Moore & Reidun Turner play:
French and German baroque music for viols: duos & trios by Marin Marais, 
Georg Philipp Telemann, rançois Couperin & Boismoirtier
Tickets $15, $10 concession Bookings (02) 6021 5034 
Tickets at the door

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June 6-8th 2008

Friday 6th  8.00 pm, Saturday 7th  5.30 pm, Sunday  8th  8.00 pm
 Woodend Winter Arts Festival
http://www.woodendwinterartsfestival.org.au/2008event/events/dafne.htm
Baroque Opera:  Dafne: The Italian Opera  Composed by Marco da Gagliano 
Venue: St. Ambrose Hall , Tickets:  $50 full / $45 conc
------     & Paul McMahon, with Accademia Arcadia and Ensemble Gombert,
stage direction by Rodney Hall; music direction  John O'Donnell
Opera was in its infancy when Florentine composer Marco da Gagliano entertained the Mantuan court with his masterpiece Dafne in 1608.Based on Ovid's story of a maiden who turns herself into a laurel tree rather than fall prey to the advances of Apollo, Dafne is an outstanding example of the new musical style that swept through Italy and eventually the whole of Europe during the 17th century, a style we now call Baroque.
In this quattrocentennial production three of Australia's leading singers   - Sara Macliver, Sally-Anne Russell and Paul McMahon  - join forces with Ensemble Gombert and Accademia Arcadia. Stage direction by celebrated writer Rodney Hall, music direction by John O'Donnell. The production also features a fire-breathing dragon made right here in Woodend by Steve Scott.dr

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Early Music  -  Autumn Music Festival [end of May] 2008, presented by Past Echoes-word doc.

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Next Meeting - Viol Consort Afternoon At the home of Lyn & Peter Hawkins, Park Orchards 
Saturday 31st May from about 2 to 5pm
Viol players and those that enjoy listening to the harmonious sounds of viol consorts being crafted are invited to a consort afternoon at the Hawkins home in Park Orchards.
Non EMSV members welcome. Details email

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May 27th, Tuesday, 2008 
EMS Studio Series -  University of Melbourne.
27 Royal Pde Parkville. A free concert series giving EMS students. Anyone welcome, no booking required. 
From Paris to Versailles Glorious opera, courtly dances and bucolic scenes. Be transported to France with music by Rameau, Clérambault, Couperin and Marais.
Jennifer Cook - soprano, Adam Masters - baroque oboe, Pei-Jun Tan - harpsichord, Christopher Evans - viola da gamba

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May 17-18th, 2008
 VICTORIAN RECORDER GUILD
17-18 May 2008    Non residential weekend
Details contact the VRG

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May 10th,  2008Saturday, 8pm
The Australian Chamber Choir directed by Douglas Lawrence
Central Hall, Australian Catholic University, 20 Brunswick St, Fitzroy (just down from Victoria Parade) Melways Ref:  2C A12
Tickets:  $30.  Concession $20
Bookings:  Book online www.3mbsboxoffice.com or phone 1300 884 654 (transaction fees may apply)
Music by Orlando di Lasso:  Missa bel' amfitrit altera
Johann Sebastian Bach:  The 5 part motet - Jesu, meine Freude
Maurice Ravel:  Trois Chansons.    Philip Nunn:  Stabat Mater

May 30th  - June 1st 2008
2008 AUTUMN MUSIC FESTIVAL
Friday 30 May to Sunday 1 June  Past Echoes Autumn Music Festival
Concert 1 - Courtly Charm     Friday May 30 7:30pm
Melba Hall  Faculty of Music,University of Melbourne, Royal Parade  Parkville
Students from the Early Music Studio, University of Melbourne, Co-presented by the Early Music Studio
An exploration of European Courts through Renaissance Music and Dance. Presented by the Early Music Studio, University of Melbourne. Combining the Renaissance Dance ensemble (dir. Helga Hill), Early Voices (dir. Vivien Hamilton), Kynsker Recorder Ensemble & Baroque Ensemble (dir. Greg Dikmans) and Viola da Gamba Ensemble (dir. Laura Vaughan), this production is an exciting celebration of new talent.
(This concert is free thanks to the Early Music Studio and the University of Melbourne. Please arrive early to ensure your seat.)
Concert 2  Intertwining strings    Saturday May 31, 11:00am
Dante's Gallery, 150-156 Gertrude Street (Cnr Napier Street) Fitzroy
Laura Vaughan  - viola da gamba, David Macfarlane- harpsichord
Works by Schenck, Handel, Kuhnel and J.S. Bach.
(This concert is accompanied by complimentary refreshments from the region. Tickets are limited.)
Concert 3 Bach Dreaming  Saturday May 31 3:00pm
Trinity College Chapel, University of Melbourne, Royal Parade, Parkville
Dean Sky-Lucas - Director, piano and voice, Mardi McSullea - flutes,Nick Synott - double bass
Bach's Orgelbuchlein meets the deep-end of Bass and Alto flutes, with Double Bass, piano and voice 
Concert 4  Bass Desire   Saturday May 31 7:30pm
Trinity College Chapel, University of Melbourne, Royal Parade, Parkville
Victoria Watts - Director & Viola da Gamba
Ruth Wilkinson -Director & Violone, Laura Vaughan - Lirone & Treble Viol, John Griffiths- Theorbo & Baroque Guitar David Macfarlane- Harpsichord, Donald Nicolson - Organ, Kara Ciezki - recorder,Louisa Hunter-Bradley - voice
Organ, Harpsichord, Theorbo, Viola da Gamba and the extremely rare Lirone, combine forces to explore the ground bass, amongst other frivolous possibilities of course.
Concert 5  Chant for the Day's End   Saturday May 31 9:30pm
Newman College Chapel, University of Melbourne, Swanston Street, Parkville
Gary Ekkel -  Guest Director, Buxtehude Consort
Louisa Hunter-Bradley, Jennifer Cook, Christina Jonas,
Christopher Nye, George Liakatos, Christopher Roache
a candlelit celebration of chant.  The concert incorporates chant from the Gregorian and Orthodox traditions, melodies of Hildegarde of Bingen, and an elegant French Baroque litany composed for Louis XIV's convent at St Cyr, here performed for the first time in Australia. (The concert will be warmed up by a cup of coffee supplied by only the finest, Jura coffee.)
Concert 6 - St Johns Bach Cantata Series   Sunday June 1   9:00am
St Johns Southgate, 20 City Road, Southgate, St Johns Bach Choir & Orchestra
Director of Music, Dr. Graham Lieschke,Sunday Eucharist (2nd Sunday after Trinity)
Ach Gott, vom Himmel sieh darein (BWV 2), Festival audiences are invited to take part in the regular Bach Cantata series celebrated as part of the liturgy. This is a service is part of regular Sunday worship.
Concert 7   The Amorous Flute     Sunday June 1   2:00pm
Potter Museum of Art, University of Melbourne, Swanston Street, Parkville
With Greg Dikmans playing: recorders (Ganassi & Bressan copies by Fred Morgan), one-keyed flutes (Hotteterre & Rottenburg, copies by Tutz) and Six-keyed flute (Grenser/Tromlitz, copy by Rudolph Tutz)
Stories of life and love are accompanied by Greg Dikmans playing from the solo repertoire for recorder and transverse flute, of the early 17th century to the late 18th century.
(The concert will be accompanied by a glass of good red wine. Tickets are limited.)
Concert 8  Splendor of Spain    June 1    4:00pm
Newman College Chapel, University of Melbourne, Swanston Street, Parkville
Revelations from the Hispanic Baroque
Louisa Hunter-Bradley   - Soprano,   George Liakatos - Tenor,Laura Vaughan - Director & Viola da Gamba, Donald Nicolson - Organ & Harpsichord
The world of Baroque Spain in a whirlwind of songs and dances.  Directed by Laura Vaughan,  this program includes  works by Juan Hidalgo, Lucas Ruiz de Ribayaz and Sebastián Durón plus improvisations by the performers to fire your imagination.

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May 25th,Sunday, 2.30 pm
Sunday Afternoon Series at the Fine Art Gallery, Ballarat with Gavin Franklin and Terry Simmons with harpsichord and recorder.
40 Lydiard Street North, Ballarat. Parking is available in Lydiard Street or Camp Street. 2.30pm - 3.30pm
Free with Gallery Admission ($5 adults $2.5 conc.)

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May 27th, Tuesday
 EMS Studio Series - University of Melbourne.
27 Royal Pde Parkville. A free concert series giving EMS students. Anyone welcome, no booking required. 
From Paris to Versailles Glorious opera, courtly dances and bucolic scenes. Be transported to France with music by Rameau, Clérambault, Couperin and Marais.
Jennifer Cook - soprano, Adam Masters - baroque oboe, Pei-Jun Tan - harpsichord, Christopher Evans - viola da gamba

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May 24th, Saturday 6 pm
Kew Philharmonic Society Chamber Choir present Hans Leo Hassler's Missa Sine Nomine III during the evening service at Holy Trinity Anglican Church Kew cnr High and Pakington Sts, KEW. Directed by Stephen Kerr. All Welcome. Enquiries - contact the director on    or stephenkerr@hotmail.com.

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May 4th 2008 Sunday 2 pm
Viva l'amore St Cuthbert's Presbyterian Church, 10 Wilson Street, Brighton.  Music in the Very Round. Bayside City Council
The opera seria of the 18th Century was a style of musical drama that told mainly of love won and lost. It featured the vastly popular da capo arie, which displayed the singer's virtuosity in spectacular fashion. In this program, works by Handel, Vivaldi and Pergolesi will be performed by Jennifer Cook (soprano), Adam Masters (Baroque oboe), Pei-Jun Tan (harpsichord) and Christopher Evans (viola da gamba). 

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April 20th, Sunday, Concert noon
Bell ringing: 1.10-1.25pm
Concert 2.00 pm
A Feather on the Breath of God - Handbells in the great Dome
Medieval music presented by the Early Music Consort of Melbourne
La Trobe Reading Room, State Library of Victoria. 328 Swanston St, Melbourne
The bell ringing will be fitted-in between the half-hour programs of Medieval music to be given by the Consort in Queens Hall at noon and 2 p.m.
Free Admission. enquiries Early Arts Guild of Victoria  9699   8417
Program is sponsored by the City of Melbourne as part of a Medieval Faire arranged by the State Library of Victoria .

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 1.00 p.m. Music at St Michael's Church, Collins St, Melbourne
Jerzy Kozlowski - Bass
Born in Salisbury, England, Jerzy studied singing at the Guildhall
School of Music in London. Since his arrival in Australia in 1979, he
has sung solo with all the major Melbourne choral groups in
repertoire ranging from Handel's Messiah to Verd's Requiem.

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April 19th, Saturday,
 Promenade of Sacred Music.
2 pm: Organist Rupert Jeffcoat with the Geelong Handbell Ringers combine to present a varied program.  Holy Trinity Anglican Church, Coleraine Cost: $15 Full $10 Conc.
4.30pm  Past Echoes- Soprano & Recorder Louisa Hunter-Bradley & Harpsichord-David Macfarlane Venue: Hamilton Uniting Church Cost: $20 Full $15 Conc.
ENQUIRIES & TICKETS: Hamilton Performing Art Centre, Ph. 03   5573 04 29, www.sthgrampians.vic.gov.au  Children 12 & under free

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April 29th, Tuesday 
EMS Studio Series, University of Melbourne. At the Early music Studio (opposite Melb uni) 27 Royal Pde Parkville.
A free concert series giving EMS students. Anyone welcome, no booking required.
Love frowns in beauteous Myra's eyes...  Voice, recorder and harpsichord explore the beautiful in music.
Marion Barraclough - recorders, Mimi Chan - harpsichord, Natalie Marocki - soprano

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April 24th, Thursday, 6.30 pm
Elysium Ensemble St Paul's Anglican Church  Latrobe Terrance, Geelong. Tickets: $25.00 & $20.00 (including refreshments). Bookings: John Duncan  03    5223 3003
Parisian Soirée
Greg Dikmans (flute), Lucinda Moon (violin), Laura Vaughan (bass viol) and Donald Nicolson (harpsichord).
Featuring  chamber music written during the age of Louis XIV and Louis XV by Couperin, Marais, Leclair & Telemann.

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April 24th, Thursday, 6.30-7.30 pm
Medieval Music Illuminated Concerts series of sacred and secular medieval music introduced by John Griffiths, Director of the Early Music Studio,University of Melbourne.   Venue: Experimedia, State Library of Victoria 
Bookings:   03    8664 7016 or bookings@slv.vic.gov.au . $20/$18/$15
Monodies: Lyric song from medieval Spain and France
Performed by La Romanesca.  A classic accompanied songs including the C13th cycle of Gallician-Portuguese Cantigas de amigo by Martim Codax, and French troubadour and trouvère poet-singer lyrics of the 12th and 13th C

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April 20th, 2008 Sunday   Concert noon
Bell ringing: 1.10-1.25pm
Concert 2.00 pm
A Feather on the Breath of God - Handbells in the great Dome
Medieval music presented by the Early Music Consort of Melbourne
La Trobe Reading Room, State Library of Victoria. 328 Swanston St, Melbourne
The bell ringing will be fitted-in between the half-hour programs of Medieval music to be given by the Consort in Queens Hall at noon and 2 p.m.
Free Admission. enquiries Early Arts Guild of Victoria  9699 8417
Program is sponsored by the City of Melbourne as part of a Medieval Faire arranged by the State Library of Victoria.

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April 18th,  2008 Friday, 8.00 pm
Tudor choristers - 2008 Subscription Season
Messiah ($35/$25 concession)
Christ Church South Yarra, corner Punt and Toorak Roads
A rare opportunity to hear Handel's most famous work performedby forces similar to those used by Handel at the first performance on Holy Tuesday in 1742. The choir will be joined by some of Melbourne's most exciting soloists, the Choir of Christ Church South Yarra and Accademia Arcadia with Jacqueline Ogeil. Join us as we 'reconstruct' the sound and nuances of that first performance.
Tickets: Booking form or phone  03  9513 9992

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April 17th, Thursday, 6.30-7.30 pm
 Medieval Music Illuminated Concerts series of sacred and secular medieval music introduced by John Griffiths, Director of the Early Music Studio,University of Melbourne.   Venue: Experimedia, State Library of Victoria 

Bookings:  03   8664 7016 or bookings@slv.vic.gov.au . $20/$18/$15
O Rosa Bella: Polyphonic music from the late Middle Ages
Performed by Early Voices.   Vocal polyphony from manuscripts of the 13th to 15th centuries. The program of unaccompanied songs and motets by composers including Philippe de Vitry, Machaut, Dunstable and Dufay.

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April 10th, Thursday, 6.30-7.30 pm
Medieval Music Illuminated Concerts series of sacred and secular medieval music introduced by John Griffiths, Director of the Early Music Studio,University of Melbourne.   Venue: Experimedia, State Library of Victoria

Bookings: 03   8664 7016 or bookings@slv.vic.gov.au . $20/$18/$15 
With one voice: Liturgical monophonic music, from Gregorian Chant to the late Middle Ages.   Performed by e21

Works including from Spanish manuscripts of the Codex Calixtinus and Las Huelgas, and chants from the Poissy Antiphonal manuscript held by the State Library of Victoria.

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April 13th Sunday
April 5th Saturday, 2.30pm 2008 St. John's Church, Wodonga
&
Sunday 6th, 2.30pm Wangaratta Cathedral
Ensemble NON MODO SED ETIAM
Presents Baroque Pearls
Beautiful Music of the  6th, 17th and 18th Centuries

   Ursula Genaehr, Recorders,    Benedict Wilson, Spinet & Organ, 
Admission: $15.00/$10.00 concession Under 15 years free.
    Tickets at the door pre-book,Contact: Ursula Genaehr, 

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Every Thursday
 St Michael's Church, Collins St, Melbourne
Every Thursday at 1.00pm, the St Michael's Carillon is sounded and the grand organ comes to life for a free 30 minute recital. FREE ORGAN RECITAL 1- 1.30 pm EVERY THURSDAY

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SPECIAL 120TH ANNIVERSARY ORGAN CONCERT
Richmond Uniting Church, 314 Church Street Richmond
To celebrate the 120th anniversary of the opening of the George Fincham organ which is in its original location, and in near original condition, with a FREE recital of music ranging from Renaissance to Romantic which will showcase the beauty and versatility of the instrument. The recitalists will be Andrew Blackburn (Director of Music at Toorak Uniting Church) and Jim Fletcher (Richmond Uniting Church organist). For further information, telephone 9427 1282 or contact cliftonarts@bigpond.com

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March 30th, Sunday, 2.30 pm
Thomas Heywood At Mooroolbark
St Francis In The Fields Anglican Church, 224 Hull Road, Mooroolbark.  Highlights From His Latest Overseas Tour  Refreshments To Follow.    .

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April 5th Saturday 6.30 pm
LUCK OF THE IRISH and Capella Corelli - A musical tour of 18th century Dublin.Tunes by Turlough O'Carolan and pieces by composers known to have worked and lived this culturally thriving Irish city.O'Carolan's lilting melodies can be heard throughout the program sprinkled between the works of Handel, Geminiani and Corelli. Cynthia O'Brien baroque violin John O'Donnell harpsichord Ruth Wilkinson viola da gamba & recorder Potter Gallery, University of Melbourne,  Entrance in Swanston St 

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April 6th Sunday 6th, 9.00 am
BACH CANTATA SERVICES AT ST JOHNS SOUTHGATE
St Johns Southgate 20 City Road, Southgate
A series of services incorporating the choral music of JS Bach. The services include fine organ music (usually by Bach) on the 1992 Smenge pipe organ.  Eucharist (3rd Sunday of Easter) Easter Oratorio (BWV 249) for 4 soloists, choir, flutes, oboes, trumpets, timpani, strings and continuo.  St Johns Bach Choir and VCA Bach Orchestra directed by Marco van Pagee.

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April 6th, Sunday 2pm
 Medieval Imaginings. St Cuthber's Presbyterian Church, 10 Wilson Street, Brighton.  Music in the Very Round
Bayside City Council presents Medieval Imaginings.

The Early Music Consort of Melbourne and soprano Natalie Maroki . Instrumentalists: Charmaine Arnephy, Helga M. Hill, Matthew Roberts, Trevor Trotter and Kathleen Van Zuylekom on hurdy gurdy, portative organ, recorders (c.1250), Saracen lute, psaltery and kemence. Admission $5 for persons aged 18 years and over. No charge for persons under 18.   Info: 9699 8417 Enquiries for all concerts can be made by ringing Bayside City Council on 9599 4444 or Email enquiries@bayside.vic.gov.au

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April 13th Sunday1.00 pm
1.00 p.m. Music at St Michael's Church, Collins St, Melbourne
Jerzy Kozlowski - Bass
Born in Salisbury, England, Jerzy studied singing at the Guildhall
School of Music in London. Since his arrival in Australia in 1979, he
has sung solo with all the major Melbourne choral groups in
repertoire ranging from Handel's Messiah to Verdi's Requiem.

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April 18th Friday 4pm
Promenade of Sacred Music.
4 pm   Harpsichord workshop with Elizabeth Anderson
           Uniting Church Foyer, Hamilton Cost: $10 Full $5 U18
5.30pm  The King of Instruments  A lecture recital about the history   of the organ; its mechanisms sounds, literature & demonstration.
          Presbyterian Church, Hamilton, Cost: $10 Full $5 U18
8pm The Great Johann Sebastian Bach - featuring the Vocal Ensemble Chamber Choir. Christ Church, Hamilton Cost: $25 Full $20Conc.

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April 19th Saturday,
 Promenade of Sacred Music.
2 pm: Organist Rupert Jeffcoat with the Geelong Handbell Ringers combine to present a varied program.  Holy Trinity Anglican Church, Coleraine Cost: $15 Full $10 Conc.

4.30pm  Past Echoes- Soprano & Recorder Louisa Hunter-Bradley & Harpsichord-David Macfarlane Venue: Hamilton Uniting Church Cost: $20 Full $15 Conc.

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Join *Capella Corelli* for a musical tour of 18th century Dublin.
 You will hear Irish tunes by Turlough O'Carolan and pieces by composers
 known to have worked and lived this culturally thriving Irish city.
O'Carolan's lilting melodies can be heard throughout the program
 sprinkled between the works of Handel, Geminiani and Corelli.
     LUCK OF THE IRISH
     Capella Corelli perform music from 18th century Dublin
Cynthia O'Brien baroque violin
John O'Donnell harpsichord
Ruth Wilkinson viola da gamba & recorder
Potter Gallery, University of Melbourne,  Entrance in Swanston St
 Saturday, April 5th,    6.30 pm
 Tickets $25, concession $15 Phone for bookings 93470039

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Woodend Winter Arts Festival
       presents
The Choir of Ormond College, University of Melbourne
directed by John O'Donnell
Friday 14th March, 8 pm
St Ambrose Church, Woodend
www.woodendwinterartsfestival.org.au

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The Great Bayside Organ Crawl
Enjoy the best of Brighton. Visit local restaurants - inspect splendid 19th Century buildings - hear half-hour concerts on historic organs - have a quiet walk along tree-lined streets- and (perhaps) end the day with a movie.

    * 2 pm St Cuthbert's Presbyterian Church, 10 Wilson St., Brighton
      Helga Hill plays the 1909 George Fincham organ
    * 3 pm Girrawheen Chapel, Cnr. New & Allee Sts., Brighton
      Andrew Kerr plays Brighton Grammar's 1884 Alfred Fuller organ
    * 4 pm Trinity Uniting Church, 15 Black St., Brighton
      Merrowyn Deacon plays the 1884 George Fincham organ 

Admission - One Concert - Single $10, Family $15, Student $5. Pay at the door. Three-concert numbered ticket - Single $20, Family $30, Student $10. Pay before the first concert or pre-order from the Early Arts Guild. Prize Draw: The numbers on three-concert tickets will be drawn for a prize to be announced at the end of the day.
The prize: A rubbing of the brass to Marguerite de Scorney (Nivelles, Belgium, 1484.)

To start the day, enjoy a free glass of white or red wine at Brighton Library next to St Cuthbert's from 1.15 to 1.45 p.m.
Funds raised by this project will aid organ maintenance.
Sunday 2nd March 2008 
Brighton -  Enquiries:  03   9699 8417

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The Australian Viola da Gamba
Society presents the 29th Annual
Easter Viol Workshop
Easter Friday 21st of March to Monday
the 24th of March, 2008
"The Centenary Music Centre"
MLC School
Corner Rowley and Grantham Streets
Burwood
PDF here

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arts space Wodonga presents
    Miriam Morris
    Solo Viola da Gamba Recital
    Bach, Marais, Sainte Colombe
    Friday March 14, 2008  6.00pm at Arts Space Wodonga
    Tickets $15, $10 concession
    Email vnaimo@murrayarts.org.au
The recital is in conjunction with an exhibition of Miriam's - New Leaf
     works on paper
      Arts Space Wodonga
  Corner of Lawrence & Hovell Streets Wodonga

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. The next Australian Easter Viol School will be held 
at MLC School Burwood, Sydney, 
from 21 - 24 March 2008
under the direction of Jenny Eriksson assisted by Cathy Tabrett. The exciting news is that the Canadian Viol Player and Bow Maker Louis Begin has accepted our invitation to come. Hopefully this will be confirmed and details given in the October Newsletter. Other tutors may be announced then as well.
Australian Viola da Gamba Society
Contact the president Richard Milner on rmilner@alphalink.com.au

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Early Chamber Summer School 2008
6-11th January in Armidale, NSW
 Calling all people interested in early music.
 Violin, viola, cello, gamba
 Flute, oboe, bassoon, recorder
 Harpsichord, lute, theorbo, hurdy-gurdy
 Open to intermediate and advanced players.
 If you know someone who may be interested please let them know.

 January 2008 for 6 days of classes on technique, chamber music,
 master classes and baroque orchestra.

 For further information please visit our web site
 www.orpheusmusic.com.au <http://www.orpheusmusic.com.au/>
Or email zana@orpheusmusic.com.au <http://www.orpheusmusic.com.au>

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Consort Eclectus is launching their CD.
something new...
Consort Eclectus
Miriam Morris, Laura Vaughan, Victoria Watts & Ruth Wilkinson
with Vivien Hamilton and Dean Sky-Lucas
Concert and CD launch
music by Bowman, Byrd, Coprario, Ferrabosco II, Jenkins, Lupo, Mico and Williams
August 25th 2007  at 8pm
Ian Potter Museum of Art at the University of Melbourne
Swanston St (between Faraday and Elgin) Parkville
Bookings 9819 6517  info@consorteclectus.com

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Italian Cinqencento
Music by Perino Fiorentino and Francesco da Milano.
Paul Beier - lute
29 July 07 at 3pm  $25/$15
The Ian Potter Museum of Art, University of Melbourne - Swanston Street between Faraday and Elgin Streets Parkville.
American lutenist Paul Beier graduated from the Royal College of Music, London. He has performed throughout Europe, Australia, North and South America as soloist and director of ensemble Galatea. He has recorded over 10 CDs and teaches at the Civica Scuola di Musica in Milan, Italy.
For enquiries and bookings;
vwatts AT unimelb.edu.au 

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Gabrieli Mass, on Saturday evening 28th July 2007.
The Kew Philharmonic Society Chamber Choir directed by Stephen Kerr
with special guests
The Loude Bande
Liz Zetzmann - Tenor recorder, Andrew Ross - Soprano shawm
Rose Ovenden - Alto shawm, John Rechter - Sackbut
will present a Mass in F by Andrea Gabrieli (1510-1586)
as part of the Saturday evening service at
Holy Trinity Anglican Church Kew
6pm Saturday 28th July 2007 cnr High and Pakington St Kew

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Ensemble Gombert - 2007 Concert Series
        Saturday 4th August at 8pm - at Xavier Colleg Chapel, Kew
        Concert 3 - Taverner to Tavener
English choral repertory from the Golden Age as well as settings from the past century.
For information - www.ensemblegombert.com.au 
Early Music in the Very Round - 2007
    Sunday 5th August at 2.15pm - at St Cuthbert's Presbyterian Church, 10 Wilson St, Brighton
    The Enchanted Forest - Music from The Bird Fancyer's Delight as well as music from 14th century Spain and Italy, and compositions of Raneau, Bach and Louis Couperin.

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"Cathedral Music" 
11 Aug 2007 -  2:30 & 8pm
 Cathedral Music including works by Palestrina  and many  from the Tudor Period,  Tallis, Farrant, Byrd, including Allegri's Miserere, Bruckner's  Locus Iste and Ave Maria, Britten's Hymn to the Virgin, works by Palestrina and a world premier by a young Melbourne composer, Charlie Sdraulig. 
Conductor Matther Toogood
St George's Church - East Ivanhoe 
 Warncliffe Road, East Ivanhoe, 3079. 
Heidelberg Choral Society. Saturday 11th August 2007 2:30pm & 8pm. $25/20

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Spring Early Music Festival has been successful in gaining funding from Arts Victoria to put on the 2007 Festival.
The festival will run from 29 September to 14 October, 2007
and will include some 20 events
. Highlights include:
400th anniversary production of Monteverdi's ORFEO, (EMS ensembles
directed by Sandro Naglia)
Spinacino 1507-2007 - 500th anniversary of the first printed book of
instrumental music
Concerto Zapico - harpsichord, baroque guitar and theorbo from Spain
Scarlatti 250 - Italian harpsichordist Michele Benuzzi

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Nirvana - Earthly Bliss
Sunday 3 June 2007 -Brighton
Leading 16th and 17th century composers wrote much music for 'heavenly purposes'! 
Vivien Hamilton, the director of the University of Melbourne vocal ensemble Early Voices, has devoted this program by the group to music of the other sort! 

Works by Lassus, Dowland, Marenzio, and Josquin will be featured. Early Voices has given many notable performances, including its recent major role in the Baroque masque Judgment of Paris. 

Concert 50 minutes duration and commence at 2.15 pm. Admission is free.
St Cuthbert's Presbyterian Church
10 Wilson Street, Brighton Melways 67 F10

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Laura Vaughan, Polly Sussex and Miriam Morris are giving a concert for 2 & 3 viols:
Sunday July 8 at 3.00pm
at St James the Great Anglican Church
453 Inkerman Street East St Kilda.
'For three to play'
A concert of duos and trios for three bass viols
includes Hume, Jenkins, Elway Bevin, Locke, Schenck Kühnel.
$20, $12 concession

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Coming Home - the Rippon Lea Dancers
Date:     Sunday 27 May 2007
Time:     14:15 - 15:00, Location:     Rippon Lea Estate  Notes:     Coming Home
After an absence of a quarter of a century, the Early Music Consort of Melbourne and the Rippon Lea Renaissance Dancers are returning to the Rippon Lea Ballroom.
Music by Praetorius, Brade, Schein and Scheidt
Dances by Arbeau, Battistino, Negri and Playford
Featuring historical musical instruments and period court dress

[costumes from previouse event]
Rippon Lea Estate
192 Hotham Street
Elsternwick
27 May 2007 at 2:15pm, repeat 3:15pm
Adults $12, children $6.50, Concession $9, family $30
Bookings: Early Arts Guild 9699 8417

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Ensemble Gombert
Australian a cappella
Saturday 19 May, 8pm
Xavier College Chapel, Kew

Directed by John O'Donnell
Ensemble Gombert is one of Australia's leading chamber choirs, noted
for its pure intonation and historical approach to choral sound and
style. The Ensemble has broadcast extensively, has appeared at many
festivals across Australia, has toured to Europe twice, and has
released to fine CDs of choral music.

Tickets are available at the door ($33/$25) or through the 3MBS Box
Office (booking fees may apply) on 1300 884 654 or at
www.3mbsboxoffice. com.

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Below is a synopsis of the 
Past Echoes Autumn Music Festival.
Details of prices, bookings and link for more info, see below.

Date: Friday 25th  to Sunday 27th May.
1: love and passion
Friday May 25,   8pm
Newman College Chapel, Melbourne Uni
Louisa Hunter-Bradley, soprano/recorder Zane Grosa, baroque violin
Fiona Furphy, baroque cello David Macfarlane, harpsichord & organ
Vocal and instrumental work from leasing composers of the transition between the idealistic Renaissance and flamboyant Baroque periods.

Lute Song Masterclass
Saturday May 26, 10am
Early Music Studio, Melbourne Uni
Vivien Hamilton, soprano John Griffiths, lute
This workshop provides an opportunity for Australia's young singers to share their work with enthusiastic audiences.

2. fantasticus
Saturday May 26, 2pm
St John's Church, Southgate
David Macfarlane, organ
An exploration of the compositional style of one of the leading composers for organ, Dietrich Buxtehude.

3. a golden age
Saturday May 26, 5pm
Early Music Studio, Melbourne Uni
Jennifer Cook, soprano   Adam Masters, baroque oboe/d'amore,   Christopher Evans, viola da gamba   Pei-Jun Tan, harpsichord
Melbourne's leading student of early music explore the beauty of sacred and secular music by the giants of the time: Handel, Bach, Telemann and Vivaldi.

4. divine inspiration
Saturday May 26, 8pm
Newman College Chapel, Melbourne Uni
Buxtehude Consort, Matthew Champion - director
Zane Grosa & Cathy Shugg, baroque violins Fiona Furphy, baroque cello
Victoria Watts, viola da gamba Rosemary Hodgson, theorbo  David Macfarlane, organ
Motets and Cantatas  by German Baroque composers, JS Bach, Telemann and Buxtehude, as well as a new composition by Helen Thomson.

5. a musical banquet
Sunday May 27, 11am
Queens College Chapel, Melbourne Uni
George Liakatos, tenor Rosemary Hodgson, lute
Lute songs from Robert Dowland's A Musical Banquet. Music is from France, Italy and Spain as well as England. This concert will also act as a demonstration of the previous day's educational outcomes.

6. treasures from versailles
Sunday May 27, 3pm Newman College
Chapel
Stephen Grant, bass-baritone    Louisa Hunter-Bradley, soprano   Gary Ekkel, baroque flute    Laura Vaughan, viola da gamba   David Macfarlane, organ/harpsichord
A closing recital of the French Baroque, including the cantatas for bass and soprano" Michel Pignolet de Monteclair - Le Depit genereux and Nicholas Bernier - Diane et Endimion.

Bookings through:
3mbs Box Office - 1300 884 654
www3mbsboxoffice. com

Information through:
Past Echoes -  0  4 17 344 828
info@pastechoes. com

Ticket Prices:
Weekend Subscription - Adults $100, Senior $80, Pensioner $60, Student $50
Single Tickets -                   Adults $25, Senior $20, Pensioner $15, Student $10
Concert 3 Tickets -           Adults $15, Senior $10, Pensioner $5, Student $5
Masterclass -                       Adults $10, Senior $10, Pensioner $5, Student $5

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Early Music Society of Victoria Inc.
THE EARLY MUSIC SOCIETY OF VICTORIA & CHRIST CHURCH BRUNSWICK
present 
ANCIENT MUSICKES -  MISCELLANI XI 
DIVERSE RENAISSANCE & BAROQUE WORKS for WIND, VIOLS & VOICES
featuring
 CHRIST CHURCH CHOIR , THE LOUDE BAND, THE JACOBEAN CONSORT, HARMONIA SONATARUM.
at
ST. CUTHBERT'S PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH,  10 WILSON ST. BRIGHTON

SUNDAY MAY 6th, 2007 at 2.15 PM

Admission by Donations
This is the second concert in Early Music in the Very Round for 2007.
It is sponsored by Bayside City Council,
Bayside Library Service and the Early Arts Guild of Victoria

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 - A Treasure Plucked -
 Featuring Rosemary Hodgson (Lute) & Adrian Walter (19th Century  Guitar)
 APRIL 29th, Sunday 2pm
 St. Mark's Church, 250 George St Fitzroy
 Joining the forces of two of Australia's most respected historic plucked  string players - the guitar society of Melbourne presents a rare  opportunity to  hear treasured guitar music on its original instruments. With Adrian Walter  from Darwin and Melbourne's own Rosemary Hodgson, this concert invites  both guitar and early music enthusiasts to come together for a truly unique event. The first half of the concert will explore the glorious jewels of English  lute music from its birth in the sixteenth century to its heyday in the court of Elizabeth I. This fascinating program includes works by John Johnson, Alonso Ferrabosco the Elder, Thomas Robinson and John Dowland. This  will be followed by a wonderful selection of music for nineteenth century guitar including works by some of the major composers of the period including Giuliani, Sor, and Mertz.
  Tickets $25 / $15 Concession
 For Booking & info see www.melbourneguitar.com 
 Tickets available on the door.

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Ruth Wilkinson and  Cynthia O'Brien 
playing Recorders and baroque violin 
and launch of  a CD  they made in an
historic church in Tuscany 2006
Thursday 19th April 6pm
Ian Potter Museum of Art, University of Melbourne, Swanston St, Parkville

The CD, "Concert à Deux, an acoustical pilgrimage" was recorded in the beautiful church of Santa Maria Nuova which lies nestled into the hillside just outside the walls of Cortona in Italy.  Its high ceilings capped by a dome, stone walls and floor, created a lush acoustical space which allowed the gut strings of the baroque violin, viola da gamba and the wooden pipe of the recorder to resonate freely. 
In this space the intimacy of two-part music could be enhanced and a connection felt with auditors of the past.

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28th Annual
Easter Viol Workshop
Friday 6th April to
Monday 9th April, 2007
Canterbury Girls Secondary College,
Mangarra Road, Canterbury
PDF Program Here
Enrol Form PDF Here

Early Music Society of Victoria Inc
Australian Viola da Gamba Society Inc
www.avdgs.org.au

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Consort Eclectus
in conjunction with the Early Music Society of Victoria / AVDGS
presents, at the 28th Easter Viol workshop,
 to Musick
A program of favourite viol consort music by composers
incl. Gibbons, Jenkins, Dowland & Simpson,
and a new work for viols & voice by Calvin Bowman.
Viols
Miriam Morris   -  Ruth Wilkinson
Laura Vaughn  -  Victoria Watts
with guest artists
Vivien Hamilton (soprano)
&
Asako Morikawa (Viola da Gamba)
Asako Morikawa is the international guest tutor at the 28th National Easter Viol Workshop. 
Saturday April 7th, 2007 at 8.00 pm.
 at Canterbury Girls’ Secondary College,
Drama Centre, Mangarra Road, Canterbur

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GOOD FRIDAY  6 April 2007
Scots Church (Melbourne) DOUGLAS LAWRENCE will perform the Bach St John Passion (in German) at 8pm. 
Scots' Church Choir with Australian Baroque Ensemble,
soloists: Deborah Kayser, Kate McBride, Elizabeth Anderson, Vaughan Mcalley (Evangelist), Chris Busietta, Alex Roose (Christus) and Thomas Drent.
Conducted by Douglas Lawrence
Admission is free. 
Scots' pays for all the concerts including the International Organ Series and Messiah

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"Actus Tragicus @ Newman"
Choir of Newman College Concert Series, Concert No. 1
Actus Tragicus, Newman College Chapel,
Sunday, March 18 at 2:30pm
The Choir of Newman College will commence its sixth Concert Series with a performance of Passiontide cantatas for soloists, choir and Baroque orchestra.  Actus Tragicus features works by Johann Sebastian Bach, Johann Christoph Bach, Telemann, Schütz, Schein and Buxtehude.  Two highlights of the program are J.S. Bach's funeral cantata, Actus Tragicus, and the extraordinary cantata for five violas da gamba and soloists from Membra Jesu Nostri by Dieterich Buxtehude, whose 300th anniversary is celebrated this year.

 Accompanying the choir will be an orchestra of period instruments including the members of Consort Eclectus, a widely-acclaimed Australian ensemble of viol players.  The viol is a rare and ornate Baroque string instrument, whose sonorous sounds were reserved by composers like J.S. Bach for moments of heightened emotion. 

 Featured amongst the soloists are the countertenor, Dean Sky-Lucas, the soprano, Leoma Dyke, the tenor, Christopher Nye and the basses, Grantley McDonald and John Weretka.
 Bookings can be made by calling  03  9347 5577.

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Ensemble Gombert - concert 1 in their series of 5 concerts
"Lamentations, Responsories & Miserere" directed by John O'Donnell
Sat 31st March 8 pm, at The Xavier Chapel,
Charles St, Kew.
enquiries for series price etc
www.ensemblegombert.com.au or 9852 7744.
Works by Orlando de Lassus, Gesualdo, Robert White.
Individual tickets to the concerts can be purchased at the door or in advance. Full tickets cost $33 each and concession tickets cost $23 each. Proof of status (pensioner card or fulltime student ID card) is required for purchasing concession tickets

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Concert notice from The Early Arts Guild
"Celebrating the Baroque"
Sung dances to the music of Michel L'Affilard (1656-1708)
with Peter Hagen, Harpsichord
Louise Horgen vocalist
and the Rippon Lea Baroque Dancers
Lynne Craven, Fay Donlevy, Helga Hill & Jan Turner.
Research by Helga Hill.
17-18th Century Gallery,
National Gallery of Victoria
2 p.m. Sat March 24th, 2007.
Admission free.
Info: Early Arts Guild of Vic 9699 8417

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A good fun way to start the early music year

The Medieval Fair is on this weekend in the Yarra Valley. There will be tournaments, jousting, tavern, archery, kids games, displays, market stalls and more.
The music will be provided by Melbourne group Carnevale led by Helen Del and Sydney group Wayward playing Bagpipes and Hurdy Gurdy.
The fair will be held at
The Yarra Valley Archery Park, Don Road,
LAUNCHING PLACE,  on
Saturday 20th & Sunday 21st January from 10am to 5pm both days.
More information can be found on the website: www.historicevents.com.au

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Early Music in the Very Round series put on by 
The Early Arts Guild of Victoria.
Sunday 6th August 2006
"Songs of the Heart" 17thC French "Air de Coer" 
will be explored by Louisa Hunter-Bradley (soprano), Victoria Watts (viola da Gamba) and Rosemary Hodgson (lute), including works by Dowland, Ferrabosco II, Bataille and Bossett.
2.15 pm for 1 hour at St Cuthbert's Presbyterian Church, 10 Wilson St, Brighton. 
Gold coin donations appreciated.
The Glory of Venice
Spectacular music for choirs and brass by Gabrielli, Monteverdi, Schütz and others
Royal Melbourne Philharmonic Choir,Viva Voce Choir, Monash University, Royal Melbourne Philharmonic Brass
conducted by Andrew Wailes
Saturday 29 July  2006 -  8:00 pm, Melbourne Town Hall

No single building has been responsible for the inspiration of composers, and the development of music more than the imposing Basilica San Marco in Venice. The stunning music written to take advantage of the accoustics and spatially-separated balconies and choir lofts led to the Venetian polychoral style - music written for multiple choirs and instrumental groups for grand effect. This style not only became popular all over Europe, but defined, in part, the shift from the Renaissance to the Baroque era.

Hear glorious works by successive Maestri di Capella at San Marco; including Adrian Willaert, Andrea and Giovanni Gabrieli, Giovanni Croce, and Claudio Monteverdi, as well as the great German composer Heinrich Schütz.
 

RENAISSANCE FASHION  PARADE  1500-1620  July 16,  2006  A unique display of colourful  costumes from the courts  of Europe, along with  songs, music, dances  and gesture of the times  with  The Early Music Consort of Melbourne, Rippon Lea Renaissance Dancers, Vocalist Merrin Torpy Actress Jillian Gundermann Director Helga M. Hill Some period costumes - much more at the fashion parade! Performances at 2.15 p.m. Sunday, July 16,  2006 Armadale Uniting Church, Kooyong Rd. (near High Street), Armadale Sunday, August 13,  2006 Peninsula Community Theatre, Cnr. Nepean Highway and Wilsons Rd., Mornington  Admission (both performances) $18, $12 con., $40 family, $6 student  Early booking recommended 9699 8417  Some tickets may be available at door Early Arts Guild of Victoria web site here

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FANCIES FOR THE SOUL AND MIND 
Music for Viols
Consort Eclectus, Miriam Morris, Ruth Wilkinson, Victoria Watts, and 
Laura Vaughan, invite you to the second concert in their 2006
subscription series.
2. Fancies for the Soul and Mind
with Cynthia O'Brien - baroque violin
Fancye the fantastic?
Fine Fantasias, Ayres and Dances of John Jenkins and William Lawes, 
with guest artist Cynthia O'Brien (baroque violin).
With a long-standing reputation as a consummate violinist, Australian 
born Cynthia O'Brien performs regularly in Europe and Australia. She 
joins with Consort Eclectus to present the intricate consort music of 
the English Renaissance and introduce Peter Sculthorpe's "Djilile" to 
Melbourne audiences.
8 pm Saturday, July 8 2006
Early Music Studio, University of Melbourne, 27 Royal Parade Parkville
Tickets $25/$15      Enquiries 03   9819 6517 
info@consorteclectus.com
Seating is limited so booking is advised.
You are invited to a light supper after each performance.
Enquiries; please phone  03    9819 6517 or email 
info@consorteclectus.com

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MUSIC MISCELLANIE X
18 JUNE 2006 
VENUE  8 GLENLYON ROAD BRUSNWICK
ABOUT 50 METERS EAST OF SYDNEY ROAD

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Melba Hall, 6 pm, Friday 26 May 2006
Faculty of Music U of Melb.
If my complaints could passions move

Renaissance Dance Renaissance and Baroque Music
Faculty of Music Renaissance
Dancers  Early Voices  Baroque ensembles  Viol consort
Admission free
see here

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Thursday 25 May 7.30pm
Ascension Day Vespers
Lobet Gott in seinen Reichen BWV 11
for 4 soloists, choir & orchestra (strings, oboes, flutes, trumpets, tympani & continuo). St Johns Bach Choir & VCA Bach Orchestra
dir. Marco van Pagee

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 11-14 May
New England Bach Festival 
which will take place 11-14 May, 2006 in Armidale, NSW.
For more information, please visit the Festival website:
http://armidale.com/nebf/ 

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Sunday May 7th
Viola da gamba duo Convivio is delighted to announce the first concert in their 2006 subscription series: 
Music for the Sun King. 
Joined by guest baroque violinist Rachael Beesley (courtesy of the New Dutch Academy), Convivio presents some of the finest music from the court of Louis XIV including Marais Pièces en Trio, Marais Pièces De Viole and sumptuous Concerts à deux violes égales by Le Sieur de Sainte Colombe in the intimate atmosphere of the Early Music Studio.
Sunday 7 May;  5pm Early Music Studio 27 Royal Parade Parkville
Tickets $25/$15 Enq.    03   9819   6517
A light supper will be provided after the concert, and we do hope you can join us. 
Miriam Morris and Laura Vaughan

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Sunday 30 April, 2006
Last year Faculty of Music Academic, Jan Stockigt, discovered this lost work by Vivaldi in Dresden.  The world modern premiere will take place in Dresden on Saturday 22 April. You have the special opportunity to hear the Australian premiere the following week in the beautiful surrounds of Newman Chapel. To read more about the discovery, go to www.music.unimelb.edu.au/events/vivaldi.html

*** A VERY SPECIAL EVENT ***

The Faculty of Music presents
the Australian premiere of Vivaldi's
Dixit Dominus RV807
Melbourne Collegium & Choir
Conductor  - Hans-Dieter Michatz
A major new work, lost for centuries, recently discovered.

3.00pm, Sunday 30 April 2006
Newman College Chapel,
887 Swanston St
Parkville
Tickets: $25/$15
Enquiries & Booking: 8344 7830
www.music.unimelb.edu.au/events
Lost Vivaldi work to have Australian premiere at University of Melbourne
The Australian premiere of Antonio Vivaldi's lost work Dixit Dominus - discovered to international acclaim last year by University of Melbourne musicologist Dr Jan Stockigt - will be held in Newman College Chapel at the University of Melbourne on Sunday 30 April.

The work, an 11-movement piece of sacred music for choir and orchestra, was discovered by Dr Stockigt in the Saxon State Library in Dresden.  It had for some centuries been misattributed to the composer Baldassarre Galuppi.
Dr Stockigt detected the irregularity in the attribution and correctly identified the real composer to be Vivaldi.

The acknowledgement of Vivaldi's authorship is the most important Vivaldi discovery in a generation, according to the University's former Dean of Music and Assistant Vice-Chancellor (University Relations) Professor Warren Bebbington.

 

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However we do ask that in return, our EMSV members receive a concession when attending these advertised events.

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