Performance History
2017 Season
2016 Season
Sunday 16 October
Songs to a Distant Beloved
A performance of Beethoven's An die ferne Geliebte on the bicentenary of its composition, plus trios and quartets by Mozart and Schumann.
Resonate 2016, Art Gallery of NSW
Sunday 9 October
Oceans
Seascapes, songs and duets by Fauré & Brahms plus Elgar's iconic Sea Pictures.
Port Fairy Spring Music Festival
Saturday 8 October
Mondestrunken
Songs and duets by Vrieslander, Eisler, Schubert, Schumann, Wolf, Debussy, Chausson,
Vaughan Williams & Quilter.
Port Fairy Spring Music Festival
26-29 September
The Animals Noah Forgot
The Animals Noah Forgot is a cabaret for Australian children taking its title and core material from the delightful publication for the young by A.B. “Banjo” Paterson.
Paterson’s collection of poems has served as the inspiration for a set of six songs written by respected conductor, educator and composer Noel Ancell OAM
Kew Court House
Wednesday 21 September
Shakespeare in Love
A commemoration of the 400th anniversary of the Bard's death. Songs by Brahms, Berlioz, Finzi, Quilter, Korngold and Alison Baud's Banquo's Buried.
Local Heroes Series, Melbourne Recital Centre
Sunday 28 August
Lyric Rhapsody
Duets by Brahms and Dvorak, plus Shakespeare love songs by Quilter and Grainger.
Art Song Canberra, Season of Song
Wednesday 13 April
Songs to a Distant Beloved
A performance of Beethoven's An die ferne Geliebte on the bicentenary of its composition, plus trios and quartets by Mozart and Schumann.
Local Heroes Series, Melbourne Recital Centre
Thursday 26 March
Cello Romance
Songs and chamber music by Tchaikovski, Borodin, Verdi and Schumann's Adagio & Allegro op. 70 for cello and piano.
Lunch Hour Concert Series, Monash University
2015 Season
Thursday 12 November
The Sound of Silence
Songs by Liszt, Mahler, Delius, Rorem, Bogle, Roger Heagney, John Lennon and Simon & Garfunkel.
Morning Melodies Series, Capital Theatre Bendigo, VIC.
Friday 23 October
Q&R
Songs and duets by Purcell, Britten, Brahms, Shostakovich, Wolf and Rossini's La Regata Veneziana.
Local Heroes Series, Melbourne Recital Centre Salon, VIC.
Monday-Wednesday 6-8 July
A Schubert Journey
Songs and chamber music by Schubert, with guest David Thomas (clarinet).
Great Performers Series, Melbourne Recital Centre, VIC.
Monday 27 April
The Sound of Silence
Songs by Liszt, Mahler, Delius, Rorem, Bogle, Roger Heagney, John Lennon and Simon & Garfunkel.
Lunch Hour Concert Series, Melba Hall (free event), University of Melbourne, VIC.
Thursday 26 March
Cello Romance
Songs and chamber music by Tchaikovski, Borodin, Bruch, Verdi, Ravel and Schumann, with guest Blair Harris (cello).
Local Heroes Series, Melbourne Recital Centre Salon, VIC.
Thursday 19 March
Clarinet Romance
Songs and chamber music by Spohr, Schumann, Sutherland and Schubert, with guest David Griffiths (clarinet).
Lunch Hour Concert Series, Sir Zelman Cowen School of Music (free event), Monash University, VIC.
Sunday 22 February
3MBS Brahms Marathon
Songs and duets by Brahms.
Hawthorn Arts Centre, Melbourne VIC.
2014 Season
Tuesday 11 November
Remembrance Day Concert
Songs by Liszt, Mahler, Delius, Rorem, Bogle, Stuart Greenbaum and John Lennon.
Local Heroes 2015 Launch Event, Melbourne Recital Centre, Melbourne, VIC.
Sunday 12 October
The Sound of Silence
Songs by Schumann, Duparc, Delius, Rorem, Weill, Bogle and Simon & Garfunkel.
Port Fairy Spring Music Festival, Reardon Theatre, VIC.
Tuesday 7 October
Favourite Lieder
Songs by Schubert and Schumann.
Legal Friends of MRC Launch Event, Elisabeth Murdoch Hall - Melbourne Recital Centre, Melbourne, VIC.
Thursday 2 October
The Animals Noah Forgot
Songs and piano pieces by Ravel, Schumann, Ginastera and Noel Ancell OAM.
School Holiday Series, Montrose Town Centre, VIC.
Tuesday 30 September
The Animals Noah Forgot
Songs and piano pieces by Ravel, Schumann, Ginastera and Noel Ancell OAM.
School Holiday Series, Melbourne Recital Centre Salon, VIC.
Sunday 24 August
Myrthen und Rosen
Songs by Schumann, Mendelssohn, Vaughan Williams, Grainger and Calvin Bowman.
Recital Series, Memorial Hall, Healesville, VIC.
Thursday 21 August
Viola Romance
Songs and chamber music by Brahms, Marx, Reutter, Berlioz and Schumann, with guest Brett Dean (viola).
Local Heroes Series, Melbourne Recital Centre Salon, VIC.
Monday 9 June
Shakespeare's Kingdom
Songs by Elgar, Quilter, Finzi, Korngold and Cole Porter.
Recital Series, St. John's Church Flinders, VIC.
Monday 26 May
Clarinet Romance
Songs and chamber music by Spohr, Schumann, Sutherland and Schubert, with guest David Griffiths (clarinet).
Lunch Hour Concert Series, Melba Hall (free event), University of Melbourne, VIC.
Wednesday 7 May
A Woman's Life and Love
Songs by Schumann, Wagner, Bauld and the premiere of a new song cycle by Roger Heagney.
Local Heroes Series, Melbourne Recital Centre Salon, VIC.
Tuesday 29 April
Musica Viva Coffee Concert: Myrthen und Rosen
Songs by Schumann, Mendelssohn, Vaughan Williams, Percy Grainger and Calvin Bowman.
Elisabeth Murdoch Hall - Melbourne Recital Centre, Melbourne, VIC.
Wednesday 9 April
Heine's World
Songs by Schubert and Schumann on texts by Heine.
Lunch Hour Concert Series, St. James' Church (free event), Sydney, NSW.
Sunday 30 March
3MBS Schubert Marathon
Songs by Schubert, with guest David Griffiths (clarinet).
South Melbourne Town Hall, Melbourne VIC.
Wednesday 19 March
Heine's World
Songs by Schubert and Schumann on texts by Heine.
Lunch Hour Concert Series, St. Paul's Cathedral (free event), Melbourne, VIC.
Saturday-Sunday 15-16 & 22-23 March
The Interpretation of Lieder and Art Song
Masterclasses with undergraduate and postgraduate students preparing for recitals and competitions.
Melbourne Conservatorium of Music, Melbourne, VIC.
Saturday 8 February
Meet your Local Heroes: Music from the Heart
Songs and duets by Schubert, Chausson and Dvorak.
Melbourne Recital Centre (free event), Melbourne, VIC.
2013 Season
Wednesday 6 November
A Rhine Journey
Songs by Liszt, Schumann, Mahler and Wagner.
Local Heroes Series, Melbourne Recital Centre Salon, VIC.
Friday 27 September
A Rhine Journey
Songs by Liszt, Schumann, Mahler and Wagner.
Resonate 2013, Art Gallery of New South Wales, NSW.
Tuesday 27 August
L’isle Joyeuse
Songs and chamber music by Debussy.
Recital Series, Art Gallery of Ballarat, VIC.
Wednesday 17 July
Clarinet Romance
Songs and chamber music by Spohr, Schumann, Sutherland and Schubert, with guest David Griffiths (clarinet).
Local Heroes Series, Melbourne Recital Centre Salon, VIC.
Sunday 26 May
Sea Pictures
Songs and duets by Elgar, Fauré and Brahms.
Sunday Live Series, Iwaki Auditorium (free event), Southbank, VIC.
Monday 22 April
Schwanengesang
A performance of the great Schubert song cycle.
Lunch Hour Concert Series, Melba Hall (free event), University of Melbourne, VIC.
Saturday 13 April
The Seasons - The Argentinian Connection
Tangos and songs by Astor Piazzolla, with guests Susannah Ng (violin) & Blair Harris (cello).
Recital Series, Duneira of Mt Macedon, VIC.
Sunday 7 April
Larksong and Swansong
Song cycles by Fauré, Poulenc and Schubert.
Art Song Canberra, Wesley Music Centre, ACT.
Tuesday 26 March
1863 - The Paris Connection
Songs by Fauré, Duparc, Debussy and Poulenc's Le Travail du Peintre.
Local Heroes Series, Melbourne Recital Centre Salon, VIC.
Friday 8 February
Gypsy Passion
Gypsy songs by Brahms, Dvořák, De Falla, Stoltz and Tchaikovski.
Recital Series, fortyfivedownstairs, Melbourne, VIC.
Saturday 5 January
The Seasons - The Argentinian Connection
Tangos and songs by Astor Piazzolla, with guests Ensemble Nonino.
Peninsula Summer Music Festival, Moorooduc Estate, VIC.
2012 Season
Wednesday-Friday October 24-26
Pierrot Lunaire
Celebrating the centenary of Schoenberg's Pierrot Lunaire, in collaboration with Syzygy Ensemble and BalletLab.
Melbourne Festival, Melbourne Recital Centre Salon, VIC.
Friday October 5
Riverside Live
Songs and cycles by Purcell, Poulenc, Faure, Debussy, De Falla and Piazzolla.
Riverside Live Series, Arts Centre Melbourne (free event), Southbank, VIC.
Sunday 23 September
Gypsy Genius
Gypsy songs by Brahms, Dvořák, De Falla, Schumann, Stoltz and Liszt.
Resonate 2012, Art Gallery of New South Wales, NSW.
Friday September 21
The Seasons - The Argentinian Connection
Tangos and songs by Astor Piazzolla, with guests Ensemble Nonino.
Local Heroes Series, Melbourne Recital Centre Salon, VIC.
Tuesday August 21
L'isle joyeuse
Songs and chamber music by Debussy, with guest Howard Penny (cello).
Local Heroes Series, Melbourne Recital Centre Salon, VIC.
Friday 15 June
Sea Pictures
Songs and duets by Elgar, Fauré, Ireland, Hardy and Brahms.
Local Heroes Series, Melbourne Recital Centre Salon, VIC.
Sunday 10 June
Sea Pictures
Songs and duets by Elgar, Fauré, Ireland, Hardy and Brahms.
Recital Series, St. John's Church Flinders, VIC.
Sunday 27 May
Other Love Songs
Quartets by Brahms and Hough, with guests Andrew Goodwin (tenor) and Amir Farid (piano).
Sunday Live Series, Iwaki Auditorium (free event), Southbank, VIC.
Friday 30 March
Other Love Songs
Songs, quartets and chamber music by Hough, Eisler, Ravel and Brahms, with guests Andrew Goodwin (tenor) and Caroline Almonte (piano).
Local Heroes Series, Melbourne Recital Centre Salon, VIC.
2011 Season
Tuesday 22 November
The Melbourne Connection
Australian songs by Heagney, Kerry, Greenbaum and Grainger.
Local Heroes Series, Melbourne Recital Centre Salon, VIC.
Friday 26 August
He, Zigeuner!
Songs, quartets and chamber by Brahms and Dvořák, with guests Robert Macfarlane (tenor) and Caroline Almonte (piano).
Local Heroes Series, Melbourne Recital Centre Salon, VIC.