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Concert Diary 2013

**All information is correct at the time of publication. Alterations to the program, date, venue and cost may occur. Please contact The Conservatorium to confirm before you attend.**

JUNE

Sunday

16

2:00pm

SBS Youth Orchestra. This event will be the first performance of the orchestra’s 25th anniversary program, including Shostakovich, Rachmaninoff and Tchaikovsky. Doors open from 1:30pm.

Sunday

23

2:30pm

Winter Winds. Performances by Conservatorium Concert Band, Junior Concert Band and Eleebana Concert Band.

Tuesday

25

7:00pm

Conservatorium Community Strings Concert. Conservatorium beginner, intermediate and advanced string ensembles. 

JULY

Sunday

14

2:00pm

 

Musica Viva – Wang and Harvey.Prodigious Chinese cellist joins with ardent Australian pianist in wild and passionate works by Brahms, Bach, Vine, Puts and Schnittke.

 

AUGUST

Friday

9

7:00pm

University of Newcastle Chamber Choir concert.Performances by our award winning choir.

Thursday

22

7:30pm

 

Musica Viva – Ellis String Quartet.Be a part of music history when the Ellis String Quartet perform Beethoven’s op 59 no 2 in Australia for the Beethoven Project.

 

SEPTEMBER

Sunday

1

3:00pm

ABC Live Broadcast. Program to be confirmed. Audience are required to be seated by 2:50pm.

Saturday

7

7:30pm

 

Song Company – Dowland’s Lute.As a way of celebrating Dowland’s 450th anniversary in 2013, the Song Company has invited the great English lutenist of our time, Nigel North, for an all-out tribute to the elusive English master and his time.

 

Sunday

8

3:00pm

ABC Live Broadcast. Program to be confirmed. Audience are required to be seated by 2:50pm.

Saturday

14

7:30pm

Spring Winds. Conservatorium Concert Band, Conservatorium Junior Concert Band and The Junction Primary School Band.

Sunday

15

3:00pm

ABC Live Broadcast. Program to be confirmed. Audience are required to be seated by 2:50pm.

Sunday

22

3:00pm

ABC Live Broadcast. Program to be confirmed. Audience are required to be seated by 2:50pm.

Sunday

29

3:00pm

ABC Live Broadcast. Program to be confirmed. Audience are required to be seated by 2:50pm.

OCTOBER

Friday

4

7:30pm

Musica Viva – Angela Hewitt. The pre-eminent Bach pianist of our time performs the Art of Fugue.

NOVEMBER

Saturday

30

7:30pm

 

Song Company – Birds and Angels. Mirth and magic from all creatures celestial provide the substance of this trademark Song Company Christmas program. Carols in Catalan, Ukranian and Spanish, but also beautiful pieces by composers living in our midst: Ross Edwards and Christopher Willcock.

 

 

For a printable version of the Concert Diary please click here.

 

BOOKING INFORMATION AND ENQUIRIES

SBS Youth Orchestra: tickets sold at the door. Adults $25, Concession $15, Children $15, Family $50 (2 adults, 2 children under 16)

Musica Viva: tickets for these events are through Ticketek or phone: 02 4929 1977

Song Company: Tickets for these events can be booked directly through City Recital Hall http://www.songcompany.com.au/concerts/ or phone: 02 8256 2222.

Conservatorium events: Tickets sold at the door. Box office will be open one hour prior. Adults $12, Child $5, Concession $8, Family $25. 

For further information please contact our Events Coordinator on (02) 4921 7448 or Julie.Duncan@newcastle.edu.au