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| CONCERTO PARADISO: A CONCERT OF ITALIAN BAROQUE MUSIC |
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| PERTH TOWN HALL, 17 JULY | |||||
| The warmth of the cello and the brightness of the trumpet reflect the Mediterranean environment of Italian Baroque music, which reaches celestial heights when combined with the glory of the human voice. Features Baroque stars Catherine Jones (cello), Leanne Sullivan (trumpet) and Sara Macliver (soprano). | |||||
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| FROM NYC CHRIS MCNULTY AND PAUL BOLLENBACK |
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| THE ELLINGTON JAZZ CLUB, 5 JUNE - 6 JUNE | |||||
| NYC Vocal sensation Chris McNulty is joined by NYC guitarist Paul Bollenback with The Graham Wood Trio in an intimate night of wonderful songs. | |||||
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| GRACE KNIGHT | ![]() |
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| THE ELLINGTON JAZZ CLUB, 1 JULY - 2 JULY | |||||
| One of Australia’s most well known and loved singers makes her debut at The Ellington Jazz Club. Formerly from the band the Eurogliders, Grace is now known as one of Australia’s leading Jazz singers. |
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| FROM NYC GEORGE GARZONE | ![]() |
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| THE ELLINGTON JAZZ CLUB, 27 AUGUST - 29 AUGUST | |||||
| George Garzone is one of the finest tenor saxophonists in the world. He has developed his own sound over many years and is faculty at some of the best jazz schools in New York City and Boston. |
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| CLUB ZHO #85 SEAWORTHY | ![]() |
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| TURA NEW MUSIC, 16 JUNE | |||||
| Seaworthy Formed in 2000 Seaworthy explore melodic and experimental approached to the construction (and unraveling) of minimalist soundscapes from looped guitar, warm drones, piano, electronics and field recordings. |
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| CLUB ZHO #86 LIQUID ARCHITECTURE | ![]() |
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| TURA NEW MUSIC, 6 JULY | |||||
| Liquid Architecture Perlonex (Germany) Jason Kahn (Switzerland) and Joel Stern (Queensland).Tura New Music hosts special guests of Australia’s premier sound arts festival, Liquid Architecture, celebrating a national circuit of concerts, featuring the nation’s most imaginative musicians, composers, sound designers and media artists in a sense-specific feast for the ears. |
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| ABC SYMPHONY AUSTRALIA YOUNG PERFORMERS AWARDS 2009 |
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| WEST AUSTRALIAN SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA, 10 JUNE | |||||
| Enjoy the best of Australia’s young musicians as they battle it out in the Stage 3 Keyboard Final of the ABC Symphony Australia Young Performers Awards. This prestigious competition features four stunning young soloists performing a piano concerto of their choice with the West Australian Symphony Orchestra. |
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| PIERS LANE PLAYS MOZART | ![]() |
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| WEST AUSTRALIAN SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA, 24 JULY - 25 JULY | |||||
| Dynamic maestro Jakub Hrusa debuts with WASO in a program of colourful symphonic stories from his Czech homeland. Australian pianist Piers Lane brings energy and intensity to one of Mozart’s greatest piano concertos, elegant and inventive, lively yet lyrical. |
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| BEN LEE WITH WASO |
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| WEST AUSTRALIAN SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA, 26 AUGUST - 27 AUGUST | |||||
| Following last year’s sell out concerts, Ben Lee returns to perform with WASO in the Perth Concert Hall. Performing hits including I Love Pop Music, Catch My Disease, We Are All In This Together and more from a career that is fast gaining world wide recognition. Ben Lee will amaze and inspire with his distinctive voice and witty banter. |
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| INTIMATE STRINGS CONCERT: PERGOLESI, DVORAK, PUCCINI,SCHUBERT, BACH |
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| FREMANTLE CHAMBER ORCHESTRA, 2 AUGUST | |||||
| The Concertino 1 by Pergolesi with a full string section is followed by Dvorak’s famous “American” string quartet. Puccini’s melancholic “Crisantemi” and Schubert’s wonderful “Quartettsatz” then take you on an inner journey. Bach’s gloriously upbeat Brandenburg Concerto No 3 concludes a performance for all to enjoy. |
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| STATE LIBRARY FREE LUNCHTIME CONCERTS |
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| WESTERN AUSTRALIAN ACADEMY OF PERFORMING ARTS, 31 JULY - 4 SEPTEMBER |
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| Be entertained on Friday lunchtimes during the City of Perth’s Winter Arts Season as WAAPA’s talented students and staff take to the stage in a series of free classical and jazz music concerts at the State Library. Don’t miss this exciting opportunity to hear Perth’s upcoming stars of the music world! |
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| GEORGE BIZET’S "THE PEARLFISHERS" |
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| WEST AUSTRALIAN OPERA, 8 AUGUST - 22 AUGUST | |||||
| This is an opera of youthful inspiration – with the undeniable stamp of Bizet’s genius that was also to give us “Carmen”. It is with this in mind that West Australian Opera has fielded a young and brilliant cast on the threshold of their professional careers. |
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| PEET CONCERT SERIES :
“SUOR ANGELICA… PLUS MUSIC FOR WOMEN’S VOICES” |
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| WEST AUSTRALIAN OPERA, 20 JUNE, 24 JUNE | |||||
| Puccini’s sumptuous & tragic one act opera will be presented in full, including costumes. The first half of the concert will contain arias, duets, trios & choruses for women’s voices including music by bizet, verdi & wagner. |
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| JAZZ IN THE CITY | ![]() |
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| PRESENTED BY THE CITY OF PERTH IN PARTNERSHIP WITH PERTH JAZZ SOCIETY AND ELLINGTON JAZZ CLUB, FORREST PLACE, 24 - 26 July |
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| We’re talkin’ all that jazz...The city’s centre will transform into a New Orleans jazz club as respected jazz musicians come together in Forrest Place to deliver a weekend of smooth tunes. Jazz in the City is a free weekend of jazz, blues and funk celebrating the City of Perth Winter Arts Season. | |||||
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| NAIDOC WEEK OPENING CEREMONY | ![]() |
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| 5 JULY, 12pm - 4pm, WELLINGTON SQUARE, PERTH | |||||
| Free family entertainment including Aboriginal and Torres Straight Islander music, children's activities, food sampling, a flag raising ceremony and Welcome to Country. | |||||
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