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  1. WEDDINGS AND PARTIES OVER COFFEE

    14:30-16:30AUD 65Bach Akademie Australia (St Finbar's Church)Miriam Allan; Dan Walker; Christopher Allan

    Solo Bach Cantatas with Miriam Allan Award-winning Australian soprano Miriam Allan has achieved international fame, performing as soloist with leading ensembles including Les Arts Florissants, English Baroque Soloists a…

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    Miriam Allan artist Dan Walker artist Christopher Allan artist Madeleine Easton artist Johann Sebastian Bach: BWV 202 Chorale from the Easter Cantata search
    Madeleine Easton artist Johann Sebastian Bach: BWV 202 Chorale from the Easter Cantata search Johann Sebastian Bach: BWV 1067 Orchestersuite Nr. 2 h-Moll, BWV 1067 search Johann Sebastian Bach: BWV 211 Schweigt stille, plaudert nicht search Wilhelm Friedemann Bach: Sinfonia in D minor, F.6 search
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    Schweigt stille, plaudert nicht work Johann Sebastian Bach composer Wilhelm Friedemann Bach composer Miriam Allan artist

  2. Two viola da gambists perform music across time

    Liam Byrne & Laura Vaughan

    15:00-17:00AUD 105Sydney Opera House (Utzon Room)Liam Byrne; Laura Vaughan; Sydney Opera House

    Blending historical instruments with contemporary textures, two friends and colleagues from opposite sides of the world come together in a duo formed especially for the Utzon Music series. This atmospheric performance d…

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    Liam Byrne artist Laura Vaughan artist Orlando Gibbons: Fantasia à 2 No. 5 search Alfonso Ferrabosco II: Galliard & Corranto search Hildur Guðnadóttir: Stimm search
    Laura Vaughan artist Orlando Gibbons: Fantasia à 2 No. 5 search Alfonso Ferrabosco II: Galliard & Corranto search Hildur Guðnadóttir: Stimm search Hildur Guðnadóttir: Melody of Not Knowing search
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    Orlando Gibbons composer Alfonso Ferrabosco II composer Hildur Guðnadóttir composer Matthew Locke composer William Byrd composer

  3. Vivaldi's Legacy

    19:30-21:30AUD 65 – AUD 110Australian Brandenburg Orchestra (Concert Hall)Augusta McKay Lodge; Melissa Farrow; Lilian Alejandra Valverde

    The woman who inspired Vivaldi. The story history almost forgot. In this intimate and poetic program, acclaimed Paris-based violinist Augusta McKay Lodge makes her Australian debut as soloist and Guest Director, shining…

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    Augusta McKay Lodge artist Melissa Farrow artist Paul Dyer artist Australian Brandenburg Orchestra artist Antonio Vivaldi: RV 267a Concerto for violin in E major ‘per Anna Maria’ search
    Augusta McKay Lodge artist Melissa Farrow artist Australian Brandenburg Orchestra artist Antonio Vivaldi: RV 267a Concerto for violin in E major ‘per Anna Maria’ search Antonio Vivaldi: RV 774 Double Concerto in C major, RV 774 search
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    Antonio Vivaldi composer Giuseppe Tartini composer Paul Dyer artist Australian Brandenburg Orchestra artist

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  5. Lunchbox Concert: Thomas Dunford

    13:05-13:50AUD 15 – AUD 18Van Diemen’s Band (St David's Cathedral)Thomas Dunford

    Tue 1 September, 1.05pm Dubbed “the Eric Clapton of the lute” (BBC Music Magazine), dynamic young French virtuoso Thomas Dunford is the leading lutenist of his generation. His stellar international career has seen him p…

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  6. Lunchbox Concert: Thomas Dunford

    13:05-13:50AUD 15 – AUD 18Van Diemen’s Band (Holy Trinity)Thomas Dunford

    Wed 2 September, 1.05pm Dubbed “the Eric Clapton of the lute” (BBC Music Magazine), dynamic young French virtuoso Thomas Dunford is the leading lutenist of his generation. His stellar international career has seen him p…

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  7. Lunchbox Concert: Thomas Dunford

    13:05-13:50AUD 15 – AUD 18Van Diemen’s Band (Burnie Arts Centre)Thomas Dunford

    Thu 3 September, 1.05pm Dubbed “the Eric Clapton of the lute” (BBC Music Magazine), dynamic young French virtuoso Thomas Dunford is the leading lutenist of his generation. His stellar international career has seen him p…

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  8. Experience the lute’s intimacy and rare poetry

    Thomas Dunford

    15:00-17:00AUD 105Sydney Opera House (Utzon Room)Thomas Dunford; Sydney Opera House

    Dubbed “the Eric Clapton of the lute” by BBC Music Magazine, dynamic young French virtuoso Thomas Dunford is the leading lutenist of his generation. Dunford has performed with many acclaimed ensembles, including Les Art…

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    Thomas Dunford artist John Dowland: A Dream search John Dowland: The King of Denmark’s Galliard search John Dowland: Melancholy Galliard search John Dowland: Mrs Winter's Jump search
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    John Dowland composer Erik Satie composer Marin Marais composer Johann Sebastian Bach composer Joan Ambrosio Dalza composer

  9. Bach & Telemann II: Coffee and a Dead Canary

    17:00-18:15AUD 50 – AUD 183Pinchgut Opera (City Recital Hall)Ariana Ricci; Nicholas Jones; Morgan Pearse

    A caffeine-fuelled dose of charm. Join us for a caffeine-fuelled dose of charm as Bach's Coffee Cantata, Telemann's Canary Cantata and Bernier's Le Caffé are reimagined as a cheeky 75-minute triple bill bursting with co…

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    Morgan Pearse artist Melissa Farrow artist Erin Helyard artist Nicolas Bernier: Le Caffé "Coffee" (from volume 3 of Cantates française) search Nicolas Bernier: Pierre-Gabriel Buffardin Flute Concerto in E minor search
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    Schweigt stille, plaudert nicht work Georg Phillip Telemann composer Johann Sebastian Bach composer

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