Coming up hosted by Faculty of VCA and MCM
Tuesday26Sep2017
- 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm
East meets West
PerformanceThough separated by a geographical and often political divide, ‘Eastern’ and ‘Western’ Europe have always had a very close and enduring relationship when viewed through the lens of the arts, serving as an inspiration in the search for our common h...
- 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Melbourne Cello Festival Opening Night Concert
Fair/ExpoMelbourne Cello Festival Day 2 The festival’s first evening concert features guest artists in pairs presenting duos by Rossini, Menotti, Graziani and Offenbach. Melbourne Cello Festival is a weeklong program packed with concerts, masterclasses, ...
Presenters Alvin Wong
- 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Wednesday27Sep2017
- 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Melbourne Cello Festival Concert: Kodály
PerformanceThe second evening concert showcases Edith Salzmann and Alvin Wong performing two works by Chinese composers Gao Ping and Bright Sheng. The concert closes with the monumental 20thcentury cello masterpiece Kodály Solo Sonata Op. 8, performed by Tsu...
- 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Ping, Sheng and Kodály in Concert
Fair/ExpoMelbourne Cello Festival Day 3 This concert showcases Edith Salzmann and Alvin Wong performing two works by living Chinese composers Gao Ping and Bright Sheng. The concert closes with the monumental 20th century cello masterpiece Kodály Solo Sona...
- 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Thursday28Sep2017
- 2:30 pm - 4:30 pm
Talent Has Hunger
Film ScreeningMelbourne Cello Festival Day 4 The documentary Talent Has Hunger follows six students of Professor Paul Katz over a 10year period to trace their development as artists. It's a film that will win the hearts and tears of youngsters, parents and pro...
- 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm
New Moon Concert Series #5 – Curated by Romy Hernandez
PerformanceMelbournebased band El Numero Perfecto (The Perfect Number), featuring pianist Romy Hernandez, bassist Emiliano Beltzer and drummer Jethro Negron, is a jazz piano trio with a profound AfroLatin influence. The trio focuses on the study of AfroCuban...
- 2:30 pm - 4:30 pm
Friday29Sep2017
- 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Melbourne Cello Festival Concert: Chamber Music of Schubert and Brahms
PerformanceChamber music masters and Viennese composers Schubert and Brahms loved the cello, and enjoyed using not one, but two, in their works. In this evening concert, audience members will enjoy the simple yet complex, and beautiful intimate atmosphere cr...
- 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Chamber Music of Schubert and Brahms
Fair/ExpoMelbourne Cello Festival Day 5 Chamber music masters and Viennese composers Schubert and Brahms loved the cello, and enjoyed using not one, but two, in their works. Audience members will enjoy the simple yet complex and beautifully intimate atmos...
Presenters Alvin Wong
- 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Sunday1Oct2017
- 4:00 pm - 7:00 pm
CelloXtravaganza!
PerformanceJoin us for our most popular event during the Melbourne Cello Festival: the CelloXtravaganza! This final concert of the festival presents cello ensembles from around Australia and New Zealand. In the second half, cellists and double bassists of al...
Presenters Alvin Wong
- 4:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Monday2Oct2017
- 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm
Yambu Percussion Ensemble and Orchestra Frenesi Present Babalu Aye
PerformanceMCM Lunch Hour Concert Series An exciting and diverse program led by awardwinning percussionist, composer and senior lecturer Alex Pertout, supported by students from the Jazz & Improvisation specialisation, showcasing original works and standard...
- 5:30 pm - 6:30 pm
Artist to Artist: Gareth Sansom
Seminar/ForumEminent artist and former Dean of VCA Art, Gareth Sansom, discusses his work as an artist and as an art educator, with artist and Director of the VCA, Professor Jon Cattapan. This event coincides with the exhibition Gareth Sansom Transformer a maj...
- 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm
Tuesday3Oct2017
- 5:00 pm - 6:30 pm
Louise Hanson-Dyer Music Colloquium: David Black
SymposiumTowards a New Mozart Documentary Biography Otto Erich Deutsch’s editions of documentary materials on Handel, Schubert and Mozart are monuments of postwar scholarship on 18th and early 19thcentury music. Although essential for studies of biography...
Presenters David Black - 6:30 pm - 8:00 pm
VCA Design for Stage and Screen Information Evening
Future Student EventThe VCA offers innovative, industryfocused graduate design courses: the Master of Design for Performance focusing on set and costume design for live performance (theatre, music theatre, opera and dance) and the Master of Production Design for Scre...
- 7:30 pm - 9:00 pm
Composition Concert: Honours
PerformanceHonours Composition students from the Melbourne Conservatorium of Music (MCM) stage graduation recitals featuring new works composed throughout the year with fellow student performers. Some performances feature accompanying electronics and visuals...
- 5:00 pm - 6:30 pm
Thursday5Oct2017
Friday6Oct2017
Saturday7Oct2017
Sunday8Oct2017
Monday9Oct2017
- 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm
Prokofiev/Pletnev Cinderella (Suite for Two Pianos)
PerformanceMCM Lunch Hour Concert Series A rare performance of a brilliant and demanding piece for two pianos by Russian/Australian pianists Natasha Vlassenko and Oleg Stepanov. Please note, the performance commences at 1.10pm.
- 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm
Prokofiev/Pletnev Cinderella (Suite for Two Pianos)
CancelledPerformanceMCM Lunch Hour Concert Series A rare performance of a brilliant and demanding piece for two pianos by Russian/Australian pianists Natasha Vlassenko and Oleg Stepanov. The program for this performance includes Prokofiev/Pletnev's 'Cinderella' Su...
- 7:30 pm - 9:30 pm
The Insatiable Moon: A Rehearsed Reading
PerformanceVCA Music Theatre presents a free rehearsed reading of a new Australian musical The Insatiable Moon by Jamie Burgess, based on the book by Mike Riddell. We welcome audience members interested in new musicals to attend and give feedback on this wor...
- 7:30 pm - 9:30 pm
Spanish Dances – Enrique Granados and Joaquin Rodrigo
PerformanceEnrique Granados (1869–1916) and Joaquín Rodrigo (1901–1999) often evoke dances of their native Spain in their music. This program features 12 Granados piano works based on folk dances, and Rodrigo's Fantasy for a Gentleman (for flute and chamber ...
- 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm
Tuesday10Oct2017
- 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Jazz and Improvisation: Large Ensemble Showcase
PerformanceThe Jazz and Improvisation program showcases its eclectic range of large ensembles featuring staff and emerging contemporary improvisers.
- 7:30 pm - 9:00 pm
Composition Concert: Honours
PerformanceHonours Composition students from the Melbourne Conservatorium of Music (MCM) stage graduation recitals featuring new works composed throughout the year with fellow student performers. Some performances feature accompanying electronics and visuals...
- 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm