Adelaide Baroque
For over 40 years Adelaide Baroque has excited contemporary audiences with the power of baroque music.
In 2022, our Orchestral Series includes three concerts (two with regional repeat performances), and our Baroque Explorations Series features four intimate chamber programs in the beautiful acoustic of North Adelaide Baptist Church.
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Adelaide Baroque Incorporated - Donations
Friday 28 April 2023
We’re so grateful to our numerous supporters. All donations, large and small, go a long way building a strong and vibrant future for Adelaide Baroque and our Orchestra. All donations over $2 are tax-deductible. Here’s just some of the places your donation goes:
Supporting our talented musicians with travel and music expenses
Providing administrative and technical support to our musicians
Covering concert promotion, marketing and venue hire.
Momenti Italiani: Baroque Explorations 5
Sunday 5 November 2023
Bethany Hill | Soprano
Glenys Marsh | Harpsichord
Before the da capo aria, rhetoric was central to song in 17th century Italy. Storytelling was key, and not dissimilar to a theatrical monologue. A welcome return to Adelaide (from the U.S.) for Soprano Bethany Hill, featuring captivating music by Strozzi, Carissimi, F Caccini, and G Caccini.
To book Companion Card tickets or for specific access queries, please contact Adelaide Baroque directly: ticketing@adelaidebaroque.com.au / 0410 914 764
North Adelaide Baptist Church
Fiddlers Three: Baroque Explorations 4
Sunday 15 October 2023
Music in the 17th and 18th century was written for instruments in all kinds of combinations, often for players at home to be able to partake in with what instruments you might have to hand! Join Ben Dollman, Janet Anderson and Alison Rayner for a wander through the laneways of the violin repertoire written for just 2 or 3 violins alone. Music from the Germanic tradition by Telemann and Fux, gorgeous French grace and harmonies by Leclair, and you might even hear a rendition of Pachelbel's Canon drifting through the streets...
Ben Dollman, Janet Anderson, Alison Raynor | Baroque violins
To book Companion Card tickets or for specific access queries, please contact Adelaide Baroque directly: ticketing@adelaidebaroque.com.au / 0410 914 764
North Adelaide Baptist Church
Celebrating Bach: Baroque Explorations 3
Sunday 20 August 2023
Following on from his enormously successful solo Bach program in 2021, Adelaide Baroque’s principal cellist perform the final three solo cello suites.
Johann Sebastian Bach’s six suites for solo cello are a much-loved staple in the repertoire for cellists and audiences alike. This performance of the last three suites for solo cello aptly concludes with the six suite in D major, BWV 1012, which celebrates its 300th anniversary in 2023
Thomas Marlin | Baroque 'cello
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North Adelaide Baptist Church
Theft and Tribute: Baroque Explorations 2
Sunday 23 July 2023
An exploration of the changing spirit of transcription through the ages, including much loved works by Vivaldi and Bach, and the premiere of Josh’s own Organ Sonata
Josh van Konkelenberg | Organ
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North Adelaide Baptist Church
Illustrious and Incomparable
Sunday 18 June 2023
illustrious and incomparable: The extraordinary women of the Baroque.
A celebration of female Baroque composers, featuring music by Francesca Caccini, Barbara Strozzi, Elisabeth Jacquet de la Guerre and Isabella Leonarda all of whom were celebrated, renown and innovative. Featuring Soprano, Kate MacFarlane and including a new commission by Adelaide-based composer and multidisciplinary artist Georgina Bowden.
Kate MacFarlane, Soprano
Georgina Bowden, composer
Simone Slattery, Violin / Director
with the Adelaide Baroque Orchestra
To book Companion Card tickets or for specific access queries, please contact Adelaide Baroque directly: ticketing@adelaidebaroque.com.au / 0410 914 764
Elder Hall
Let the Bright Seraphim: Handel's Glory at the Cathedral
Friday 26 May 2023
Adelaide Baroque presents Handel's four dazzling arias for Soprano and Trumpet together with some of the most beautiful instrumental music from his Opera and Oratorios.
Ben Dollman, Violin / Director
Jessica Dean, Soprano
Leanne Sullivan, Baroque trumpet
with the Adelaide Baroque Orchestra
To book Companion Card tickets or for specific access queries, please contact Adelaide Baroque directly: ticketing@adelaidebaroque.com.au / 0410 914 764
St Peter's Cathedral
The Lone Recorder: Baroque Explorations 1
Sunday 7 May 2023
The recorder has a rich and varied solo repertoire spanning almost 700 years. Join virtuoso recorder player Brendan O'Donnell as he explores works from the medieval, renaissance, and baroque periods, from before Bassano, up to Bach!
Brendan O'Donnell | Recorders
To book Companion Card tickets or for specific access queries, please contact Adelaide Baroque directly: ticketing@adelaidebaroque.com.au / 0410 914 764
North Adelaide Baptist Church
Solace and Joy: Music of the German Baroque (Sevenhill)
Sunday 27 November 2022
Adelaide Baroque presents a diverse range of vocal and instrumental works of the German Baroque, including Rachael Beesley leading Bach's Violin Concerto in A minor, BWV 1041.
Rachael Beesley | Violin / Director
Jessica Dean | Soprano
Nicholas Tolputt | Counter Tenor
Richard Black | Tenor
Alex Roose |Baritone
with the Adelaide Baroque Orchestra
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St Aloysius' Catholic Church
Solace and Joy: Music of the German Baroque (Adelaide)
Saturday 26 November 2022
Adelaide Baroque presents a diverse range of vocal and instrumental works of the German Baroque, including Rachael Beesley leading Bach's Violin Concerto in A minor, BWV 1041.
Rachael Beesley | Violin / Director
Jessica Dean | Soprano
Nicholas Tolputt | Counter Tenor
Richard Black | Tenor
Alex Roose |Baritone
with the Adelaide Baroque Orchestra
To book Companion Card tickets or for specific access queries, please contact Adelaide Baroque directly: ticketing@adelaidebaroque.com.au / 0410 914 764
COVID-19 Safety Information: www.adelaidebaroque.com.au/covid-19
St Peter's Cathedral
London 1824: Baroque Explorations 4
Sunday 13 November 2022
London 1824, a recreation of a musical soirée at the home of Sir David Salomons, featuring duos and trios by Rossini, Haydn, Mozart, Corelli and Viotti.
Heidi von Bernewitz | Viola
Thomas Marlin | Cello
Robert Nairn | Violone
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North Adelaide Baptist Church
Enchant: Baroque Explorations 3
Sunday 16 October 2022
Explore the delicacy and grace of the French Baroque in a program of stunning vocal and instrumental works.
Emma Horwood | Soprano
Anne Whelan | Harpsichord
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North Adelaide Baptist Church
Fantasy and Fugue: Baroque Explorations 2
Sunday 28 August 2022
Please Note: Online bookings will close at 2pm on Sunday 28 August. Tickets will also be available at the door, with cash and card payments accepted.
Josh van Konkelenberg explores the influence of organ improvisation techniques in the works of Pachelbel, Sweelinck, and Bach, and responds to these masterworks in his own improvisations and compositions.
Josh van Konkelenberg | Organ
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North Adelaide Baptist Church
Jewel of the City: Music of Dresden
Sunday 7 August 2022
Online sales will close at 1pm on Sunday 7 August. There will be tickets available at the door from 1.30pm on the day, with cash and card payments available.
Recreating the splendour of the Dresden Court Orchestra, known throughout Europe in the eighteenth century for its brilliance and virtuosic performances.
Sally-Anne Russell | Mezzo Soprano
Ben Dollman | Violin / Director
with the Adelaide Baroque Orchestra
To book Companion Card tickets or for specific access queries, please contact Adelaide Baroque directly: ticketing@adelaidebaroque.com.au / 0410 914 764
COVID-19 Safety Information: www.adelaidebaroque.com.au/covid-19
Elder Hall
Sweet: Baroque Explorations 1
Sunday 12 June 2022
Online bookings will close at 1.30pm on Sunday 12 June. There will also be tickets available at the door, with cash and card payments accepted.
A variety of suites, sonatas, airs and dances united by the intricate ornamentation and melodic novelty that defined the French Baroque.
Brendan O’Donnell | Recorder
Glenys March | Harpsichord
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North Adelaide Baptist Church
Forces of Nature: A French Encounter (Strathalbyn)
Sunday 22 May 2022
Online bookings close at 1.30pm on Sunday 22 May. There will also be tickets available at the door, with cash and card payments accepted.
The power of the seas, the sun and the elements depicted in the theatrical splendour of the French Baroque of Paris and Versailles.
Kate MacFarlane | Soprano
Ben Dollman | Violin / Director
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St Andrew’s Uniting Church
Forces of Nature: A French Encounter (Adelaide)
Saturday 21 May 2022
Online bookings close at 6pm on Saturday 21 May. There will also be tickets available at the door, with cash and card payments accepted.
The power of the seas, the sun and the elements depicted in the theatrical splendour of the French Baroque of Paris and Versailles.
Kate MacFarlane | Soprano
Ben Dollman | Violin / Director
To book Companion Card tickets or for specific access queries, please contact Adelaide Baroque directly.
Elder Hall
