Christ Church Anglican, Daylesford

Laura Vaughan, baryton Katie Yap, viola Josie Vains, cello Divertimento Joyful music by Joseph Haydn written for the baryton - King of Instruments, and Instrument of Kings. The Gryphon Baryton Trio draws on the vivacity and combined chamber music and historical performance practice experience of Laura Vaughan (baryton), Katie Yap (Classical viola) and Josephine Vains (Classical cello). The little-known baryton is a rather magnificent Classical instrument, similar in size to a cello, with 6 gut bowed strings plus a course of 10 wire strings which resonate sympathetically and are also plucked like a harp. Reaching its zenith at the court of Prince Nikolaus Esterhazy in Vienna during the time of composer Joseph Haydn, there exists a significant repertoire of chamber music for baryton which is very rarely performed.

Donica Tran, violin Fiona Qiu, violin Harry Swainston, viola Nadia Barrow, cello Bow and Curtsey The award winning Artamidae String Quartet takes centre stage in a captivating concert experience, inviting you to immerse yourself in an afternoon of classical brilliance. Join them as they weave musical stories of dance, friendship and passion featuring Beethoven's String Quartet Op. 18 No. 2, Tchaikovsky String Quartet no.3 Andante and Purcell's Fantasia no.1.

Consortium Laura Vaughan, Laura Moore, Reidun Turner, Ruth Wilkinson, Victoria Watts Highs and Lows Witness the evolution of the consort, from the timeless beauty of traditional pieces to the bold innovations of the avant-garde. Delving into the 16th and 17th centuries, featuring Orlando Gibbons' mastery of the art of composing for the lower registers.

Shane Lestideau, guest director and violin Tim Drylie, tenor Andrew Welsh, harpsichord Splendours of the Baroque Local chamber orchestra, Hepburn Players, present a program of favourite concertos and arias from the Baroque period. Composers include Bach, Vivaldi, Corelli and Handel, and also Haydn, whose long and prolific career spanned the late Baroque and early Classical periods.

Fire - Water - Wood Presenting Fire-Water-Wood; a musical exploration of ‘community in place’.