Wesley of Warragul
Wesley of Warragul is a community owned and run arts space located in a significant heritage building at 64 Victoria St, Warragul specialising in presenting diverse music concerts in an intimate space featuring superb acoustics.
Invictus Quartet
Sunday 16 April 2023
Invictus Quartet is a group of four young women who are passionate about connecting with people through music of all genres. Their goal is to blur the lines between different styles and redefine what classical instruments can do (did someone say rap on violin?). When Invictus are not on stage, you can find them brainstorming their next classical/pop mashup!
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Brahms @ 190: Celebrating Brahms's 190th Anniversary
Saturday 29 April 2023
Violinist Susan Pierotti and cellist Zoe Knighton join forces with pianist Brian Chapman to present an all-Brahms feast of chamber music to mark the 190th anniversary of the composer’s birth. The program will commence with the pastoral "Regenlied” Sonata in G major, Op.78 for violin and piano, so named because of its incorporation of music from Brahms’s “Rain Song” Op.59 into each of the three movements. The first half concludes with the expansive Sonata in E minor, Op.38 which grows from the elegiac lyricism of the first movement, through the charming dance-like middle movement, to the thrilling contrapuntal drama of the finale. After Interval the concert will conclude with the mighty Trio in B major, Op.8, comprising four symphonically conceived movements endowed with broad, generous melodies and culminating in a brilliant conclusion.
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Melbourne Chamber Orchestra: Transformations
Friday 26 May 2023
Music by two of the most-loved composers —Tchaikovsky and Mozart — revealed by the power of transformation. Musicians of MCO are joined by one of Australia’s most extraordinary pianists, Aura Go, for this program which includes an arrangement of Mozart’s Piano Concerto No 17 in G major for piano with string quintet.
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Slava and Leonard Grigoryan: 'This is Us'
Sunday 18 June 2023
Two of Australia’s most beloved classical musicians, have created a suite of music inspired by objects from the National Museum of Australia’s vast collection. This Is Us takes us on an unforgettable musical journey through Australia’s history and heritage. Incorporating influences from classical to jazz and contemporary music styles.
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Lior and Domini: Animal in Hiding
Saturday 15 July 2023
Animal in Hiding is the first release from a collaboration between one of Australia’s most established and critically acclaimed singer/songwriters, Lior, together with exciting emerging artist Domini Forster. They have a creative partnership developed over six years touring together.
Their close vocal harmonies are the focal point of the songs harking back to the iconic folk duos of the 60s.
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An Opera Gala with La Prima Opera
Sunday 20 August 2023
OPERA GALA comes out of La Prima Opera’s decades presenting high-end popular opera shows in non-traditional spaces. It follows sold out performances like Opera in the Laneway and Opera in the Spiegel tent. Accompanied by a string quartet, Australian Opera stars Alison Jones, Caroline Vercoe and Bradley Daley will give you goosebumps as they perform the all-time ‘greatest hits’ of opera.
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Ziggy and Miles Johnston: Globetrotting
Sunday 27 August 2023
Inspired by the worlds of classical and jazz music, Australian guitar brothers Ziggy and Miles are breaking new ground overseas at The Juilliard School in New York City. This is Ziggy and Miles’ debut performance in Warragul and they will offer a diverse program of music from Australia and Latin America, alongside arrangements of beloved popular works including music by Debussy and The Beatles.
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Goddesses of Jazz
Saturday 16 September 2023
Maude Davey and Ruth Katerelos join forces with their concert pianist to take a spin around songs made sensational over the decades by Nina Simone, Judy Garland, Edith Piaf, Billie Holiday, Madeleine Peyroux, Dusty Springfield, Peggy Lee and more. The Goddesses of Jazz celebrates the women who made our spirits soar when they sang.
This project is supported by Regional Arts Victoria and Creative Victoria.
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Genesis Baroque: Mozart & Beethoven
Sunday 19 November 2023
Genesis Baroque presents two pinnacles of the Classical chamber music cannon for wind and strings. Mozart's graceful quintet for horn and strings is unusually scored for one violin, two violas, cello, and horn, producing a work of rich alto voicing. The program also features Beethoven's momentous six-movement septet for violin, viola, cello, double bass, clarinet, horn, and bassoon.
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2023 WESLEY SEASON LAUNCH: 'HEAR & NOW'
Sunday 12 February 2023
We welcome our friends and supporters, old and new, to the launch of the 2023 Wesley of Warragul Season of music concerts, Our 2023 program, 'Hear & Now', will feature superb artists presented in the fabulous acoustics of our community owned and operated venue, along with the immediacy and shared entertainment that comes from a live performance.
Special guest artists for our launch will be renowned cellist/guitar duo, Sharon and Slava Grigoryan.
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SNEZ: The Fisher on the Sea
Sunday 2 October 2022
Australian contemporary folk singer/storyteller, Snez is touring through on her way to a major folk festival in South Australia and will stop off in Warragul for a very special concert on Sunday 2nd October.
With a challenging year (and more) battling pandemics, the one thing that has surely been missed is the magic of live concerts such as this, especially by artists like the committed grass-roots tourer, Snez.
Snez will be joined for this concert by local act, the fabulous Libby Willems, who brings her own very special voice and storytelling. Libby’s songs and stories are relatable, optimistic yet real. A Gippsland-girl through and through, her singer/songwriter talent has been quietly refining, shaped by the ups and downs of life, and is now being revealed to a world that needs to take a breath, kick off its shoes and be made comfortable with a good cuppa with friends.
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Peaceful Piano
Sunday 4 September 2022
Luke Howard and Nat Bartsch are at the forefront of the neoclassical piano movement in Australia. Their beautiful music has had a powerful impact, connecting with audiences worldwide and being streamed online over 50 million times!
For this special double bill, Luke and Nat will each perform a set before joining forces for a special collaboration that blurs the lines of acoustic and electronic. Peaceful Piano is a unique event tailored to all music lovers – classical or otherwise.
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Balkan Elvis - Aloha From Dubrovnik (CANCELLED)
Sunday 14 August 2022
We regret to advise this tour has been cancelled due to unforeseen circumstances that have impacted the artists.
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Vivaldi by Candlelight (CANCELLED)
Saturday 30 April 2022
Event cancelled due to COVID impact.
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WAVES by Alice Mary Cooper
Friday 18 March 2022
A beautiful solo performance staged in the intimacy of the exquisite Wesley of Warragul.
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Schubert's Wintereisse in English Nathan Lay & Brian Chapman
Sunday 23 May 2021
Schubert's Wintereisse in a New English Translation - with a Musical 'Sting-in-the-Tail' will be a concert of classical chamber music for voice and piano performed by baritone Nathan Lay and pianist Brian Chapman.
All attendees must abide by government Covid 19 requirements. A refund is available to those who cannot attend without breaking those requirements, eg if you are unwell.
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Music from Home – if you live in the world - Julia Hastings
Saturday 27 March 2021
A Wesley by Candlelight evening, Wesley proudly presents acclaimed Australian (formerly Warragul) pianist Julia Hastings performing a fascinating program for the solo piano featuring works by Prokofiev, Khachaturian, Granados, Debussy and Bresnick .
All attendees must abide by government COVID-19 requirements. A refund is available to those who cannot attend without breaking those requirements, eg if you are unwell.
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A European Journey for Cello and Piano
Sunday 28 February 2021
All attendees must abide by government Covid 19 requirements. A refund is available to those who cannot attend without breaking those requirements, eg if you are unwell.
Wesley of Warragul is thrilled to bring you 'A European Journey' featuring Luke Severn on cello and Elyane Laussade on piano presenting works by Beethoven, Haydn, Rachmaninov and Franck.
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POSTPONED due to illness - Swing Revival Quartet
Sunday 28 February 2021
Unfortunately this performance has been postponed. We hope to be able to present the concert at a later date.
An unforgettable swing jazz concert featuring music from the golden swing era of the 1930's and 40's.
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Ken Schroder and his Jazz Band
Saturday 23 May 2015
Simply Music, our Wesley of Warragul Arts Committee is bringing Jazz King Ken Schroder (reeds) and his sextet to Wesley to present a fabulous concert covering "The History of Jazz" on Saturday 23rd May. The line-up will also feature Gianni Marinucci (trumpet), Eric Budd (trombone), David Allardice (piano), Tom Lee (bass), and Hugh Harvey (drums). Ken and his troop were in Wesley last in 2013 and it was a fabulous night, so don't miss it!!
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