Summer Music Canberra: a theme of love, on Valentine's Day
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Summer Music offers Canberra music-lovers a concert with a theme of love, on Valentine's Day. You'll enjoy popular and familiar music in Classical and contrasting styles: great composers J S Bach, Beethoven (borrowing from Mozart's Magic Flute) and Brahms; Romances by Amy Beach and the Russian Shostakovich; amorous 'party pieces' by Elgar, Faure and Martini plus themes from stage and screen - maybe Bacharach, Bernstein, the Beatles, some movie magic Morricone? Share with best friends this hour-plus no-interval concert, relaxedly and conversationally presented in the intimate airconditioned comfort of The Ivory Room in Wanniassa* by violist Robert Harris and pianist Dr Robert Manley. "Enthralled - a truly excellent presentation" and "masterful performance" say the fans. (*address for this exclusive 'house concert' venue, with directions including parking, will be forwarded to all who book)Robert Harris has a distinguished reputation as one of Australia’s leading violists. A world-travelled recitalist, chamber musician and Principal Violist, with concerts in over 30 countries, Robert's career has included major roles in ensembles and orchestras across Australia, in New Zealand, Asia, Europe and North America, from the Classical icons of Carnegie and Wigmore Halls to tours for some of the greats - Luciano Pavarotti, Andrew Lloyd Webber, Barbra Streisand, Stevie Wonder and more.
Dr Robert Manley, a collaborative pianist at the New England Conservatorium of Music, trained at the Australian National Academy of Music and the University of Queensland, where he completed his Ph D examining creativity and classical music practice in regional settings. Robert's work spans chamber music, art song, improvisation, educational workshops and regional arts practice, collaborating with instrumentalists, singers and ensembles throughout Australia and New Zealand.
Date
Saturday 14 February 2026 5:00 PM - 6:05 PM (UTC+11)Location
The Ivory Room
Guthridge Crescent, Wanniassa ACT 2903
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Summer Music Canberra: a theme of love, on Valentine's Day
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