The latest round of 10,000 Gigs: The Victorian Gig Fund – helping venues host paid performances by talented Victorian artists – has been announced. The 2026 program is open for applications and will be delivered through Music Victoria. Licensed live music venues and other spaces in the Macedon electorate can apply for funding of up […]
London Calling is an adventurous recital focusing on members of the double-reed family. With two oboes and baroque bassoon positioned alongside two recorders and harpsichord this very rare concert offering is sure to captivate, surprise and delight. Step into the vibrant musical world of early eighteenth-century London, where a remarkable group of expatriate composers found […]
The heritage-listed Media Arts Studio (Old Courthouse) at Federation University’s Arts Academy Ballarat is the setting for a Month of Sundays Season 2. In 2026, the program highlights the beauty and diversity of the human voice, from the sublime solo soprano of Kate MacFarlane to the emotive, soaring singing of Gelareh Pour (ZÖJ) and The […]
Bendigo will come alive with music, food, dance and culture when the inaugural Bendigo African Festival brings a free community celebration to Hargreaves Mall on Saturday, August 1 from 10am to 8pm. Presented by the African Music and Cultural Festival, Australia’s largest African festival held at Melbourne’s Federation Square every November, BAF marks AMCF’s first […]
A circle, complete A man – Like all men – Of clay; and his world The slow, slow kiln From which Now He has emerged, complete, His perfected, shining, final face The one true ideogram, The whole story Of a life Lived now, now, in this great Only-ever We all share, with all its freightage […]
Society XVII, a group of players who specialise in 17th and 18th century music, are heading to the Clunes Town Hall for a 60-minute recital on Sunday, July 26 at 3pm. All four members play with the Australian Brandenburg Orchestra – but with that based in Sydney, the Victorian quartet have decided to also do […]
Gigs Daylesford Hotel, Daylesford Okey Dokey Karaoke – Thursday, July 2, 6pm Live piano – Friday, July 3, 6.30pm–9.30pm Chloe’s Drag Bingo – Christmas in July – Thursday, July 16, 7pm Christmas in July – Friday, July 17, 18 & 24, 5.30pm – Ticketed event Live piano – Friday, July 31, 6.30pm-9.30pm Link: www.daylesfordhotel.com.au
Xani Kolac is a violinist, composer, and improviser redefining what the electric violin can do in contemporary and improvised music. She has spent over a decade pushing the boundaries of her instrument with her unique sound shaped by influences ranging from Jimi Hendrix and Stuff Smith to art pop pioneers Camille and Bjork, alongside her […]
