Upcoming Concerts

Aug
16

Nexas Saxophone Quartet

This dynamic and captivating Quartet performance will include works such as Battle of the Knights from Prokofiev’s Romeo and Juliet and highlights from Bernstein’s iconic Westside Story. This is an afternoon not to be missed!

Tickets at the door by cash or card.
Adults $30, Concessions $25, Students $10, Children FREE.

Sacred Heart Church Hall, 23 Cardinal Street, Mosman (near the corner of Cardinal Street and Military Road). The hall is wheelchair accessible from Wudgong St.

Please join the artists after the hour’s concert for a chat and a glass of sparkling.

About the artists:

At the forefront of chamber music, Nexas Quartet are leaders in promoting existing and creating new repertoire for the saxophone quartet. The group’s success comes from a combination of personalities, virtuosic saxophone skills, and an ability to program concerts of a wide appeal that has seen the musicians perform in a multitude of settings. In 2021 Nexas released their new recording ‘Tango de Saxos’ under the Da Vinci Classics label. According to classikOn: ‘The quartet brought the lyrical and sultry melodies of the Tango to life as well as the rhythmical, percussive and powerhouse rhythms of the bass’. The quartet has been fortunate enough to have presented this programme at the Melbourne Recital Centre (for their 10th birthday celebrations and live to air ABC broadcast), Sydney’s City Recital Hall and the Orange Chamber Music Festival. The quartet has also developed an ongoing collaboration with opera star Peter Coleman-Wright. This has been highlighted by the 2017 recording ‘Ballads of a Pleasant Life’ for ABC Classics. This collaboration also resulted in the show ‘Composers in Exile’ described thus by Bill Stephens for Arts Review: ‘the brilliance of the five performers, their easy charm and obvious affection and enthusiasm for the material, proved a seductive combination in a presentation which informed the mind while pleasuring the soul’. This collaboration has been presented at the Adelaide Cabaret Festival, The Concourse (Chatswood), Glen Street Theatre (Canberra), Independent Theatre (North Sydney), Camelot Lounge (Marrickville), BMEC (Bathurst).The Nexas Quartet has always held the creation of new music as one of their prerogatives. This was exemplified by the 2016 release of their debut album ‘Current’, a reflection of their collaboration with leading Australian composers. The recording described by Stephanie Eslake for Limelight as ‘a riveting release’ contains works by Kats-Chernin, Hindson, Skipworth, Rojas and Orlovich.. Collaborating with a wide range of artists has been at the forefront of Nexas’ endeavours. The quartet has performed with some of Australia’s finest musicians including Peter Coleman-Wright (opera singer), Piers Lane (pianist), Gerard Willems AM (pianist), Frank Celata (SSO clarinettist), Daniel Rojas (pianist), Stephen Cuttriss (bandoneon), Emily Granger (harp) Nicky Crayson (jazz vocalist) and David Theak (jazz saxophonist and bandleader). 2021 Performances have included performing Elena Kats-Chernin’s concerto ‘Five Chapters’ with the Willoughby Symphony Orchestra, Melbourne Recital Centre, Orange Chamber Music Festival, Blackheath Chamber Music Festival, Sydney and regional performances for Musica Viva, Live at the Great (with harpist Emily Granger) as well as performances for Melbourne Digital Concert Hall.  Past performances have included the Australian Festival of Chamber Music in Townsville, Adelaide Cabaret Festival, Sydney Opera House, City Recital Hall (Sydney) and at World Saxophone Congresses (Scotland, France and Croatia).

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Dec
17

The Mosman Messiah

Hear your favourite arias and choruses performed by superb soloists, choir, and the Gagliano Ensemble, conducted by Dr. Jim Coyle.

Tickets at the door by cash or card.
Adults $40, Concessions $30, Students $10, Children FREE.

This performance is at Blessed Sacrament Church, 62 Bradleys Head Road, Mosman.

Please join the artists after the hour’s concert for a chat and a glass of Christmas cheer.

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May
31

The Chanterelle String Quartet with Frank Celata (Clarinet)

Short event description

The Chanterelle String Quartet, comprising members of the Sydney Symphony Orchestra, is performing with the international star of the french horn, Ben Jacks and SSO trumpeter Anthony Heinrichs.

Sunday April 27th 2.30pm at Sacred Heart Church Hall 23 Cardinal Street Mosman. Tickets at the door. Adults $30, Concessions $25, Students $10, Children FREE.

Wheelchair accessible. Follow us on fb.

(Longer event description) Enjoy a delightful afternoon of string quartet and brass music including works by Handel, Mozart, Vaughan Williams, Stephen Lalor and Piazzolla.
Please join the artists after the hour’s concert for a chat and a glass of sparkling.

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Mar
29

The Dynamic Jazz Duo: Kevin Hunt and Jacques Emery

Short event description

The Chanterelle String Quartet, comprising members of the Sydney Symphony Orchestra, is performing with the international star of the french horn, Ben Jacks and SSO trumpeter Anthony Heinrichs.

Sunday April 27th 2.30pm at Sacred Heart Church Hall 23 Cardinal Street Mosman. Tickets at the door. Adults $30, Concessions $25, Students $10, Children FREE.

Wheelchair accessible. Follow us on fb.

(Longer event description) Enjoy a delightful afternoon of string quartet and brass music including works by Handel, Mozart, Vaughan Williams, Stephen Lalor and Piazzolla.
Please join the artists after the hour’s concert for a chat and a glass of sparkling.

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Feb
22

Voices From The Vacant Lot

Short event description

The Chanterelle String Quartet, comprising members of the Sydney Symphony Orchestra, is performing with the international star of the french horn, Ben Jacks and SSO trumpeter Anthony Heinrichs.

(Longer event description) Enjoy a delightful afternoon of string quartet and brass music including works by Handel, Mozart, Vaughan Williams, Stephen Lalor and Piazzolla.
Please join the artists after the hour’s concert for a chat and a glass of sparkling.

Tickets at the door. Adults $30, Concessions $25, Students $10, Children FREE.

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