Melbourne Octet

  • The sounds of Vienna come to Woodend

    The sounds of Vienna come to Woodend

    The Woodend Winter Arts Festival will bring the Sounds of Vienna to the Macedon Ranges over the Queen’s Birthday long weekend when the Australian Romantic and Classical Orchestra performs Schubert’s Octet at Woodend’s St Ambrose Church. Taking place on the afternoon of Saturday June 11, attendees will be transported to the early days of the…

  • Afternoon jazz with the Melbourne Octet

    Afternoon jazz with the Melbourne Octet

    The Woodend Winter Arts Festival presents the Melbourne Octet in concert in Woodend on April 3. Much of the repertoire in this program was written in a period of history that saw recovery from a war and a devastating pandemic followed by the rule of several dictators across the world, mass unemployment, discrimination against and…