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March 2019
Frankly Sinatra – A Tribute to Ol’ Blue Eyes
Frankly Sinatra weaves the fascinating story of Ol’ Blue Eyes through skilful narration and the songs of an unforgettable era. Australian music theatre star Philip Gould and award winning singer and actress Michelle Fitzmaurice come together to sing and dance their way through 22 hits of the man they called the ‘Chairman of the Board’. The show also contains hits from the leading women in Sinatra’s life, including Nancy Sinatra, Liza Minnelli and Judy Garland. If you loved hits such…
Find out more »Trio Anima Mundi- Red, White and Blue
Join Trio Anima Mundi, one of Australia’s best-known chamber groups as they kickstart their 2019 concert series with piano trios by Ravel and Warner. Having recently returned from their successful concert tour in China, Trio Anima Mundi returns to present their twelfth subscription series- Three’s Company-2019, Trio Anima Mundi continues its ‘Piano Trio Archaeology’ mission of presenting rarely-heard works from the piano trio repertoire as well as works of the canon such as Ravel and Haydn. Presenting 1 out of…
Find out more »Geelong Jazz Soirées
Afternoons with Victoria’s finest Jazz and Blues Musicians at Geelong’s Black Hatt.’ tickets: http://callumwatson.com.au/geelongjazz/ For this first afternoon award-winning international pianist and composer Callum Watson is joined by jazz singer Shandelle Cooke in an intimate afternoon of jazz standards by the piano. Shandelle Cook is a Geelong based jazz singer and band leader leading the highly successful ‘Shandelle Cook Quintet’. Having spent six years touring as an entertainer on cruise ships with Royal Caribbean International Cruise Line, Shandelle honed her craft…
Find out more »April 2019
Geelong Pride Film Festival – 2019
The Geelong Pride Film Festival (formerly Geelong Queer Film Festival) 5-7 April 2019 is a brings contemporary and classic LGBTIQA+ themed films to Geelong for an inclusive film festival for the whole community. Our successful 2018 festival was a great community event which sold out. So save the dates and follow us on Facebook for updates. https://www.facebook.com/GeelongPrideFilm Confirmed sponsors and community supporters for 2019 include: Deakin University, City of Greater Geelong, Provincial Media, Piano Bar Geelong, The Pivotionian Cinema, Melbourne…
Find out more »May 2019
Caruso to Carreras – The Great Tenors
The stories of the world’s greatest tenors and their leading ladies come to life in Caruso to Carreras. Leading Australian tenor Roy Best will perform classic hits of Enrico Caruso and José Carreras as well as many other beloved tenors including Pavarotti, Bocelli, Lanza and Domingo. Every tenor has a leading lady, and in Caruso to Carreras versatile Australian soprano Alison Jones sings all the wonderful solos and duets. Concert virtuoso Len Vorster will be at the piano; while compere…
Find out more »June 2019
Trio Anima Mundi- The Kapellmeisters
Join Trio Anima Mundi for the second concert in its 2019 Concert Series, featuring works by Haydn and Reissiger. International award-winning Trio Anima Mundi is one of Australia’s best-known chamber groups. Since their foundation in 2008. it has become renowned for its ‘Piano Trio Archaeology’ – the unearthing and performing forgotten works – and presenting these ‘findings’ alongside masterpieces of the piano trio genre and freshly-minted contemporary compositions. Presenting the second concert of their 2019 Concert Series, Concert 2 features…
Find out more »July 2019
Wilbur Wilde: Saxlife!
For members of the Hey Hey It’s Saturday generations, Wilbur Wilde is a friend. For 16 years, we invited him and the rollicking Hey Hey cast into our lounge rooms every Saturday night during a golden era of Australian television. Having had success with two mighty Oz rock bands including Ol’55, and Jo Jo Zep and the Falcons, the variety and musical leanings of Hey Hey suited Willy to the core. Some of the stories and popular music along the…
Find out more »October 2019
Trio Anima Mundi- Three’s Company
International award-winning Trio Anima Mundi is one of Australia’s best-known chamber groups. Since their foundation in 2008. it has become renowned for its ‘Piano Trio Archaeology’ – the unearthing and performing forgotten works – and presenting these ‘findings’ alongside masterpieces of the piano trio genre and freshly-minted contemporary compositions. Sometimes composers believe that larger-scale works can be successfully presented with smaller forces. Such is the case with the two works in Concert Three. Both the Symphony (reduced from full orchestra)…
Find out more »Cheek to Cheek
Cheek to Cheek is an all-singing, all-dancing celebration of the romance, the glamour and the elegance of Hollywood’s most iconic song and dance partnerships – the immortal Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers. It features some of the most electric dance sequences ever conceived for film. Cheek to Cheek is a rare chance to see the flair and skill of the two Silver Screen legends recreated live on stage by two of Australia’s brightest young music theatre performers – Ross Hannaford…
Find out more »December 2019
Christmas with Denise Drysdale
It’s going to be a cracker of a Christmas at COPACC when singing-dancing dynamo Denise Drysdale takes to the stage. Denise will put the jingle in your bells with a collection of Christmas classics plus some of her all-time favourite songs such as ‘Hey Paula’, ‘Wonderful World’, ‘Look At Us’ and ‘Personality’. Denise’s television career has been amazing starting as a young girl on Kommotion, The Go Show and guesting on many major television shows including In Melbourne Tonight and…
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