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rest #7 celebrates new music, with two exclusively Australian concert programs featuring world premieres from Deborah Cheetham AO and Rhyan Clapham a.k.a. DOBBY. This issue also includes an interview with returning guest pianist Kristian Chong.

PARTNER FEATURE / Downsizing can be the first step to a minimal and streamlined life with more time for leisure activities, family and rest.

The Canberra Symphony Orchestra and Pialligo Estate join forces to co-present Music in the Fields, a new concert experience in the picturesque Pialligo Fields pavilion.

One of Australia’s leading countertenors, Tobias Cole is a mainstay of the Canberra arts community and a passionate advocate for choral music.

PARTNER FEATURE / Aspen Medical has been a CSO Gold Partner since early 2021, working closely with the orchestra to deliver COVID-safe concerts.

PARTNER FEATURE / Lendlease Retirement Living has submitted a Development Application for Gold Creek to help meet the high demand for independent living retirement homes and aged care residences in Canberra.

PARTNER FEATURE / Ginninderry residents and the wider Canberra community are now able to immerse themselves in even more of their natural surroundings thanks to a new walking track.

When we launched rest in 2021, we set out to create a space where we could explore and celebrate the role music plays in our human experience. This quarterly magazine is a companion to CSO concerts, but we hope it finds its way onto kitchen tables, bookshelves and back verandahs.

PARTNER FEATURE / In early 2020, the Canberra Symphony Orchestra (CSO) moved into new offices at 1 Farrell Place, overlooking Llewellyn Hall. To celebrate the new space, the CSO commissioned a reception desk through a project partnership with the UC Faculty of Arts & Design, designed and fabricated by the technical staff of Workshop7.

Art has the ability to unite, empower, build trust and create abiding appreciation for and pride in diverse communities.