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As well as the Canberra Symphony, John has performed with leading Australian and international ensembles, including Pinchgut Opera, the Australian Brandenburg Orchestra, Australian Bach Akademie, Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra, the Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment and Academia Montis Regalis. John recently launched Early Music ensemble Apeiron Baroque with his wife, Marie Searles. Outside of music, John is an avid gamer, amateur horticulturalist, comic book enthusiast and self-identified tech-nerd.

Doreen Cumming started violin studies at the Canberra School of Music at six years of age, with renowned Julliard graduate Vincent Edwards. She went on to study with some of the country’s finest pedagogues including Charmian Gadd, Larry Sitsky AO FAHA and John Painter AM.

One of Australia’s leading violinists, Kirsten Williams has performed widely as a soloist, recitalist and chamber musician, in concert and on ABC radio. In 2019, she was appointed Concertmaster of the Canberra Symphony Orchestra.

Hugh Robertson dispels the myth of the lone composer-genius in conversation with international composer Leah Curtis (a Canberra export) and Connor D’Netto, whose influences span classical, opera, electronic and pop sounds.

Markiyan Melnychenko reflects on the nuances of Sibelius’ D minor violin concerto and his own musical journey in conversation with Jessica Cottis.

“I have always been drawn to the intimate and vulnerable nature of chamber works, so this collection is an ode to the introverts out there. These smaller-scale works and soaring lines offer glimpses into sound capsules of different worlds – I hope you’ll find moments of incredibly moving depth and stillness.”

“As I listen to the music and write these notes, I’m sitting outside on my deck, absorbing the sights and sounds of this lush springtime amongst rural bliss. The garden is flourishing and fragrant, wildlife abounds and the boronia and roses form a beautiful foreground to the mountains in the distance.” – Leanne Bear, CSO Violin

CSO GALA CSO AT THE CINEMA Saturday 7 August 2021, 7.30pm, Llewellyn Hall, ANU Matthew…

CLASSIC AFTERNOON THE ELEMENTS Saturday 19 June 2021, 2pm, Llewellyn Hall, ANU Kirsten Williams Director, Violin Grace WILLIAMS…

“Good music should go beyond just sounding beautiful. The pieces in this mixtape elicit memories, inspire me to be a better person, or just feel so real I can nearly feel the notes! Many of these works were inspired by stories or historical events. Others elicit personal, visual landscapes associated with particular memories from when I first heard them. My hope is that these pieces help you to find time to recall and enjoy past memories, or find new inspiration in your future endeavours.”