Performances: Upcoming | Past
New and Innovative Australian Works | Friday, 23 May 2025 @ 7:00pm
Church of All Nations, Carlton | Melbourne, AustraliaJohanna Selleck - Spiel
Alan Holley - Fallen Light
Ken Murray - Figbird & Torresian Crow from "Birding for Birdies"
...along with works by Colin McKellar, Andrián Pertout, Howard Dillon, and Paul Moulatlet performed by Johanna Selleck (flute) and Kevin Tamanini (piano)
Banff Centre: Interplay
| Tuesday, 1 July 2025 @ 7:30pm
Banff Centre for Arts and Creativity | Banff, Canada1-26 July, 2025
Ensemble Three: New Music Studio | Wednesday, 17 September 2025 @ 7:30pm
Hanson Dyer Hall | Melbourne, AustraliaWorld premieres of new works by Ellliott Gyger and Anne Hsuyin alongside "Gamma" by Melody Eötvös, Alan Holley's "All Demons Run," and "still" by Yihan Chen.
Brass and Organ Recital | Tuesday, 23 September 2025 @ 3:00pm
Scots' Church | Melbourne, AustraliaRhys Boak (organ) with the Melbourne Conservatorium of Music Brass Ensemble
Performances: Past | Upcoming
Trumpet and Guitar Recital | Thursday, 20 March 2025 @ 7:30pm
Tempo Rubato | Melbourne, AustraliaChristopher Sainsbury - Pacifica
Caerwen Martin - Sleepless
Ken Murray - Birding for Birdies
Andrew Ford - Deep Riffs [world premiere]
Enis Mullaj - Digging
Kris Sopiqoti -
Lyrebird Brass @ HDH | Tuesday, 4 March 2025 @ 7:30pm
Hanson Dyer Hall | Melbourne, AustraliaProgram to include:
Leonora Duarte (arr. Abby Black): Sinfonia No. 2
Cathy Likhuta: Apex Predators
Grace-Evangaline Mason: As Bronze
Victor Ewald: Quintet No. 1
Alice Humphries: Uncertain Meditations
Michael Tilson Thomas: Street Song
Orange Chamber Music Festival: Lyrebird Brass | Tuesday, 4 March 2025 @ 7:30pm
Orange Uniting Church | Orange NSW, AustraliaProgram to include:
Leonora Duarte (arr. Abby Black): Sinfonia No. 2
Cathy Likhuta: Apex Predators
Grace-Evangaline Mason: As Bronze
Victor Ewald: Quintet No. 1
Alice Humphries: Uncertain Meditations
Michael Tilson Thomas: Street Song
Ozwinds and Yamaha Trumpet Weekend | Saturday, 23 November 2024 @ 5:30pm
Ozwinds Moorabbin | Melbourne, AustraliaOzwinds and Yamaha have joined forces to bring you an amazing love in-store experience this November! On Saturday the 23ed of November, join us to witness inspiring recitals from top Australian trumpet musicians at Ozwinds Moorabbin. Following these preferences, on Sunday the 24th of November we are offering the opportunity to participate in an exclusive 30-minute one-on-one lesson and mentorship sessions with these talented artists (from 10am-3pm). Spots are limited so be sure to secure your place and elevate your trumpet skills!
Windfire Festival: The Glory of Brass | Friday, 4 October 2024 @ 7:30pm
Saint Mary of the Angels | Geelong, AustraliaLyrebird brass with guest students from the Melbourne Conservatorium of Music
Album Launch - Singing Stone: The Music of Chris Sainsbury | Tuesday, 17 September 2024 @ 7:30pm
Hanson Dyer Hall | Melbourne, AustraliaThis concert celebrates the launch of a new album of music by Christopher Sainsbury on ABC Classics.
Handel: Messiah | Friday, 6 September 2024 @ 7:30pm
Saint Paul' Cathedral | Melbourne, AustraliaOn period instruments
Triptych | Friday, 30 August 2024 @ 7:30pm
Melbourne Recital Centre | Melbourne, AustraliaAustralian premiere of Joseph Turrin's Triptych for trumpet and trombone with wind symphony. (Joel Brennan, Don Immel, and Jaclyn Hartenberger conducting the University of Melbourne Wind Symphony)
Trumpet MegaDay+ Gala Concert | Saturday, 24 August 2024 @ 7:30pm
Hanson Dyer Hall | Melbourne, AustraliaFeaturing the premiere performance of a new work by Catherine Likhuta (Joel Brennan with pianist Jerry Wong) and weekend headliner Ashley Hall-Tighe.
Indians on Vacation | Saturday, 29 June 2024 @ 7:30pm
Jenny Belzberg Theatre | Banff, CanadaWorkshop showing of an opera adaptation of the beloved comedic novel by Thomas King, composed by Ian Cusson, libretto by Royce Vavrek.
Chamber Music: Epic
| Wednesday, 26 June 2024 @ 7:30pm
Rolston Recital Hall | Banff, CanadaProgram to include: Hilda Sehested's Septet with the Borealis Quartet and Ecstatic Science by Missy Mazzoli
Chamber Music: Poetry
| Wednesday, 19 June 2024 @ 7:30pm
Rolston Recital Hall | Banff, CanadaProgram to include:
Missy Mazzoli: The Sound of Light
Robert Starer: The Mystic Trumpeter
Joseph Turrin: Fandango
Yihan Chen:still
Emily Doolittle: Gardenscape
Handmaid's Tale | Saturday, 15 June 2024 @ 7:30pm
Jenny Belzberg Theatre | Banff, CanadaBased on Margaret Atwood’s Novel Composed by Poul Ruders, Libretto by Paul Bentley Workshop showing of Daniel Schlosberg’s new orchestration.
Chamber Music: Landmarks
| Saturday, 8 June 2024 @ 7:30pm
Rolston Recital Hall | Banff, CanadaProgram to include: Galina Ustvolskaya's Symphony No. 4, Prayer
DAM Festival Prishtina | Thursday, 30 May 2024 @ 7:30pm
Barabar Centre | Prishtina, KosovoWorks for trumpet and guitar by Albanian and Kosovo composers Enis Mullaj, Kris Sopoqoti, Jetmir Zaganjori, Kreshnik Aliçkaj, Avni Krasniqi, and by Australians Johanna Selleck and Alan Holley.
Albanian Brass Festival | Wednesday, 29 May 2024 @ 7:30pm
Universitetit të Arteve | Tirana, AlbaniaWorks for trumpet and guitar by Albanian and Australian composers Enis Mullaj, Kris Sopoqoti, Eriona Rushiti, Jetmir Zaganjori, Johanna Selleck, and Alan Holley.
Lyrebird Brass with Tianjin Juilliard School Brass | Tuesday, 16 April 2024 @ 7:30pm
Hanson Dyer Hall | Melbourne, AustraliaLyrebird Brass teams up with teaching artists from the Tianjin Juilliard School for a concert of brass chamber music.
Handel: Messiah | Friday, 15 December 2023 @ 7:30pm
Scots' Church | Melbourne, AustraliaOn period instruments
Laudate Dominum: Christmas with Lyrebird Brass and Anthony Halliday | Sunday, 3 December 2023 @ 2:00pm
Loreto Mandeville Hall | Melbourne, AustraliaCanberra Grammar School Brass Concert | Sunday, 12 November 2023 @ 4:00pm
Canberra Grammar School | Canberra, AustraliaSponsored by Yamaha Music Australia
Trumpet, Violin, and Organ Recital | Sunday, 15 October 2023 @ 3:00pm
Loreto Mandeville Hall | Melbourne, Australiawith Tomomi Kondo and Anthony Halliday
the strong pulse beneath the charred earth: the musical world of Leilehua Lanzilotti | Thursday, 12 October 2023 @ 7:30pm
Hanson Dyer Hall | Melbourne, AustraliaThis evening of music and discussion features the work of Leilehua Lanzilotti, a Kanaka Maoli (Native Hawaiian) composer / sound artist dedicated to the arts of our time. A "leading composer-performer" (The New York Times), Lanzilotti's work is characterized by expansive explorations of timbre. Lanzilotti's practice explores radical indigenous contemporaneity by integrating community engagement and ways of knowing into the heart of projects.
Leilehua's residency in Melbourne is supported by the Macgeorge Bequest. She currently in Melbourne on a Macgeorge fellowship working on her opera Lili'u, celebrating the legacy of the last queen of Hawai'I, Queen Lili'uokalani.
ko'u inoa (2017)
the strong pulse beneath the charred earth (2023) [world premiere]
ahupua?a(2022)
beyond the accident of time (2019)
The Glory of Brass | Sunday, 8 October 2023 @ 7:30pm
Saint Mary of the Angels | Geelong, AustraliaLyrebird brass with guest students from the Melbourne Conservatorium of Music
Works for Trumpet and Guitar
| Tuesday, 3 October 2023 @ 7:30pm
Hanson Dyer Hall | Melbourne, Australiawith Ken Murray
Chris Sainsbury: Pacifica
Caerwen Martin: Sleepless
Ken Murray: [new work]
and more
Australia Ensemble: Ecstatic Science | Saturday, 16 September 2023 @ 7:30pm
Sir John Clancy Auditorium | Sydney, AustraliaJ.S. BACH | Ricercar a 3 BWV1079/1 (1747)
Nigel WESTLAKE | Piano Trio (2003)
J.S. BACH | Ricercar a 6 (1747) trans. Stanhope (2022)
Missy MAZZOLI | Ecstatic Science (2016)
Alexander BORODIN | Piano Quintet in c minor (1862)
The Complete Chamber Works of Kouvaras: A Multi-Album Project Preview | Tuesday, 5 September 2023 @ 7:30pm
Hanson Dyer Hall | Melbourne, AustraliaProgram to include ...until it's gone: Rhapsody on Loss (2019) with Ensemble Three
Trumpet and Organ Recital | Saturday, 2 September 2023 @ 3:00pm
Scots' Church | Melbourne, Australiawith Rhys Boak, organ Ernst Sachse (1813-1870): Concertino
Patricia Van Ness (b. 1951): Air for Flugelhorn and Organ
Augusta Read Thomas (b. 1964): Angel Tears and Earth Prayers
Joe Chindamo (b. 1961): Sinfonia Pastorale Urbana (2023)
Petr Eben (1929-2007): Windows (after Marc Chagall)
Australian Chamber Music | Tuesday, 22 August 2023 @ 7:30pm
Hanson Dyer Hall | Melbourne, Australiawith Jerry Wong, piano
Andrew Batterham: A Golden Summer Day
Katy Abbott: Facing Forward (wold premiere)
Inspired by Paris: Chamber Music Delights | Tuesday, 8 August 2023 @ 7:30pm
Hanson Dyer Hall | Melbourne, AustraliaPierre Gabaye: Récréation
George Antheil: Symphony for Five Instruments
Missy Mazzoli: The Sound of the Light
New Works by Australian Composers
| Tuesday, 23 May 2023
Hanson Dyer Hall | Melbourne, Australiawith Jerry Wong, piano
Melody Eötvös: Light Form(Australian premiere)
Ken Murray: Sunrise Over Silverleaves (World premiere)
Andrew Schultz: Silken Weave
Genesis Baroque: La Tromba | Sunday, 19 March 2023 @ 5:00pm
Good Shepherd Chapel | Melbourne AustraliaGenesis Baroque featuring Leanne Sullivan and Joel Brennan, baroque trumpets
Torelli Sinfonia in D (G2)
Albinoni Sonata a Cinque op. 2 (No.2 in C major)
Andrea Grossi Sonata Op.3 No.11
Albinoni Sonata a Cinque op 2 (No.6 in G minor)
Geminiani Concerto Grosso after Corelli Op.5, No.9 in G minor
Vivaldi Concerto for Two Trumpets
Lyrebird Brass | Tuesday, 14 March 2023 @ 7:30pm
Hanson Dyer Hall | Melbourne, AustraliaVictor Ewald: Brass Quintet No. 1
Maria Grenfell: Creatures of Norse (World premiere)
Grace-Evangeline Mason: As Bronze ( Australian premiere)
Tilson Thomas:Street Song
Lyrebird Brass Ensemble | Sunday, 19 February 2023 @ 4:00pm
Hanson Dyer Hall | Melbourne, AustraliaRicardo Molla Albero: Fanfare for a New Beginning
Joan Tower: Fanfare for the Uncommon Woman No 3
Hoagy Carmichael: Stardust
Sheridan Seyfried: Mad Jack’s Revenge
Jan Sandström (arr. Steven Verhelst): Sång till Lotta
Louisa Trewartha: Inspire
Duke Ellington arr. Juan Tizol: Ellington Medley
Anthony DiLorenzo: Of Kingdoms and Glory
MCM Brass Festival: Opening Recital | Friday, 17 February 2023 @ 7:00pm
Hanson Dyer Hall | Melbourne, AustraliaThe festival opens with a showcase concert featuring performances by members of the members of the Conservatorium Brass staff - Carla Blackwood, Joel Brennan and Don Immel. A celebration of new and exciting music, including world premieres, solos, and chamber performances.
Akaroa Chamber Music Festival | Friday, 13 January 2023
Akaroa, New Zealand13-22 January, 2023 Lyrebird Brass
Handel: Messiah | Friday, 16 December 2022 @ 7:30pm
Scots' Church | Melbourne, AustraliaOn period instruments
Handel: Messiah | Saturday, 3 December 2022 @ 7:30pm
Saint Peter's Eastern Hill | Melbourne, AustraliaPerformed on period instruments
Lyrebird Brass: Tonnerre de Brass | Saturday, 29 October 2022 @ 7:00pm
Tempo Rubato | Melbourne, AustraliaLyrebird Brass is delighted to be launching its new album, Tonnerre de Brass, at Tempo Rubato on 29 October. The program includes selections from the new album, which features world premiere recordings of mid-20th century brass trios by Belgian and French composers.
Lyrebird Brass: Book of Brass | Tuesday, 18 October 2022 @ 7:30pm
Hanson Dyer Hall | Melbourne, AustraliaLyrebird Brass present a program of exciting world premieres for brass quintet, including Book of Brass by GRAMMY award-winning composer Jennifer Higdon (co-commissioned with the American Brass Quintet), to the lighthouse by Linda Kouvaras, new canzoni by Alan Holley, and a new piece by Alice Humphries.
Defaye: Concerto for Trombone, Trumpet, and String Orchestra | Wednesday, 28 September 2022 @ 10:13pm
Hanson Dyer Hall | Melbourne, AustraliaJean-Michel Defaye's Concerto for Trombone, Trumpet and String Orchestra with Don Immel.
ReSOUNDING JOY: St. Michael's Recital | Sunday, 25 September 2022 @ 1:30pm
St. Michael's Day Uniting Church | Melbourne, Australiawith Rhys Boak, organ; Joe Chindamo, piano; Zoe Black, violin
Trumpet and Organ Recital | Tuesday, 20 September 2022 @ 1:30pm
Trinity Brighton Uniting Church | Melbourne, Australiawith Rhys Boak, organ; Joe Chindamo, piano; Zoe Black, violin
Cathedral Windows - Music for Trumpet and Organ | Sunday, 11 September 2022 @ 3:00pm
Basilica of St. Mary of the Angels | Geelong, AustraliaBach/Vivaldi, Patricia Van Ness, Giovanni Buonaventura Viviani, Vincent Persichetti, and Peter Eban's monumental Windows inspired by Marc Chagall.
Ensemble Three at Born Creative | Saturday, 16 July 2022
Tokyo Metropolitan Theatre | Tokyo, Japan2pm - Special Concert on the main stage, opening with Dai Fujikura's "Three"
7:30pm - Ensemble Three performs an all-Australian program of works by Percy Grainger, Katy Abbott, Harry Sdraulig, Wally Gunn, and Melody Eötvös.
Liturgical Cantata: BWV 74 | Sunday, 5 June 2022 @ 10:00am
St. John's Southgate | Melbourne, AustraliaOn period instruments: Wer mich liebet, der wird mein Wort halten, BWV 74
Lohengrin | Tuesday, 24 May 2022
Arts Centre Melbourne | Melbourne, AustraliaLohengrin with Opera Australia, featuring Jonas Kaufman. (14, 17, 21 & 24 May)
Liturgical Cantata: BWV 175 | Sunday, 8 May 2022 @ 10:00am
St. John's Southgate | Melbourne, AustraliaOn period instruments: Er rufet seinen Schafen mit Namen, BWV 175
Vivaldi's Gloria | Saturday, 23 April 2022
Victoria, AustraliaWith the Australian Chamber Choir. On period instruments.
23 April - Terang
24 April - Flinders
30 April - Macedon
1 May - Geelong
7 May - Melbourne
Metropolis: The Lost | Thursday, 21 April 2022 @ 7:30pm
St. Paul's Cathedral | Melbourne, AustraliaAcclaimed Australian composer Mary Finsterer explores the narrative interpretations of myths and ancient rituals in The Lost, her concerto for Viola and Cello with Orchestra & Electro-acoustics. The concerto sits as the third in a series of orchestral concertos by Finsterer entitled Missed Tales. The three works explore mysteries of nature and place within Northern European mythology.
Lyrebird Brass – Top of the Food Chain, Bottom of the World | Monday, 28 March 2022 @ 5:30pm
Melbourne Recital Centre | Melbourne, AustraliaCathy Likhuta - Apex Predators
Luke Styles - Solder
Kate Neal - Fanfare
Alan Holley - Dulwich Air
Andrew Batterham - Melbourne Mosaic
Vivaldi Concerto for Two Trumpets | Saturday, 26 March 2022 @ 7:00pm
Scotch College | Melbourne, Australiawith David Musk trumpet and John Ferguson, conductor
All Demons Run (Rescheduled) | Tuesday, 22 March 2022 @ 6:00pm
Melbourne Recital Centre | Melbourne, AustraliaAlan Holley - All Demons Run (world premiere)
Melody Eötvös - Gamma (world premiere)
Caerwen Martin - Sleepless
Christopher Sainsbury - Singing Stone (world premiere)
All Demons Run | Monday, 13 September 2021 @ 6:00pm
Melbourne Recital Centre | Melbourne, AustraliaA program of world premieres, including works by Alan Holley, Melody Eötvös, Sue-Anne Tan, Caerwen Martin, and Christopher Sainsbury
Recital Centre Relaxed Performance | Thursday, 17 September 2020 @ 12:00pm
Melbourne Recital Centre | Melbourne, AustraliaPromoting a casual approach to sound and movement, the Centre’s series of Relaxed Performances provides the same exceptional artists in the best place to hear, with an environment specifically suited for audiences with sensory sensitivities. A relaxed performance is designed to create a safe and welcoming environment for people with autism, learning disabilities and sensory or communication needs. There is the ability for audience members to enter and exit the venue throughout the concert, the house lights will be turned on, and the sound will be moderated, providing a comfortable and less formal musical experience. With performances running for 45 minutes, this series is also perfect for young families. Children will be free to wriggle if they need, or leave the Primrose Potter Salon and move to a designated quiet area in the ground level foyer.
Pinwheel | Wednesday, 8 July 2020 @ 6:00pm
Melbourne Recital Centre | Melbourne, AustraliaThis performance features a new piece by Alan Holley alongside some of our favourites by Christian O’Brien, Wally Gunn, and Julian Yu.
Wet Ink | Tuesday, 10 December 2019 @ 6:00pm
Melbourne Recital Centre | Melbourne, AustraliaWorld premiere performances of Chris Pickering's "Lesser Heroes" and Timothy Dargville's "Transcience" alongside Yihan Chen's "??—still" and Dai Fujikura's "Three.
Premieres | Tuesday, 11 June 2019 @ 6:00pm
Melbourne Recital Centre | Melbourne, AustraliaWorld premiere performances of "...until it's gone: rhapsody on loss" by Linda Kouvaras and Caerwen Martin's "What Lies Beneath" and the Australian premiere of "Magically Delicious" by Rudresh Mahanthappa.
Dai Fujikura Portrait Concert | Wednesday, 17 April 2019 @ 7:30pm
Hanson Dyer Hall | Melbourne, AustraliaCurated by Ensemble Three, this portrait of London-based composer Dai Fujikura includes the world premiere of "Three" written for the ensemble. Fujikura will be in attendance.
Organica | Monday, 23 July 2018 @ 6:00pm
Melbourne Recital Centre | Melbourne, AustraliaOur second MRC Local Heroes program focuses on local composers and will include Katy Abbott's lush 'Midnight Songs', the foot-stomping 'PIT_T' by Christian O'Brien, Andrew Batterham's 'Organica', and 'Slow Air' by Andrew Ford.
Undercurrents | Monday, 19 February 2018 @ 6:00pm
Melbourne Recital Centre | Melbourne, AustraliaThe first of our 2018 MRC Local Heroes programmes, this program will feature the world premiere of a new commission by Jake Donahue alongside works by Katy Abbott, Elliott Hughes, Jane Hammond, and Harry Sdraulig.
Macedon Music | Monday, 16 October 2017 @ 6:01pm
Macedon Music | Mount Macedon, AustraliaWorld premiere performances of Jane Hammond's 'Country Crow Shuffle', Elliott Hughes's 'Despite our Silent Elders', a new work by Harry Sdraulig, as well as Katy Abbott's 'undercurrenT'
Ensemble Three at ITF | Thursday, 29 June 2017 @ 2:00pm
Hunsacker Center | Redlands, USAPresentation at the International Trombone Association conference.
