It’s an Australian work by artist and author John Harrison and composer and QSO Section Principal Percussion David Montgomery.

Held in the Queensland Symphony Orchestra studio at South Bank, this 45 minute concert is perfect for children beginning their musical journey. It presents a wonderful opportunity to discover the instruments of the orchestra and delve deeper into the world of music. This is the ideal environment for your little music lovers to experience a live orchestra. Fergal Onions tells the story of a young girl who practises Mozart on her violin and inspires her older neighbour to dust off his saxophone and spend some time away from the TV. This interactive concert also introduces the instruments of the Orchestra.

Queensland Symphony Orchestra Presents Fergal Onions
6 & 7 March with shows at 10am and 11.30am daily
Queensland Symphony Orchestra Studio, South Bank
For more information and tickets visit www.qso.com.au

A program that showcases the core of the American values in literature and music. A show that communicates the bridges artists have built between America and Europe. Twain, Hemingway, Whitman, Cooper, Bernstein, Gershwin and Foster are some of the strongest voices that influenced generations of humans in America and gave the world a picture of the charm, energy and creative force of the ‘New Worlds’.

“Mr. Murray described the idea as ‘the collision of America and Europe,’ in part reflected in the backgrounds of each of the four members of his new group. ‘We are from four different continents,’ he said. ‘And when the continents come together, the music moves right across the peninsulas from one to the other. It’s just a short journey from one continent to the other.”

In 2018, their idea for a joint program celebrates its premiere in New Zealand. The Hollywood star’s love for classical music is young and his art of language boundless. All the more reason to look forward to a fascinating encounter between great music and great literature featuring two masters of their art.

Bill Murray, Jan Vogler and Friends, New Worlds Tour
7 November – Riverside Theatre Perth
9-10 November – Sydney Opera House, Concert Hall Sydney
16 November – QPAC Concert Hall Brisbane
17 November – Plenary at MCEC Melbourne
www.newworldsmusic.com

First forming in Manchester in 1995, Lamb’s 1996 self-titled genre-bending debut album delivered intensely personal, emotionally charged songs intertwined with startling drum n bass beats in in a collision of jazz, classical, blues, techno & hip hop that defined an era of trip hop.

Singles ‘Gold’, ‘God Bless’, ‘Cotton Wool’ and ‘Górecki’ have been critically and commercially successes. In particular, ‘Górecki’ – inspired by the works of composer Henryk Mikołaj Górecki – has become one of the most recognized anthems of electronic music, attracting numerous remixes, covers, TV commercials and movie soundtracks (Basquiat, Moulin Rouge and I Still Know What You Did Last Summer to name the biggest box office hits).

Since their Australian debut, Lamb has drawn rave reviews from thrilled audiences and critics alike for their sold-out headline and festival performances. They wowed fans as part of 2003’s iconic Livid Festival, headlined Sydney’s much-loved Peats Ridge Festival in 2009 and 2011 brought Lamb back to our shores to headline the Playground Weekender Festival on the Hawkesbury River, as well as selling out numerous sideshows along the way.

Lamb 2015 Australian Tour
Friday, February 6 – Astor Theatre, Perth
Sunday, February 8 – Fowlers Live, Adelaide
Tuesday, February 10 – The Tivoli, Brisbane
Thursday, February 12 – The Enmore, Sydney
Saturday, February 14 – The Forum, Melbourne
www.lambofficial.com