2009
9 January: Vivaldi Mass for St Mark
Patron Saint of Venice Soloists, two choirs and two orchestras directed by Dr Gary Ekkel
March 21: La Compania
With a desire to create a period instrument ensemble dedicated to the music of the Renaissance and Early Baroque, La Compañía was formed in 1997 by its artistic directors Danny Lucin and Mitchell Cross. La Compañía is a unique Australian ensemble, performing a rarely heard repertoire on historically important instruments.
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24 May: Galileo's Brother
In celebration of the 400th anniversary of the telescope, join Rosemary for this celestial program of solo lute music. Galileo Galilei — one of western civilization's most significant scientists — played the lute as did his father Vincenzo and his brother Michelangelo. Vivien Hamilton, narrator; Rosemary Hodgson, lute.
30 May: Sweet Stay a while
with George Liakatos, tenor; The Christ Church Series, Warnambool.
24 June: Piffari, Ministriles, Waits, Stadtfeiffer — Music from town bands
La Compañía, Melbourne Recital Centre Salon
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22 July: Music from Mantua and Venice
La Compañía and The Consort of Melbourne. Sacred music by Claudio Monteverdi.
Melbourne Recital Centre Elisabeth Murdoch Hall
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8 October: Chitarra — Chitarrone
Simon Martyn-Ellis, theorbo and baroque guitar; with Rosemary Hodgson, theorbo, and Laura Vaughan, viola da gamba. Part of the Spring Early Music festival.
27 October: Metaphysical Melbourne premiere
Musica Viva presents Rosemary Hodgson and Rhys McConnochie in Musica Viva's Coffee series. Metaphysical, a melancholic meditation of music and poetry, was inspired by English poets from the beginning of the 17th century. Metaphysical includes works by Donne and Vaughan and music by Dowland, Robinson, Ferrabosco I and Piccinini, who sought to explore the spiritual nature of life and describe our inner-world in words and music.
Melbourne Recital Centre Elizabeth Murdoch Hall
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2008
16 January: Past Echoes Festival Launch
12 October: St Mary's of the Angels concert series
with Vivien Hamilton sopranao and Laura Vaughan, viola da gamba
18 October: Renaissance dinner Universtiy of Melbourne
30 November: Vivaldi Mass at Newman College
directed by Dr Gary Ekkel
12 December: Forlorn Hope Fancy CD Launch
2007
March 11: Music at St Michael's
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March 18-31: Postcard from Rome
Australian Brandenburg Ensemble
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April 1: The English Orpheus
Ten Days on the Island Festival in conjunction with
Hobart International Early Music Seminar
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April 5: Metaphysical
Featuring Charles 'Bud' Tingwell
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April 29: Guitar Treasures
Classical Guitar Society of Melbourne
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May 18: Solo Recital
For the Sisters of the Good shepherd.
Private concert
May 26: A Musical Banquet
With George Liakatos, Tenor.
July 16-28: French Passion and Italian Masters
Australian Brandenburg Orchestra
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August 11: Solo recital at Yallambie Homestead Private Concert
August 15, 16 & September 15, 16: Solo recording
Iwaki Auditorium. Producer and Sound Engineer: Thomas Grubb
30 September: Spinacino 500
Spring Early Music Festival
University of Melbourne
John Griffiths, Rosemary Hodgson (lutes)
3 pm @ Ian Potter Museum of Art, Swanston St, University of Melbourne
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4 and 6 October: Monteverdi's Orpheo
Spring Early Music Festival
University of Melbourne
UniMelb Opera Project, dir Sandro Naglia
8 pm @ Hall of St Peter's Eastern Hill, Gisborne St, Melbourne
14 October: Claudio's Circle — e21
Spring Early Music Festival
University of Melbourne
3 pm Trinity College Chapel, Royal Pde, Parkville
18 October: Early Voices: renaissance dinner
7 PM @University House . University of Melbourne
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20 October: World premier work for choir and lute by Chris McElhinney
6pm Parish of Our Lady of Mount Carmel, Middle Park
1, 4, 7,10,12,15 December: Handel's Alcina
Opera Australia. Directed By Anthony Walker
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2006
January 15: La Compania
Organs of the Ballarat Goldfields Festival
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March 19: Lute meditation
6.40pm Newmann College Chapel
Royal Parade, Parkville
March 26: Lute meditation
April 2: Lute meditation
April 26: La Compania
2pm, St Kevins, Toorak
April 30: A Musical Banquet: Swiss Italian Festa
Sponsored by the Italian Institute of Culture
11 am, Convent Gallery Daylesford
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May 7:Rosa Mundi
The Garden of Verses
Norfolk & Norwich Festival
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May 17: Rosa Mundi
Endicott House, Chagford, Devon
May 21: Rosa Mundi
The Garden of Verses
Millfield Hall, Silver Street, Enfield
May 30: Rosa Mundi
Corpus Christi
Maiden Lane, Covent Garden
June 2: Rosa Mundi
Diana Mavroleon’s Songbird Club
Bomonti Club, Kingsland Road
June 7: Rosa Mundi
Salisbury Festival
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June 11: Rosa Mundi
The Domletch Foundation
Haslemere Museum
July 9:Past Echoes
Appassionata
2.30pm Chapel of the Holy Spirit
Parkville, more info
August 6: Songs of the Heart
Early Music in the Very Round
St Cuthbert’s Presbyterian Church, Brighton
10 Wilson Street, more info
August 12: Les Arts Florissant
Presented by Past Echoes
BMW Edge, Federation Sqaure
concert details
September 24: Project 1606
Celebrating the music of Danyel, Coprario and Bartlet
University of Melbourne Spring Early Music Festival
festival details, concert flyer
October 8: Dowland’s Lachrimae (1604)
Port Fairy Spring Music Festival
with Vivien Hamilton soprano,
Consort Eclectus viols and special guest Daniel Yeadon
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October 14: Early Voices
University of Melbourne Spring Early Music Festival
17th Century Italian vocal music of Monteverdi, Caccini and friends
October 15: La Compania
Scotch Arts, Visiting Artists program
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October 22: Lute song recital
Selby Arts Festival
with Soprano, Louise Horgen
November 21: E21 - O Savage Stars
Musica Viva Ménage Seies, Chapel off Chapel
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2005
April 9: La Suave MelodiaLa Compania
4.30pm Carman's tunnel, Maldon
Castlemaine Fetsival
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May 14: Rosa Mundi
7pm, Endicott House, Chagford, Devon
May 21: Rosa Mundi
7pm, Merchant's House, Marlborough, Wiltshire
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May 22: Rosa Mundi
7pm, Lauderdale House Highgate Hill, London
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June 3: Rosa Mundi
12noon, Llanrhian Church, St. David's Cathedral Festival, Pembrokeshire,
Programme details
September 3: Victoria Victoria
7.30pm, Trinity College Chapel, Royal Parade Parkville
Gloriana Vocal ensemble
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September 4: Victoria Victoria
2.30pm, St Mark's 250 George St, Fitzroy
September 8, 9 & 10: Shakespeare and Cervantes
8.00pm, Chapel Off Chapel
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October 28: Songs of the Season
E21 vocal ensemble
North Melbourne Town Hall
www.e21.org.au
November 19: La Compania
Music at the Flower Festa
November 20: Project 1605
Grand Ballroom
Como Historic House and Gardens
2004
January 18: Vivaldi Vespers with the choir of Newman College Organs of the Ballarat Goldfields Festival.February 7-11: Batavia; Richard Mills Opera Australia and Western Australian Symphony Orchestra. Perth International Arts Festival.
March 13: Rosa CD Launch At fortyfivedownstairs, Flinders Lane, Melbourne.
April 18: Kenneth Hunt memorial Fund concert Elizabeth Wallfisch (violin) and the Bach Aria Ensemble.
April 21: Duo Seria Australian Catholic University lunchtime series.
April 23: Shakespeare and Cervantes At The State Library of Victoria.
April 26: Duo Seria; Opening of Health 2004 Melbourne Concert Hall foyer. Enquiries: 9667 1333
May 12: Monteverdi Vespers of 1610 At the great hall NGV.
July 7-10: Shakespeare Sung Performed by soprano Helen Noonan and Katherine Day, piano, with counter tenor Dean Sky-Lucas and Rosemary Hodgson, lute.
July 17: Shakespeare Festival - Montsalvat Dean Sky-Lucas, counter tenor, and Rosmeary Hodgson, lute.
July 20: Rosa at Readings. An in-store signing, 3MBS interview and music. Readings of Hawthorn, 6:00pm. Free.
August 7 & 14: Love and Other Catastrophes.
E21 vocal ensemble, directed by Stephen Grant, 8 PM CUB Melbourne.
September 10 & 12: Brilliant Baroque.
Gloriana vocal ensemble, directed by Andrew Raiskums.
September 18: El Cancion del Emperador.
With Vivien Hamilton, soprano Jewish Musuem, Alma Rd St Kilda.
September 26: Appassionata
New Academic Centre, Newman College, Melbourne University.
October 10: Shakepeare Sung
Helen Noonan, soprano, and Katherine Day, piano
Port Fairy Spring Music Festival.
October 19: A Renaisasnce celebration
La Compania at the Melbourne International Arts Festival
Collins Street Baptist Church at 6PM
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November 7: Songes of Sundrie Kindes
project 1600 - celebrating the music of 1604 in 2004
Dante's Gallery, Fitzroy
Novemeber 13: Spring Music Melbourne Autumn Music Festival
Professor John Griffiths and Rosemary Hodgson play lute and vihuela duets.
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November 21: Kapsperger
The second concert in the project 1600 series for 2004. Dante's Gallery, Fitzroy
December 4: Monteverdi at Newman College
