FREE CONCERTS

Sunday Live is ABC Classic FM's primary means of profiling Australian musicians in live performance, providing an important public and broadcast platform for local talent. Sunday Live is broadcast from a different capital city or regional centre each month. These free concerts are presented in collaboration with local venues and communities. Sunday Live moves to Canberra in April. Sunday afternoons 3pm. 

CGGS Hall
Canberra Girls’ Grammar School, Melbourne Avenue, Deakin, ACT
Entry is FREE. No Bookings required.

Please be seated by 2.50PM. The live broadcasts begin promptly at 3.00PM.

Sunday 6 April at 3.00pm
FLUTE AND GUITAR
Introduced by Julian Day 

Virginia Taylor has been described as one of the most exciting flautists to appear on the concert platform in recent years. Virginia’s CD, For Flute and Guitar, with guitarist Timothy Kain, has been a bestseller. The program includes Zenamon’s Three retratos for flute and guitar, Character Interludes by Elena Kats-Chernin, and Pujol’s Suite Buenos Aires. 

Sunday 13 April at 3.00pm
DYNAMIC DUO
Introduced by Damien Beaumont

With a career that includes performances with the Sydney Symphony and the Australian Chamber Orchestra, Alan Vivian is one of Australia’s highest profile musicians. Susanne Powell has enjoyed a career of performances, tours and broadcasts and since 1991 has been Lecturer in Piano, ANU School of Music. Their program includes Weber’s Grand duo concertant, Bernstein’s Sonata and Shalom-alekhem Rov Feidman by Béla Kovacs.

Sunday 20 April at 3.00pm
MILITARY MIGHT
Introduced by Damien Beaumont 

The Royal Australian Navy Band, a prestigious unit of the Australian Defence Force, is one of Australia’s premier military ensembles. Its musicians are highly skilled and versatile; able to perform traditional ceremonial and concert music, jazz, pop, swing, classical, and vocal harmonies. The program includes the Vaughan Williams’ Toccata marziale, Holst’s First Suite in E flat for Military Band, Op 28 No 1 and Godzilla eats Las Vegas! by Eric Whitacre.

Sunday 27 April, 3.00pm
SUNDAY JAZZ
Introduced by Julian Day

The wonderful group of master musicians that make up the John Mackey Quintet will perform a mix of modern jazz originals and standards – melodic, hard-driving, swinging jazz at the top level – including John Mackey’s Shorter Straw, It’s the only thing to do, and Pantano Drive.

For more information on SUNDAY LIVE IN CANBERRA go to: http://www.abc.net.au/classic/sundaylive/