Music In The Round Returns to Abbotsford Convent‏

When: Sunday 7 September, 11am – 5pm
Where: Good Shepherd Chapel, Oratory & Mural Hall – Abbotsford Convent
Tickets: $80 / $60 conc

Music in the Round – a well remembered classical music event – is returning after nearly 20 years’ absence to picturesque Abbotsford Convent as part of its tenth birthday celebrations. The day-long program on Sunday 7 September brings together chamber musicians in a series of exciting performances across three iconic Convent venues: the award-winning Good Shepherd Chapel, the recently restored Oratory and the intimate black and white tiled Mural Hall.

There will also be free jazz in the Heritage Gardens throughout the day and free children’s concerts with Patma Music, ensuring a fun-filled day for all ages.

Musicians performing at Music in the Round include harpist Marshall McGuire, pianists Ian Munro, Caroline Almonte and Kristian Chong, organist Calvin Bowman, cellists Howard Penny and Janis Laurs, clarinettist Paul Dean, violist Tobias Breider and violinist Monica Curro along with the Melbourne Piano Trio and students from the Australian National Academy of Music.