Music
Tickets are available for this concert from 9am, Friday December 1, 2023.
The beautiful space of nolan on lovel will be filled with the sounds of two low instruments – imagine the difference between single and double cream…. It’s a fabulous combination! Rachel and Ben were going to play live at the gallery in 2020, and then COVID happened – and she thought it was high time she featured the artist you’d booked to see all those years ago!
The program will include some Bach (of course!), some Bach-inspired bluegrass (I kid you not!), a re-working of Bach’s ‘Crab’ canon by M.B. Sibson and a few other musical surprises! It’ll be a night to make you smile, sigh with pleasure and tap your toes – all at different times!
The Gallery will be open at 6.30pm for the concert, and a glass of wine (or non-alchohlic equivalent) will be offered to every patron. Ticket sales will STOP at 2pm on the day of the concert, and must be booked on-line. There will be NO tickets sold at the gallery on the night of the performance.
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For the final concert at ‘nolan on lovel’ gallery for 2024, Rachel is joined by her ‘musical brother’, the fabulous Anthony Schulz (and his accordion!) for a night full of beautiful music, laughter, music-making totally in the moment – and a re-release of Rachel and Anthony’s second recording ‘Mosaic’.
If you’ve never been to a concert of cello and accordion you’ll be treated to Bach, pieces inspired by Bach, a time of stillness by Bloch, a tango by Piazolla and some folk music that’ll get your toes tapping! There’s every sound imaginable, lots of smiling, flights of fancy with Anthony’s improvisations and music that will make your heart beat slower – something for everyone! The duo will also have remastered and have a limited release of their 2023 release ‘Mosaic’ for sale – so be prepared for a musical celebration!
What reviewers have said about the duo… “The audacity is wonderfully apparent from the very start in the unorthodox ensemble which Scott and Schulz comprise – ‘cello and piano accordion in duet. For such a pairing, the selection of works …. both reward the expectations of the listener and throws in a few well calculated surprises.”
Want to hear a little of what you might see? Just go here….
Nolan Gallery will be open at 5.30pm for the concert, and a glass of wine (or non-alchoholic equivalent) will be offered to every patron. Ticket sales will STOP at 2pm on the day of the concert, and must be booked on-line. There will be NO tickets sold at the gallery on the night of the performance.
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Our much loved live Bach in the Dark Concerts are back the gallery in 2023. This can only have happened because of your continued support during what has been a very difficult Covid few years and we say thankyou. We are really looking forward to hosting these wonderful concerts in 2023 and meeting up with many of you again.
Our first two concerts of the year will feature, fresh from the New England Bach Festival, a Bach Extravaganza over the weekend of 12th and 13th May. Book for one or both concerts.
Details Below:
Do you love Bach cello suites? Get ready for not one, but two suites tonight!
Straight from their concerts at the New England Bach Festival, we are delighted Rachel and Ben will be playing the first of a two-night Bach extravaganza at the gallery. Rachel will perform two suites in this concert – the sunny first suite in G major, for solo cello. And then she’ll be joined by percussionist Ben Sibson to play Bach’s third suite – with a twist! Ben will improvise rhythms using drums from around the world over Bach’s music – you’ll be tapping your toes and smiling – guaranteed! Get ready for tambourines, a cahon, congas, the sounds of the djembe – Ben’s drumming returns Bach’s music back to the dances he used for the titles of each movement.
Doors open at 6.30pm for a complimentary glass of wine before the concert.
Friday May 12 7.00pm – 8.15pm $40
Tickets are strictly limited – so you are advised to book early!
SOLD OUT
Ticket sales will STOP at 2pm on Friday May 12, and no tickets will be available at the door. An electronic program will be emailed to all ticket holders by 3pm, but if you would prefer to have a paper program they will be available as you enter the gallery.
Saturday May 13 2023
7pm – 8.15pm
SOLD OUT
Audience favourites Raffaele and Janet Agostino are back! Straight from their concerts at the New England Bach Festival, we are delighted Rachel, Raff and Janet will be playing the second night of a two-night Bach extravaganza at the gallery.
Rachel is delighted that Janet and Raff will join her for this concert – get ready for a Bach Gamba Sonata, music inspired by Bach and some other favourites that the trio know you will just love…
Tickets are strictly limited and not available at the door– so you are advised to book early!
Saturday May 13 7.00pm – 8.15pm $40
Doors open at 6.30pm for a complimentary glass of wine before the concert.
SOLD OUT
Ticket sales will STOP at 2pm on Saturday May 13, and no tickets will be available at the door. An electronic program will be emailed to all ticket holders by 3pm, but if you would prefer to have a paper program they will be available as you enter the gallery.
Saturday 5th August 2023
7pm – 8.15pm
SOLD OUT
We were so sad to have had to cancel this concert last year due to Covid but now we are delighted to welcome Rachel and her dear friend (and incredible harpist), Genevieve Lang back to the gallery. Genevieve is an audience favourite – get ready for a night of incredible beauty, with moments that will slow your heart, other moments that will fill you with joy, and pieces you will love…. The program will include Bach (of course!), Elena Kats-Chernin’s ‘Blue Silence’, Genevieve’s favourite composer Felix Mendelssohn and Bruch’s show-stopping ‘Kol Nidrei’.
Tickets are strictly limited – so you are advised to book early! SOLD OUT
Ticket Price $40 Book at: https://events.humanitix.com/bitd2023harp1
Door to the venue will open at 6.30pm, and ticket price includes a glass of wine.
Ticket sales will STOP at 2pm on Friday September 23, and no tickets will be available at the door. An electronic program will be emailed to all ticket holders by 3pm, but if you would prefer to have a paper program they will be available as you enter the gallery.
Get ready for a concert with a difference!
Rachel is joined by author (and school friend!) Maggie MacKellar for a concert featuring the spoken word and music by Bach (and others). The friends are delighted to be playing in the beautiful space of the nolan gallery, where you’ll be surrounded by art as you sit and listen.
Maggie (represented by Penguin books) has published two books on the history of settlement in Australia and Canada and two memoirs, When It Rains and How To Get There. To celebrate her new book ‘Graft’, Maggie will be reading excerpts of her writing, linked to Rachel’s playing. It will be a concert that will allow you to appreciate Maggie’s beautiful writing, and the close link between words and music – a moment of peace; time slowing a little.
Door to the venue will open at 6.30pm, and ticket price $40 includes a glass of wine.
Ticket sales will STOP at 2pm on the day of the concert, and no tickets will be available at the door. An electronic program will be emailed to all ticket holders by 3pm, but if you would prefer to have a paper program they will be available as you enter the venue.