World Music for Galston
A world of music will visit The Galston Concerts on Sunday 26 May starting 2pm in Galston Uniting Church, 11 School Rd, Galston. Exotic-sounding ‘firsts’ for the series will include accordionist Amelia Granturco and an ensemble with Russian male voice from the Sydney Balalaika Orchestra – rousing finales to each half of a multi-cultural ‘show’. […]
World Music and ANZAC for Galston’s concerts
Following the success of their Russian Revelations 2019 curtain-raiser on 24 March The Galston Concerts present two programs of ‘world’ music in coming months. A special free concert Sunday 28 April commemorates ANZAC Day with music by great composers who served and yet survived the First World War. The ANZAC event also promotes the remaining […]
Russian Revelations in Galston Concerts
The Galston Concerts return this month with the first of five programs for 2019. A 2pm start Sunday 24 March in Galston Uniting Church sees Russian virtuosi Evgeny Sorkin (violin) and Vladimir Gorbach (guitar) feature in a program of Classical styles. Baroque Bach and Handel will be contrasted with heart-rending Romantic music by great Russian […]
Bob Fox (UK) – 15 March|8 pm
After completing 18 month in the West End production of WarHorse Bob has returned to his roots to play Folk Clubs, Arts Centres and Folk Festivals. “Bob Fox has long been a favourite on the live circuit. He has twice been nominated as Folk Singer of the Year at the BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards. […]
The Galston Gala Launches 2019 Concerts
Five programs announced for 2019. 24 March will offer Russian Revelations – music for violin, guitar and piano from Sydney Conservatorium lecturers Evgeny Sorkin and Vladimir Gorbach plus cameos from their star students. 26 May celebrates A World of Music multi-cultural mix: Classical composers visiting exotic ports; crossover styles from other cultures; accordion, harp and […]
Hills Harmony to perform in the new Pioneer Theatre
Well known Hills songsters, Hills Harmony Chorus have been selected by the Hills Council to perform during the opening season of the Council’s new Pioneer Theatre. This new state-of-the-art theatre is located beneath the Council Library in Castle Hill and is designed to hold an audience of up to 350 people. It can, however, also […]
The Galston Gala 2018 – Finale Animale
The Galston Concerts 2018 series closes Sunday 18 November with the Galston Gala – this year a Finale Animale – to start 2pm in Galston Uniting Church. Featured will be French composer Camille Saint-Saens’ famous Carnival of the Animals, popular with young and not so young as a tuneful collection of clever musical portraits. The […]
CASTLE HILL ART SOCIETY Inc.
KRISTINE BALLARD… ACRYLIC DEMONSTRATION “Colour and Semi Abstraction” Wednesday 7th November 7.30pm Kristine specialises in semi-abstract still life and landscape paintings. She often starts sketching with watercolour then uses either oil or acrylic paints to complete the painting, depending on her surroundings and how indulgent she wants to be with colour.
Galston Gala
The Galston Gala on Sunday 18 November in Galston Uniting Church will conclude The Galston Concerts 2018 series. This follows the success of a wonderful recital on 16 September by Hornsby resident and internationally acclaimed pianist Tonya Lemoh. Tonya’s program of works by great pianists Liszt, Debussy and Beethoven plus Mussorgsky’s virtuoso Pictures at an […]
CHICAGO – Musical by Bob Fosse and Fred EBB
Broadway’s longest-running American musical, Chicago is a dazzling and satirical look at fame, justice, and the media machine. Set in 1920s Chicago and based on real-life murders and trials, Chicago follows Roxie Hart, a wannabe vaudevillian star who murders her lover and is arrested, despite her attempts to convince her pushover husband, Amos, to lie […]
