by Virginia Simpson-Young, July 2022, from Bulletin 5 of 2022 (July)

The Glebe Music Festival has been running in Glebe for over three decades. The 33rd Music Festival, organised by Artistic Director David McIntosh and supported by the Glebe Society, will take place from Saturday 4 November to Sunday 27 November.

Now that COVID restrictions are no longer in place, David has been able to put together a bumper program of eight concerts.

Bookings are now open. Below is a program summary, including a link to the online booking site. Tickets will be available at the door except for concerts at Margaretta Cottage.

More details of performances will be provided in future Bulletins. Keep an eye on the Glebe Society Bulletin and the Festival’s website.

Date

Location

Performance

Cost

Booking

Friday 4 November
6.30 pm

Gleebooks1

Milena and Wolf: a blues acoustic duo based in Sydney.

$20 (non-concession)
$10 (concessions)
includes food/drinks

www.‌trybooking‌.com/CANTW

Sunday 6 November
3 pm

Glebe Town Hall2

Operatic Magic! Susannah Lawergren and Georgia Lowe perform operatic arias arranged for harp and voice.

$20 (non-concession)
$10 (concession)

www.trybooking.‌com/CANVG

Friday 11 November
7 pm

Margaretta Cottage3

Home and Hearth: Thoroughbass performs lieder and recently-unearthed early 19th-century popular songs, as well as various works for pianoforte and violin.

$40 (non-concession)
$20 (concession)
includes supper and drinks

www.trybooking.‌com/CANVJ

Saturday 12 November
7 pm

Glebe Town Hall

Florid Sentiments: Austral Harmony performs Corelli and Handel.

$20 (non-concession)
$10 (concession)

www.trybooking.‌com/CANVM

Saturday 19 November
3 pm

Margaretta Cottage

Sydney Baroque Players: performing French baroque chamber works by Lully, Hotteterre, Blavet and Philidor.

$20 (concession and non-concession)
includes afternoon tea and drinks

www.trybooking.‌com/CANVN

Sunday 20 November
3 pm

Glebe Town Hall

Josie and the Emeralds celebrate St Cecilia, Patron Saint of Music.

$20 (non-concession)
$10 (concession)

www.trybooking.‌com/CANWB

Friday 25 November
7 pm

Margaretta Cottage

Evgeny Genchev and Tess O’Donahue: piano and voice performance, including works by Meyerbeer and Puccini.

$20 (concession and non-concession)
includes supper and drinks

www.trybooking.‌com/CANWJ

Sunday 27 November
3 pm

Glebe Town Hall

Evgeny Genchev – program details TBA.

$20 (non-concession)
$10 (concession)

www.trybooking.‌com/CANWK

Venue addresses: 1. Gleebooks, 49 Glebe Point Rd Glebe; 2. Glebe Town Hall, 169 St John’s Rd, Glebe; 3. Margaretta Cottage, 6 Leichhardt St, Glebe (entry via 18A Cook St for people with mobility impairment).

Detail from The Music Master by Thomas Rowlandson (source: https://fineartamerica.com)