Friday 6th to Sunday 22nd November 2026

 

Concert 1: Ermanno Brignolo solo guitar

Friday 6 November, 6 pm

Location: Gleebooks 49 Glebe Point Road, Glebe

Performers: Ermanno Brignolo

Programme: ‘A musical journey through the notes I played and wrote for my daughter while she spent her first month of life in the intensive care unit.’

More Information: https://www.glebemusicfestival.com/2026_concert_1.html

Tickets: Full price $20, concessions $10 (includes food/drinks)

Bookings: https://www.trybooking.com/DLCXO; also available at the door

Concerts 2 and 3: ‘Lace’ Micro Opera

Two performances: Saturday 7 November, 7 pm, and Sunday 8 November, 3 pm

Location: Margaretta Cottage, 6 Leichhardt Street, Glebe NSW 2037 (disabled access at 18A Cook Street)

Performers: Music by Diana Blom for harpsichord, voice, violin and percussion (sound effects), played by Steve Machamer (percussion), Hester Wilson (soprano), Tara Hashambhoy (violin) and Diana Weston (harpsichord)

Programme: Lace: In 1788, a young woman of just 20 named Esther Abrahams stole some lace and that act transformed her life. She was caught, tried, convicted and transported. Esther was a young mother when she arrived at Sydney Cove as a convict. Little did she expect to survive the hardships of an unknown landscape, starvation and isolation. But she not only survived but thrived. In the short space of 20 years she was the proud owner of land, a substantial home with surrounding productive gardens, and married to Lieutenant Governor George Johnston. It was not to last. Accused of madness, she was stripped of all she had made, her purpose and her independence.

Saturday 7 November 2026, 7 pm:  Tickets full price $40, concessions $20 (includes light supper and drinks); Bookings  https://www.trybooking.com/DLCXW

Sunday 8 November 2026, 3 pm: Tickets $20 (includes afternoon tea); Bookings https://www.trybooking.com/DLCXY

Concert 4: ‘No Other’ songs of Gene Clark rock concert

Saturday 14 November, 7 pm

Location: Glebe Town Hall, 160 St Johns Road, Glebe

Performers: James Dixon (Guitars and vocals) will be joined by Andrew McIntosh (Guitars), Mark Terrell (Bass/Guitars), Liam Hayes (Drums), Ishaan Vellani (Keys), Andrew Hipwell (Guitars) and special guests.

Programme: James Dixon, friends and special guests return to Glebe Town Hall for a celebration of the music of the late Gene Clark. The band will play songs from Clark’s early days with The Byrds, and through his extensive catalogue of solo and collaborative work, including songs from the critically acclaimed ‘No Other’ album.

Tickets: $20 full price, $10 concessions, 21 years of age and under free entry; includes drinks

Bookings: https://www.trybooking.com/DLJCS; also available at the door

Concert 5: Acacia String Quartet

Sunday 15 November, 6 pm

Location: Glebe Town Hall, 160 St Johns Road, Glebe

Performers: Lisa Stewart (violin), Doreen Cumming (violin), Stefan Duwe (viola), Anna Martin-Scrase (cello)

Programme: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart – String Quartet No. 20; Chloé Charody – String Quartet No. 3; and Johannes Brahms – String Quartet No. 1.

More Information: https://www.glebemusicfestival.com/2026_concert_5.html

Tickets: $20 full price, $10 concessions; includes drinks.

Bookings: https://www.trybooking.com/DLEFM; also available at the door.

Concert 6: Josie and the Emeralds – Amazons Past and Present

Sunday 22 November, 3 pm

Location: Glebe Town Hall, 160 St Johns Road, Glebe

Performers: Josie Ryan, soprano, Brooke Green, artistic director and viol Laura Moore, Daniel Yeadon, Fiona Ziegler, Ruby Brallier viols

Programme: The ancient Greek legend of a fierce and noble tribe of women warriors has long fascinated artists, writers, explorers and musicians. For St Cecilia’s Day 2026, Josie and the Emeralds present music with Amazonian themes from the Renaissance through to modern times.

The removal of a breast by Amazons to enhance their archery skills may be a myth however it has inspired many breast cancer survivors. Currently, one in seven Australian women are diagnosed with breast cancer and undergo an arduous regime of surgery, chemotherapy, radiation and long-term medications often with difficult side effects.

The concert features a premiere by Brooke Green giving a personal response to these Amazonian transformations, including a setting of Fanny Burney’s graphic description of her mastectomy in 1811.

Tickets: $40 full price, concessions $20; includes afternoon tea.

Bookings: https://www.trybooking.com/DLECI; also available at the door.