Future Concerts / Projects
Holst's Planets
17 April 2026, Lighthouse Theatre, Warrnambool
The Southbank Series opens with a program that explores legacy, feeds the imagination and offers new discoveries. Gustav Holst’s The Planets remains one of the great orchestral landmarks of the 20th century, its seven movements evoking the astrological characters of our solar system with colours and sonorities that still astonish a century after their creation. Heard alongside this monumental work is the Suite for String Orchestra by Gustav’s daughter Imogen Holst, a finely crafted four-movement score written in 1943.
The Consort of Melbourne will provide Sopranos and Altos for the final movement. Singers: Katherine Norman, Eliza Bennett's O'Connor, Kate McBride, Stella Horvath, Kristy Biber & Hannah Pietsch
Tickets: https://www.lighthousetheatre.com.au/celestial-threads-orchestra-victoria
Homophonic RESPECT! Regional Tour
2 May 2026, Platform Arts (Courthouse), Geelong
Homophonic! brings the disco ball to the concert hall with a musical celebration of our queer history. The RESPECT commissioning project is storytelling through works for voices and strings, drawing inspiration from intergenerational conversations between queer composers and seniors from our LGBTIQ+ community. This performance is emotional and powerful, preserving our shared cultural queer history through the mediums of music, humour, and a generous dose of collective outrage.
Presented and performed by Miranda Hill, The Consort of Melbourne, and the Homophonic! String Quintet.
The Consort of Melbourne Singers: Katherine Norman, Kristy Biber, Hannah Pietsch, Tim Reynolds, Ben Owen & Steven Hodson
Tickets: https://gpff.ferve.tickets/Events/Homophonic-Concert
Relaxed Performance
Tuesday 11 August 2026, 10:30am and 12:00pm
Primrose Potter Salon, Melbourne Recital Centre
Promoting a casual approach to sound and movement, the Melbourne Recital Centre's series of Relaxed Performances provides the same exceptional artists, in an environment specifically suited for audiences with sensory sensitivities, using altered lighting, more in-depth musical explanations and accompanying access resources.
This year with day-time performances running for 45 minutes, this series is also perfect for young families. Children will be free to wriggle if they need or leave the Primrose Potter Salon and move to a designated quiet area in the Ground Floor Foyer.
Program TBC
10.30am: Tailored for individuals and community groups
12pm: Tailored for school groups
The Relaxed Performance series is supported by the Gailey Lazarus Charitable Foundation and the Learning and Access Consortium.
Tickets via: https://www.melbournerecital.com.au/whats-on/current-productions/consort-of-melbourne-relaxed-performance