Based in Melbourne Australia, Concordia has been delighting its audiences both at home and abroad since 1978.
We are an amateur orchestra of plucked-string instruments, featuring mandolins, mandolas, classical guitars and double bass.
We love playing together and keeping the magic of the mandolin and its music alive for our audiences.
Events
Aug 23 (Sun). Concert at Corinella Hall
Sep 21 (Sun). Concert at Airlie, Ivanhoe (Private concert for residents
Oct 3 (Fri). Concert at Vasey, Bundoora (Private concert for residents)
Dec 3 (Wed) Christmas concert for family and friends at our rehearsal venue, Malvern East
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Strings by the Sea
Saturday 23rd August 2025 at 2pm Concordia in concert with music from the Baroque to the Beatles. We’ll take you on an eclectic musical journey around the world featuring music by Vivaldi, Piazzolla, the Bee Gees, the Beatles and more. Corinella Community Hall, 48 Smythe Street, Corinella Tickets on Trybooking or at the door $25,…
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Photos from May 4, 2025 Concert
Thank you for the support we received at our recent ‘Star Wars Day’ concert on May the 4th at the Clayton Community Theatre. What a marvellous concert it was, featuring the Australian premiere performance of our own Michelle Nelson’s composition, Rue de Montmartre, with clarinettist, Christopher Ondaatje wowing us all with his solo performance. The concert featured the…
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Whitehorse Winter Series Sunday Serenades
Whitehorse Winter Concert Series Sunday Serenades Mitcham Bowling Club, 306 Mitcham Road, Mitcham Concordia is performing in the third of this series at 2:00 to 4:30pm on June 29, 2025 Music from the movies, jazz and light classics All 3 concerts $45 or $20 each Drinks and snacks available Book here with Trybooking Concordia is…
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Here, There & Everywhere
2.00pm Sunday May 4, 2025 Clayton Community Theatre Address: 9/15 Cooke St, Clayton Tickets at door or Trybooking $25, Concession $20, Under 16 free https://www.trybooking.com/CZWUQ A musical journey through time and place. Musical Director: Basil Hawkins Assistant musical director: Juliette Maxwell Soloists: Chris Ondaatje (Clarinet) Juliette Maxwell (Piano accordion) Katie Maxwell-Hawkins (Soprano) Ben Holt (Percussion)…
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Concordia Events 2025
2025 is a busy year for Concordia. Here is our scheduled of events for the remainder of the year. – Concert Corinella Community Hall – 2pm Saturday, August 23 – Concert Airlie, Ivanhoe – Sunday, September 21 (Private concert for residents) – Concert Vasey, Bundoora – Friday, October 3 (Private concert for residents) – Christmas…
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Wed 5 Mar 2025 Mandolins and Merlot
Free Mandolin Workshop With Wine Come and try playing mandolin with an ensemble… If you play violin, your left hand will know what to do: the fingering’s the same. 7.30pm Wednesday, March 5, 2025 Concordia Mandolin and Guitar Ensemble is a performing orchestra of plucked-string musicians. We rehearse on Wednesday evenings and perform about six concerts…
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Peninsula Folk Club
On Sunday 3 November 2024 Concordia Mandolin & Guitar Ensemble performed at the club night of the Peninsula Folk Club after enjoying the ‘jam’ and ‘blackboard’ acts.
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Mandolins Victoria Combined Ensembles concert
On Saturday 12 October 2024 Concordia Mandolin & Guitar Ensemble combined with Mandolins D’Amour and Melbourne Mandolin Orchestra for this concert under the auspices of Mandolins Victoria. Mandolins Victoria is an organisation made up of members of mandolin ensembles in Victoria and welcoming of any players or teachers of mandolin and related instruments. It was established…
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FAME Festival Brisbane
From June 30 to July 7 2024, members of Concordia Mandolin & Guitar Ensemble joined 70+ musicians from around Australia for a week of rehearsals, workshops social events and more, culminating in a concert at the beautiful Brisbane cathedral. The festival conductor was Richard Charlton who composed the festival piece. FAME – the Federation of…
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Mandolins in May
At the beautiful Clayton Community Theatre, on Saturday 4 May 2024 Concordia Mandolin & Guitar Ensemble performed under the musical direction of Basil Hawkins with solo performances by Juliette Maxwell (piano accordian) and Michelle Wright (mandola).
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Concert in Corinella
On Sunday 10 March 2024 Concordia Mandolin & Guitar Ensemble performed at the Corinella Community Hall featuring music by Nelson, Faure and Pakenham and solo piano accordian performance by Juliette Maxwell in Piazzolla’s Libertango.
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Eclipse in Cowes
on Sunday 17 September 2023 Concordia performed in the Bass Coast area annually. This concert featured soloists Will Hardy (recorder) and Darryl Barron (mandola) performing the new composition by Michelle Nelson, Bishop’s Spell. This and other compositions by resident composer and lead guitarist, Michelle Nelson are on our latest CD, Eclipse.