Category: Photos from events
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Photos from FAME Festival concert – January 17, 2026
Spot the Concordia players in the orchestra of 120+! After a week of rehearing, workshopping and socialising we were thrilled to play at The Edge in the FAME Festival orchestra under the masterful baton of Stephen Lalor. The next FAME Festival will take place in Sydney in January 2028.
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Concordia’s Christmas
On December 3, Concordia celebrated Christmas and our end-of-year with a concert and supper with family and friends. We also celebrated Basil Hawkins becoming Life Member. Congratulations, Basil!
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Photos from our concert at Airlie
Concordia performed ‘From Baroque to Beatles’, its second concert at the Airlie Retirement Community in the heart of Ivanhoe, on 21st September 2025. What a supportive and enthusiastic audience it was! Our aim is to please and we certainly achieved our goal at Airlie. This concert was a private event for the residents of this amazingly luxurious venue. We felt…
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Photos from Corinella
Corinella Concert on Saturday 23rd August 2025 Corinella Community Hall Concordia travelled to the lovely coastal town of Corinella, Victoria and played a most enjoyable concert for both the audience and players alike. Featured on the program was our first performance of The Godfather Suite, which was kindly given to us by The Moonlight Mandolin Orchestra from Cambridge, England,…
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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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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.
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Eclipse – Concert and CD Launch
At the Maroondah Federation Estate, on Sunday 23 July 2023 Concordia launched its latest CD, Eclipse. This CD features all new , compositions by Michelle Nelson, our resident composer and lead guitarist. Will Hardy (recorder) and Darryl Barron (mandola) were the soloists in Bishop’s Spell both in the concert and on the CD. Bishop’s Spell…