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Canberra International Music Festival

Locality: Canberra, Australian Capital Territory

Phone: +61 2 6230 5880

Address: 30 Elouera St 2612 Canberra, ACT, Australia

Website: http://www.cimf.org.au

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25.01.2022 arm - Meaning ‘a sacred inviolable place’ the word harem (arm - ) refers to the secluded women’s quarters in the palaces of the Ottoman Empire. This sheltered place was a centre of devotion, artistic pursuits and often political intrigue. In this concert we explore the traditional and modern sounds of Turkey as well as the sonic possibilities of the new contraforte in the world premiere of Sentinel.... 2021 composer-in-residence Brian Howard wrote Sentinel for the contraforte, or contrabassoon, to be played by Noriko Shimada Book your tickets now: https://cimf.org.au/cimf-2021-events/harim

24.01.2022 Support CIMF Love the Canberra International Music Festival as much as we do? Want to be part of bringing innovative art music to Canberra? Hear what one of our 2019 resident artists and composer Jess Green has to say about her festival experience. ... To find out more about the festival and to donate follow the link below: http://www.cimf.org.au/donate-now #CIMF

24.01.2022 Support CIMF Love the Canberra International Music Festival as much as we do? Hear what Tobias Cole has to say about the festival and his experience as a festival artist. ... For more information and to donate - follow the link below: http://www.cimf.org.au/donate-now

24.01.2022 Our production of the beautiful Birdsong at Dusk may have been cancelled this year but the music lives on courtesy of this beautiful #live stream from our friends at Phoenix Central Park. Performed by Ensemble Offspring musicians the production would have showcased these stellar musicians in the ambient location that is Kambri at ANU For now listen and relax for a Monday lunchtime soothe...... #CIMF2020

24.01.2022 Roland Peelman never gave up hope for a proper 2021 festival. The essentials of the Festival in HerCanberra

23.01.2022 CRUMB’S LYRE Wednesday, 28 April 202 8:00 pm - 9:00 pm Verity Lane Market When two strong women get together, one whose alter ego is Madame Lark, the other a Ukrainian born Australian piano siren, then you have colliding worlds of music, comedy and performance art. ... Madame Lark (vocalist Christine Johnston - performer/writer/musician) can make lifelike birdcalls and use an ancient projector to 'teach’ her audience, while pianist Sonya Lifschitz is just as likely to pluck and strum the strings inside a piano, as to unleash her virtuosity on the ivories. They have joined forces on a piece where these worlds deliciously coalesce in Crumb’s Lyre. Crumb’s Lyre is a piece that will simultaneously take your breath away with its mysterious sonorities of George Crumb’s Makrokosmos (1972), while making you laugh with Madame Lark’s audacity and curious imagination. Both Christine and Sonya can’t wait to perform again. Says Sonya of coming to CIMF, ‘there is a sense of community, last time it was just like being dropped into this loving family.’ https://cimf.org.au//christine-johnston-amp-sonya-lifschit

23.01.2022 CIMF 2021 ...the Idea of Vienna BOOK NOW: https://cimf.org.au/cimf2021... #CIMF2021

21.01.2022 #supportanartist Want to support some amazing young artists? Tune in TOMORROW at 7pm to hear the Woden Valley Youth Choir perform in their very first digital concert.... For more details on how to purchase a ticket follow the link below [Pointing finger emoji] #CIMF

21.01.2022 Festival artist Jess Green (aka PHENO) will be performing LIVE from the Canberra Theatre Centre tomorrow at 6pm! Don't miss out on this incredible performer take the stage with her electrifying mix of pop art sound ... To tune into to the livestream check out the info below #CIMF

21.01.2022 Canberra International Music Festival 2021 ...the Idea of Vienna BOOK NOW: https://cimf.org.au/cimf2021... #CIMF2021

20.01.2022 Wow We love this video of our festival artists Veronique Serret and William Barton performing live from Phoenix Central Park as part of their Behind Doors series. We can't wait to welcome artists back to the festival in 2021 #CIMF

19.01.2022 EXCITING NEWS! We are absolutely thrilled to announce that CIMF received an award at the Arts Music Awards last night for our record-breaking 2019 festival. We would like to congratulate everyone involved with the festival for their hard work and dedication. It clearly paid off! We'd also like to congratulate our friend Chris Sainsbury from the ANU School of Music who received an award for initiating and driving the Ngarra-Burria: First Nations Composers program - what an in...credible achievement! Congratulations to all the other winners and we look forward to announcing everything we have in store for the remainder of 2020...[Sparkle emoji]

18.01.2022 #flashbackfriday Thinking about our 2018 festival and this beautiful performance featuring Susanna Borsch in the National Gallery of Australia, Canberra Turrell Skyspace... What's your favourite CIMF memory? Tell us in the comments below! [Sparkle emoji]... #cimf2020 Photography: Peter Hislop

18.01.2022 Some ABSOLUTELY FANTASTIC livestreams went down over the course of this weekend! Festival artist DOBBY performed at the Sydney Opera House - you can listen to his set here https://www.sydneyoperahouse.com//season/first-/dobby.html And in Canberra artist Jess Green performed under her stage name PHENO at Canberra Theatre Centre! You can listen to her incredible electro-synth sound by following the link here https://www.facebook.com/canberratheatrecentre/videos/578639476183672/

18.01.2022 Congratulations to our Artistic Director Roland Peelman! Last week Roland received his Honorary AM at NSW Government House for significant service to music [Keyboard emoji]. Photography: Anthony Browell... #CIMF

18.01.2022 #flashbackfriday The conversations about the intersection between arts and technology that have emerged from the COVID-19 lockdown have gotten us thinking about this fantastic performance from our 2019 Festival: Augmented Piano - Solo for Duet. Played by Eve Egoyan the concert showed the way for the acoustic piano in these digital times. ... Is this the future for live/digital performances? Tell us in the comments below! [Finger pointing emoji] #cimf : Peter Hislop

17.01.2022 Support CIMF Today is your last chance to support CIMF by donating towards our end of financial year appeal! Music is more important now then ever, so follow the link below to learn more about CIMF and donate to support the festival in bringing innovative art music to the nation's capital ... #CIMF #EOFY

17.01.2022 The Canberra International Music Festival 2021 is here! Experience the wonder of CIMF in a welcoming and inspiring environment over ten beautiful autumn days. FIND OUT MORE: https://cimf.org.au/cimf2021... #cimf2021 Photography: Anthony Browell

16.01.2022 Tickets for members will be on sale today at 10am! To find out more about our FANTASTIC 2021 Festival follow the link below. BOOK NOW: https://cimf.org.au/cimf2021

16.01.2022 Another week, another CIMF week in review... Did you know that CIMF has a blog? You can check it out and read all about what's on in Canberra by following the link below How lucky are we to make music in our beautiful capital ... http://cimf.org.au//20/in-tune-a-week-in-review-06-10-july #CIMF2020

15.01.2022 #supportanartist Looking for some music to brighten up your week? This Thursday at 7pm the Flinders Quartet will premiere Katy Abbott's 'Return to Sender'. 'Return to Sender' is a musical response to two thousand letters from Australia to Nauru that were returned unopened. Abbott uses moving text by Australians compelled to connect with people they'd never met...... We may have missed out on hearing this piece programmed for our 2020 festival but we can't wait to tune-in to enjoy the music virtually For more info head to the event below #cimf2020

15.01.2022 Our Artistic Director Roland Peelman writes about the black voice and its place in classical and contemporary music. You can also read his words here on our blog: http://www.cimf.org.au//rolands-blog-i-cant-breathe-the-as Canberra International Music Festival acknowledges the important and ongoing contribution first nations artists make to the music of Australia, in the spirit of elders past, present and future. ... #CIMF

15.01.2022 ...the Idea of Vienna

15.01.2022 For our #wednesdaylisten we are delighted to share this fantastic performance from Phoenix Central Park featuring some of our wonderful festival artists Kristian Winther on violin and renowned Australian tenor Andrew Goodwin #cimf2020

14.01.2022 #wednesdaylisten Roland's August Playlist is available NOW Listen in... https://www.youtube.com/user/TheCIMF/playlists... Want to stay up to date with all things CIMF? Subscribe to our Newsletter here: https://cimf.org.au/contact-us #CIMF

13.01.2022 CIMF 2021 ...the Idea of Vienna BOOK NOW: www.cimf.org.au ... #CIMF2021

13.01.2022 From all of us at CIMF, we wish you a Happy Easter! To help celebrate the Easter break, enjoy some sublime Mozart the Hostias from his Requiem. The composition of Mozart’s final work, a Requiem commissioned by a mystery guest, is the stuff of legend. Completed after his death, the score of the Requiem has remained controversial. ... Gordon Hamilton’s new version ‘Recomposed’, to be performed on Saturday May 8 at Fitter's Workshop, gives Mozart’s sketches the Max Richter treatment, throwing new contemporary light on this sacred classic score. Enjoy Mozart's Requiem over your break, and have a wonderful Easter.

13.01.2022 Looking for something to do this weekend? Our friends over at Alliance Française de Canberra are hosting French Music Day on Sunday the 21st of June! For more information on how to tune in and to catch an exclusive performance from artist Benjamin Piat, follow the link below: https://www.facebook.com/events/272518247284064/... #CIMF #FrenchMusicDay

12.01.2022 Well there's a familiar face! Our very own Roland Peelman conducting Ensemble Offspring at Phoenix Central Park. Today is #RUOKDay so take a moment to check in on your loved ones and listen to some beautiful and inspiring music to reset and rejuvenate for the rest of the week...... #CIMF

12.01.2022 #wednesdaylisten Tune in tonight to catch CIMF festival artist Tobias Cole conducting the ANU Chamber Choir from 7:30pm as part of Canberra Theatre Centre @ Home! Don't miss out - follow the link below for more details...... #cimf2020

12.01.2022 Canberra Artists - this one's for you! The Australian Art Orchestra are opening their mentorship program for emerging musicians. For more details check out the post below ... Get your applications in quick! #CIMF #AustralianArtOrchestra

11.01.2022 Heartland Presented by Alliance Française Performed by Veronique Serret and William Barton What started as a small duet for the 2019 Festival has since become a fully-fledged major work, an invitation into landscape, culture, language and Country.... Angus McPherson (Limelight) put it perfectly, confirming Heartland "...evokes a vivid landscape that grips the listener from start to finish." The audience captured by the piece is further confirmed by Harriet Cunningham of the Sydney Morning Herald, "...there is no sense of distance, of barriers to understanding, so enthralled are we." Don't miss your chance to be captured by the magic of Heartland. https://cimf.org.au/cimf-2021-events/heartland

11.01.2022 Eric Avery performs... [Star eye emoji] Watch this beautiful film from Liz Lea and Jen Brown created at Stroll Observatory as part of ASTRO 3D's U4D project in National Science Week 2019. Incredible work from an incredible artist demonstrating the beauty and power of movement and dance.... https://vimeo.com/420537940

11.01.2022 We may be grounded right now but for #flashbackfriday we're thinking about our 2017 concert Taking Flight at Canberra Airport What's your favourite CIMF memory? Tell us in the comments below : Peter Hislop

10.01.2022 WOW [Heart eyes emoji] For your #wednesdaylisten check out this piece from previous festival young artist Ella Macens performed by Ensemble Apex! It's extraordinary to see our young artists accomplish such wonderful things...... #cimf2020

08.01.2022 Having you been reading our blog? Stay IN TUNE with what's on around Canberra with our weekly round up Link below for your Tuesday afternoon reading ... https://bit.ly/31Pwi8m

08.01.2022 #FlashbackFriday Looking back on our past festivals and remembering this INCREDIBLE moment from English Baroque with Circa. What's been your favourite festival moment? Tell us in the comments below ... #cimf2020 : Peter Hislop

07.01.2022 #flashbackfriday Today we're thinking about CIMF's 2010 Bloom Festival held at the Ainslie Arts Centre - a unique collaboration between ten arts organisations and community groups to celebrate Spring music making... What's your favourite CIMF musical moment? Tell us in the comments! [Pointing finger emoji]

07.01.2022 #FlashbackFriday Throwback to our 2017 Opening Gala featuring William Barton. We can't wait until we're back and able to perform live again soon!... #cimf2020 Photography: Peter Hislop

07.01.2022 'A festival seeks to give people lots of different experiences. It's not my festival, its everyone's festival'. Julian Day's profile of Roland Peelman is a great read in the latest Limelight: https://www.limelightmagazine.com.au/feat/a-viennese-whirl/

06.01.2022 A MAJOR LIFT IS BACK [Music note emoji] Ever wanted to be part of the creative process? Gain insight into how new works find their place on the CIMF stage? A Major Lift is CIMF's growing donor circle, dedicated to commissioning new work by Australian composers. The program specifically aims to address the long standing inequalities against female composers and First Nations artists.... For the 2021 Festival we have got some FANTASTIC new works planned, but we need your help to make them a reality! For more information on the program head to https://cimf.org.au/commissions-cimf

06.01.2022 "There are Indigenous composers out there, which hasn't really been recognised in a big way until about five years ago, and it is really exciting to be a small part of that recognition. It's really about those ones having a presence, where previously Indigenous culture was often filtered via the pens of non-Indigenous composers," - Dr Christopher Sainsbury A big CONGRATULATIONS to the Festival's cultural advisor Dr Christopher Sainsbury who last week was awarded the inaugural national Luminary award for the Ngarra-Burria: First Nations Composers program. What an astonishing achievement [Sparkle emoji] #cimf2020 #artmusicawards

05.01.2022 Oh my [Heart eyes emoji] For this Monday's #supportanartist check out this performance from Sydney based rapper and drummer DOBBY performing WARRANGU; River Story...such an incredible sound! #CIMF #cimf2020

05.01.2022 Looking for something to listen to? Missing out on your usual live music fix? Rachel Scott presents Bach in the Dark - Cello Duo livestreaming TOMORROW NIGHT at 7pm. The event will also feature David Pereira, a long standing Canberra based Festival artist. Rachel and David will present a concert featuring music from all their favourite duos from Bach to Berriere to Bartok and Ross Edwards. ... Tickets are just $7.50 and can be purchased by followint the link here: https://events.humanitix.com/bitd_cello_duo

05.01.2022 #FlashbackFriday Thinking about 2019 and our Artistic Director Roland Peelman rehearsing for the Opening Gala... CIMF is thinking ahead to 2021 and we want to hear what YOU have to say! Fill in this short survey to help us prepare for a return to live music: https://cimf.org.au/survey... Photography: Peter Hislop

04.01.2022 For today's #wednesdaylisten we are delighted to share festival artist Lisa Moore's performance of Metamorphis No.2 for a #glassminute. Like what you hear? You can support Lisa by donating on Patreon or purchasing a CD! Follow the link here for more details: http://lisamoore.org/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_IFpaM3N7_Q

04.01.2022 #supportanartist Tomorrow night incredible festival artist DOBBY is performing at Phoenix Central Park [Sparkle emoji] DOBBY is a rapper and drummer. A proud Filipino and Aboriginal artist, he uses hip-hop as a tool to express knowledge, culture, identity and family. ... Tune in tomorrow night by following the link below [Pointing finger emoji] #cimf2020

04.01.2022 Beautiful Check out festival artist Lamorna Nightingale from Ensemble Offspring and James Nightingale performing at Phoenix Central Park. What incredible sounds! #CIMF2020

02.01.2022 Our friends over at Ensemble Offspring were hacked recently and they need YOUR help in building up their Facebook following again! Head to Ensemble Offspring and chuck them a like to help them put their page back together again. #CIMF #artssupportingartists

01.01.2022 #supportanartist Music is back (albeit digitally) and you can tune in to hear CIMF artists performing at Bach in the Dark! On August 21st you can catch William Barton and Veronique Serret performing special concert - HEARTLAND... Cello and harp more your thing? Rachel Scott will be collaborating with Genevieve Lang in October to perform some classic Bach piece. To find out more and purchase tickets for these live-streamed performances follow the link here: https://events.humanitix.com/organ/5e8194cdf71254000788427f