CAMERATA of St John’s performance in the Swigmore Hall at Robert Channon Wines on Saturday 27 August will have special significance.
The performance by Queensland’s premier chamber orchestra at 5pm will be the 100th concert put on at the winery by Robert and Peggy Channon.
“Our concerts started in 2002 when we produced our Music Hall Show Victoria’s Ditties for the first time to raise money for Blue Care,” Robert Channon said.
“With Peggy at the piano and some wonderful local stars we belted out the old Victorian ballads with a lot of audience participation.
“From there we found ourselves putting on between six and 10 concerts a year and now in our 15th year we have reached performance number 100!
“In our Swigmore Hall, we have done opera with Opera Queensland, choral concerts with the Australian Voices, Canticum and the Birralee Blokes, orchestral concerts, recitals with strings, organs and harpsichords, brass band days, wind and brass quintets, piano recitals, jazz with the Caxton Street Jazz Band and, last year, Queensland’s first ever ophicleide concert.
“With the Granite Belt Choir we have put on the Pirates of Penzance and Iolanthe and the first local performance of Karl Jenkins’ the Armed Man.
“There are just too many wonderful artists to name and thank but we are very grateful to them all for having performed here and helped us bring our music to the Granite Belt.”
Robert said Camerata was a world class string orchestra.
“Their sound will fill our Swigmore Hall,” he said.
“The concert, during which the audience will be voting for their favourites, promises to be a feast of best known classical pieces.
“This is to be a twilight concert starting at 5pm and we will be putting on a bit of a party afterwards to celebrate our 100th.
“So dress up or dress down for the occasion but come along for some wonderful music and help us to celebrate this milestone.”
The concert is at Robert Channon Wines at Bradley Lane, Amiens, starting at 5pm on Saturday 27 August.
Tickets are $25 including a glass of wine after the concert.
For bookings call Robert Channon Wines on (07) 4683 3260.
