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SUMMARY:Day Tour of the Ballaarat Mechanics' Institute
DESCRIPTION:Pianist Brian Chapman will be joined by violinist Susan Pierotti and cellist Zoe Knighton in the Humffray Room of the Ballaarat Mechanics Institute at 2:30 pm on Sunday April 21st next in a varied program of chamber music by Franz Schubert (1797-1828) comprising: 1. Sonatina in G minor for Violin and Piano\, D.4082. ‘Arpeggione’ Sonata in A minor for Cello and Piano\, D.8213. Trio No.2 in E flat major for Piano\, Violin and Cello\, D.929 The Musicians Pianist Brian Chapman is well known to audiences in Ballarat through his eight appearances at the Organs of the Ballarat Goldfields Festival over the years 2003-2024 as soloist and as chamber musician. He has made over 100 studio recordings and broadcasts for the ABC and has performed nationally and internationally\, including in the United States\, Mexico\, Germany and China. He has also organised major musical events at Monash University\, including the 1983 Brahms Sesquicentennial Chamber Music Festival and the 1997 Schubert-Brahms Festival. Violinist Susan Pierotti has enjoyed career experience spanning symphony orchestras\, opera\, ballet\, chamber music\, teaching\, theatre\, film\, recordings\, live broadcasts\, radio\, televisi on\, reviewing and adjudicating. She has been closely involved in commissioning\, performing and recording contemporary music for over two decades\, and has worked with the Elision Ensemble since its inception in 1986\, touring with them worldwide. Susan has worked extensively with several Australian orchestras and was 1st Violin Section Leader with Orchestra Victoria for 17 years. She was appointed concertmaster of Zelman Memorial Symphony Orchestra in December 2016. Zoe Knighton is the founding cellist of the Flinders Quartet\, one of Australia’s finest chamber ensembles\, touring internationally\, nationally and appearing regularly at Australian festivals and their own celebrated subscription series. She has played numerous concertos with Melbourne orchestras and\, with pianist AmirFarid\, made an impressive debut at the Melbourne Recital Centre to great critical acclaim in 2009. Their partnership continues with recordings for the ABC\, concerts throughout Australia and the release of seven CDs on the MOVE label. She has been praised for her “thrilling tenor sound” (Limelight magazine) “sublime phrasing” and “many great technical demands carried off with ease.” Her three other titles on the MOVE label include the complete suites for solo cello by J.S Bach. The Program The program spans the last twelve years of Schubert’s short life\, opening with the G minor Sonatina for Violin and Piano in which we find the 19-year-old composer following in the footsteps of Mozart in a work that combines melodic freshness with spirited dramatic contrasts. This will be followed by the famous Sonata in A minor written especially by Schubert in 1824 for the arpeggione\, an instrument invented barely twelve months earlier and which became extinct soon thereafter! Nonetheless\, this beautiful sonata has survived to earn a treasured place in the repertoire of today’s cellists and violists\, and even of the occasional saxophonist. After Interval\, the recital concludes with the great E flat Piano Trio composed in the last year of Schubert’s life. The work is in four glorious movements ranging from exquisite delicacy to impassioned climaxes\, a generous feast of boundless melodic riches shared equally between the three instruments either in featured contrast or in symphonically blended ensemble. Bookings & Refreshment Complimentary light refreshments will be served at Interval. Although advance booking is recommended\, cash and EFTPOS ticket sales will be available at the door. 								\n				\n							\n			\n						\n		\n						\n					\n		\n					\n		\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n						\n					\n			\n						\n									Tickets Adult/Senior $35 | Concession $30 | Student $15 								\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n										\n						\n									Bookings\n					\n					\n								\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n							\n			\n						\n		\n						\n				\n							\n			\n		\n						\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n					BMI News				\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n					\n            \n        \n            \n                \n            \n        Rosemary’s Book of the Week\n                        The Marriage Trap Victoria Purman Don’t miss Victoira who will... \n                    \n        \n    \n        \n            \n                \n            \n        Ballarta Writers – write it your way\n                        Stella Day Out\, Ballarat 5 November 2025 | As events... \n                    \n        \n    \n        \n            \n                \n            \n        Newsletter – May 2026\n                        Rosemary's New Releases and Recommendations | Author Talks - Live... \n                    \n        \n    \n        \n            \n                \n            \n        Brian Chapman & Friends\, A Trio of Stunning Piano Quartets\n                        New Releases\, Recommendations & Author Talks \n                    \n        \n    \n            \n                    \n                \n                    \n                    Load More
URL:https://ballaratmi.org.au/event/tours-of-ballarat-mechanics-institute-heritage/
LOCATION:Library Ground Floor\, Sturt Street\, Ballarat Central\, VIC\, 3350\, Australia
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SUMMARY:Day Tour of the Ballaarat Mechanics' Institute
DESCRIPTION:Pianist Brian Chapman will be joined by violinist Susan Pierotti and cellist Zoe Knighton in the Humffray Room of the Ballaarat Mechanics Institute at 2:30 pm on Sunday April 21st next in a varied program of chamber music by Franz Schubert (1797-1828) comprising: 1. Sonatina in G minor for Violin and Piano\, D.4082. ‘Arpeggione’ Sonata in A minor for Cello and Piano\, D.8213. Trio No.2 in E flat major for Piano\, Violin and Cello\, D.929 The Musicians Pianist Brian Chapman is well known to audiences in Ballarat through his eight appearances at the Organs of the Ballarat Goldfields Festival over the years 2003-2024 as soloist and as chamber musician. He has made over 100 studio recordings and broadcasts for the ABC and has performed nationally and internationally\, including in the United States\, Mexico\, Germany and China. He has also organised major musical events at Monash University\, including the 1983 Brahms Sesquicentennial Chamber Music Festival and the 1997 Schubert-Brahms Festival. Violinist Susan Pierotti has enjoyed career experience spanning symphony orchestras\, opera\, ballet\, chamber music\, teaching\, theatre\, film\, recordings\, live broadcasts\, radio\, televisi on\, reviewing and adjudicating. She has been closely involved in commissioning\, performing and recording contemporary music for over two decades\, and has worked with the Elision Ensemble since its inception in 1986\, touring with them worldwide. Susan has worked extensively with several Australian orchestras and was 1st Violin Section Leader with Orchestra Victoria for 17 years. She was appointed concertmaster of Zelman Memorial Symphony Orchestra in December 2016. Zoe Knighton is the founding cellist of the Flinders Quartet\, one of Australia’s finest chamber ensembles\, touring internationally\, nationally and appearing regularly at Australian festivals and their own celebrated subscription series. She has played numerous concertos with Melbourne orchestras and\, with pianist AmirFarid\, made an impressive debut at the Melbourne Recital Centre to great critical acclaim in 2009. Their partnership continues with recordings for the ABC\, concerts throughout Australia and the release of seven CDs on the MOVE label. She has been praised for her “thrilling tenor sound” (Limelight magazine) “sublime phrasing” and “many great technical demands carried off with ease.” Her three other titles on the MOVE label include the complete suites for solo cello by J.S Bach. The Program The program spans the last twelve years of Schubert’s short life\, opening with the G minor Sonatina for Violin and Piano in which we find the 19-year-old composer following in the footsteps of Mozart in a work that combines melodic freshness with spirited dramatic contrasts. This will be followed by the famous Sonata in A minor written especially by Schubert in 1824 for the arpeggione\, an instrument invented barely twelve months earlier and which became extinct soon thereafter! Nonetheless\, this beautiful sonata has survived to earn a treasured place in the repertoire of today’s cellists and violists\, and even of the occasional saxophonist. After Interval\, the recital concludes with the great E flat Piano Trio composed in the last year of Schubert’s life. The work is in four glorious movements ranging from exquisite delicacy to impassioned climaxes\, a generous feast of boundless melodic riches shared equally between the three instruments either in featured contrast or in symphonically blended ensemble. Bookings & Refreshment Complimentary light refreshments will be served at Interval. Although advance booking is recommended\, cash and EFTPOS ticket sales will be available at the door. 								\n				\n							\n			\n						\n		\n						\n					\n		\n					\n		\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n						\n					\n			\n						\n									Tickets Adult/Senior $35 | Concession $30 | Student $15 								\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n										\n						\n									Bookings\n					\n					\n								\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n							\n			\n						\n		\n						\n				\n							\n			\n		\n						\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n					BMI News				\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n					\n            \n        \n            \n                \n            \n        Rosemary’s Book of the Week\n                        The Marriage Trap Victoria Purman Don’t miss Victoira who will... \n                    \n        \n    \n        \n            \n                \n            \n        Ballarta Writers – write it your way\n                        Stella Day Out\, Ballarat 5 November 2025 | As events... \n                    \n        \n    \n        \n            \n                \n            \n        Newsletter – May 2026\n                        Rosemary's New Releases and Recommendations | Author Talks - Live... \n                    \n        \n    \n        \n            \n                \n            \n        Brian Chapman & Friends\, A Trio of Stunning Piano Quartets\n                        New Releases\, Recommendations & Author Talks \n                    \n        \n    \n            \n                    \n                \n                    \n                    Load More
URL:https://ballaratmi.org.au/event/tours-of-ballarat-mechanics-institute-heritage/
LOCATION:Library Ground Floor\, Sturt Street\, Ballarat Central\, VIC\, 3350\, Australia
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SUMMARY:Meet the Author | Bill "Swampy" Marsh
DESCRIPTION:Pianist Brian Chapman will be joined by violinist Susan Pierotti and cellist Zoe Knighton in the Humffray Room of the Ballaarat Mechanics Institute at 2:30 pm on Sunday April 21st next in a varied program of chamber music by Franz Schubert (1797-1828) comprising: 1. Sonatina in G minor for Violin and Piano\, D.4082. ‘Arpeggione’ Sonata in A minor for Cello and Piano\, D.8213. Trio No.2 in E flat major for Piano\, Violin and Cello\, D.929 The Musicians Pianist Brian Chapman is well known to audiences in Ballarat through his eight appearances at the Organs of the Ballarat Goldfields Festival over the years 2003-2024 as soloist and as chamber musician. He has made over 100 studio recordings and broadcasts for the ABC and has performed nationally and internationally\, including in the United States\, Mexico\, Germany and China. He has also organised major musical events at Monash University\, including the 1983 Brahms Sesquicentennial Chamber Music Festival and the 1997 Schubert-Brahms Festival. Violinist Susan Pierotti has enjoyed career experience spanning symphony orchestras\, opera\, ballet\, chamber music\, teaching\, theatre\, film\, recordings\, live broadcasts\, radio\, televisi on\, reviewing and adjudicating. She has been closely involved in commissioning\, performing and recording contemporary music for over two decades\, and has worked with the Elision Ensemble since its inception in 1986\, touring with them worldwide. Susan has worked extensively with several Australian orchestras and was 1st Violin Section Leader with Orchestra Victoria for 17 years. She was appointed concertmaster of Zelman Memorial Symphony Orchestra in December 2016. Zoe Knighton is the founding cellist of the Flinders Quartet\, one of Australia’s finest chamber ensembles\, touring internationally\, nationally and appearing regularly at Australian festivals and their own celebrated subscription series. She has played numerous concertos with Melbourne orchestras and\, with pianist AmirFarid\, made an impressive debut at the Melbourne Recital Centre to great critical acclaim in 2009. Their partnership continues with recordings for the ABC\, concerts throughout Australia and the release of seven CDs on the MOVE label. She has been praised for her “thrilling tenor sound” (Limelight magazine) “sublime phrasing” and “many great technical demands carried off with ease.” Her three other titles on the MOVE label include the complete suites for solo cello by J.S Bach. The Program The program spans the last twelve years of Schubert’s short life\, opening with the G minor Sonatina for Violin and Piano in which we find the 19-year-old composer following in the footsteps of Mozart in a work that combines melodic freshness with spirited dramatic contrasts. This will be followed by the famous Sonata in A minor written especially by Schubert in 1824 for the arpeggione\, an instrument invented barely twelve months earlier and which became extinct soon thereafter! Nonetheless\, this beautiful sonata has survived to earn a treasured place in the repertoire of today’s cellists and violists\, and even of the occasional saxophonist. After Interval\, the recital concludes with the great E flat Piano Trio composed in the last year of Schubert’s life. The work is in four glorious movements ranging from exquisite delicacy to impassioned climaxes\, a generous feast of boundless melodic riches shared equally between the three instruments either in featured contrast or in symphonically blended ensemble. Bookings & Refreshment Complimentary light refreshments will be served at Interval. Although advance booking is recommended\, cash and EFTPOS ticket sales will be available at the door. 								\n				\n							\n			\n						\n		\n						\n					\n		\n					\n		\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n						\n					\n			\n						\n									Tickets Adult/Senior $35 | Concession $30 | Student $15 								\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n										\n						\n									Bookings\n					\n					\n								\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n							\n			\n						\n		\n						\n				\n							\n			\n		\n						\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n					BMI News				\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n					\n            \n        \n            \n                \n            \n        Rosemary’s Book of the Week\n                        The Marriage Trap Victoria Purman Don’t miss Victoira who will... \n                    \n        \n    \n        \n            \n                \n            \n        Ballarta Writers – write it your way\n                        Stella Day Out\, Ballarat 5 November 2025 | As events... \n                    \n        \n    \n        \n            \n                \n            \n        Newsletter – May 2026\n                        Rosemary's New Releases and Recommendations | Author Talks - Live... \n                    \n        \n    \n        \n            \n                \n            \n        Brian Chapman & Friends\, A Trio of Stunning Piano Quartets\n                        New Releases\, Recommendations & Author Talks \n                    \n        \n    \n            \n                    \n                \n                    \n                    Load More
URL:https://ballaratmi.org.au/event/meet-the-author-bill-swampy-marsh/
LOCATION:Heritage Reading Room\, Sturt Street\, Ballarat Central\, VIC\, 3350\, Australia
CATEGORIES:Art programs,BMI Produced Event,Culture,Library
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SUMMARY:Feeling Out Loud: Writing Poetry
DESCRIPTION:Pianist Brian Chapman will be joined by violinist Susan Pierotti and cellist Zoe Knighton in the Humffray Room of the Ballaarat Mechanics Institute at 2:30 pm on Sunday April 21st next in a varied program of chamber music by Franz Schubert (1797-1828) comprising: 1. Sonatina in G minor for Violin and Piano\, D.4082. ‘Arpeggione’ Sonata in A minor for Cello and Piano\, D.8213. Trio No.2 in E flat major for Piano\, Violin and Cello\, D.929 The Musicians Pianist Brian Chapman is well known to audiences in Ballarat through his eight appearances at the Organs of the Ballarat Goldfields Festival over the years 2003-2024 as soloist and as chamber musician. He has made over 100 studio recordings and broadcasts for the ABC and has performed nationally and internationally\, including in the United States\, Mexico\, Germany and China. He has also organised major musical events at Monash University\, including the 1983 Brahms Sesquicentennial Chamber Music Festival and the 1997 Schubert-Brahms Festival. Violinist Susan Pierotti has enjoyed career experience spanning symphony orchestras\, opera\, ballet\, chamber music\, teaching\, theatre\, film\, recordings\, live broadcasts\, radio\, televisi on\, reviewing and adjudicating. She has been closely involved in commissioning\, performing and recording contemporary music for over two decades\, and has worked with the Elision Ensemble since its inception in 1986\, touring with them worldwide. Susan has worked extensively with several Australian orchestras and was 1st Violin Section Leader with Orchestra Victoria for 17 years. She was appointed concertmaster of Zelman Memorial Symphony Orchestra in December 2016. Zoe Knighton is the founding cellist of the Flinders Quartet\, one of Australia’s finest chamber ensembles\, touring internationally\, nationally and appearing regularly at Australian festivals and their own celebrated subscription series. She has played numerous concertos with Melbourne orchestras and\, with pianist AmirFarid\, made an impressive debut at the Melbourne Recital Centre to great critical acclaim in 2009. Their partnership continues with recordings for the ABC\, concerts throughout Australia and the release of seven CDs on the MOVE label. She has been praised for her “thrilling tenor sound” (Limelight magazine) “sublime phrasing” and “many great technical demands carried off with ease.” Her three other titles on the MOVE label include the complete suites for solo cello by J.S Bach. The Program The program spans the last twelve years of Schubert’s short life\, opening with the G minor Sonatina for Violin and Piano in which we find the 19-year-old composer following in the footsteps of Mozart in a work that combines melodic freshness with spirited dramatic contrasts. This will be followed by the famous Sonata in A minor written especially by Schubert in 1824 for the arpeggione\, an instrument invented barely twelve months earlier and which became extinct soon thereafter! Nonetheless\, this beautiful sonata has survived to earn a treasured place in the repertoire of today’s cellists and violists\, and even of the occasional saxophonist. After Interval\, the recital concludes with the great E flat Piano Trio composed in the last year of Schubert’s life. The work is in four glorious movements ranging from exquisite delicacy to impassioned climaxes\, a generous feast of boundless melodic riches shared equally between the three instruments either in featured contrast or in symphonically blended ensemble. Bookings & Refreshment Complimentary light refreshments will be served at Interval. Although advance booking is recommended\, cash and EFTPOS ticket sales will be available at the door. 								\n				\n							\n			\n						\n		\n						\n					\n		\n					\n		\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n						\n					\n			\n						\n									Tickets Adult/Senior $35 | Concession $30 | Student $15 								\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n										\n						\n									Bookings\n					\n					\n								\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n							\n			\n						\n		\n						\n				\n							\n			\n		\n						\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n					BMI News				\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n					\n            \n        \n            \n                \n            \n        Rosemary’s Book of the Week\n                        The Marriage Trap Victoria Purman Don’t miss Victoira who will... \n                    \n        \n    \n        \n            \n                \n            \n        Ballarta Writers – write it your way\n                        Stella Day Out\, Ballarat 5 November 2025 | As events... \n                    \n        \n    \n        \n            \n                \n            \n        Newsletter – May 2026\n                        Rosemary's New Releases and Recommendations | Author Talks - Live... \n                    \n        \n    \n        \n            \n                \n            \n        Brian Chapman & Friends\, A Trio of Stunning Piano Quartets\n                        New Releases\, Recommendations & Author Talks \n                    \n        \n    \n            \n                    \n                \n                    \n                    Load More
URL:https://ballaratmi.org.au/event/feeling-out-loud-writing-poetry/
LOCATION:Heritage Reading Room\, Sturt Street\, Ballarat Central\, VIC\, 3350\, Australia
CATEGORIES:Art programs,Externally Produced Event,Library
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SUMMARY:The Reading Room | Now rescheduled to 2 May
DESCRIPTION:Pianist Brian Chapman will be joined by violinist Susan Pierotti and cellist Zoe Knighton in the Humffray Room of the Ballaarat Mechanics Institute at 2:30 pm on Sunday April 21st next in a varied program of chamber music by Franz Schubert (1797-1828) comprising: 1. Sonatina in G minor for Violin and Piano\, D.4082. ‘Arpeggione’ Sonata in A minor for Cello and Piano\, D.8213. Trio No.2 in E flat major for Piano\, Violin and Cello\, D.929 The Musicians Pianist Brian Chapman is well known to audiences in Ballarat through his eight appearances at the Organs of the Ballarat Goldfields Festival over the years 2003-2024 as soloist and as chamber musician. He has made over 100 studio recordings and broadcasts for the ABC and has performed nationally and internationally\, including in the United States\, Mexico\, Germany and China. He has also organised major musical events at Monash University\, including the 1983 Brahms Sesquicentennial Chamber Music Festival and the 1997 Schubert-Brahms Festival. Violinist Susan Pierotti has enjoyed career experience spanning symphony orchestras\, opera\, ballet\, chamber music\, teaching\, theatre\, film\, recordings\, live broadcasts\, radio\, televisi on\, reviewing and adjudicating. She has been closely involved in commissioning\, performing and recording contemporary music for over two decades\, and has worked with the Elision Ensemble since its inception in 1986\, touring with them worldwide. Susan has worked extensively with several Australian orchestras and was 1st Violin Section Leader with Orchestra Victoria for 17 years. She was appointed concertmaster of Zelman Memorial Symphony Orchestra in December 2016. Zoe Knighton is the founding cellist of the Flinders Quartet\, one of Australia’s finest chamber ensembles\, touring internationally\, nationally and appearing regularly at Australian festivals and their own celebrated subscription series. She has played numerous concertos with Melbourne orchestras and\, with pianist AmirFarid\, made an impressive debut at the Melbourne Recital Centre to great critical acclaim in 2009. Their partnership continues with recordings for the ABC\, concerts throughout Australia and the release of seven CDs on the MOVE label. She has been praised for her “thrilling tenor sound” (Limelight magazine) “sublime phrasing” and “many great technical demands carried off with ease.” Her three other titles on the MOVE label include the complete suites for solo cello by J.S Bach. The Program The program spans the last twelve years of Schubert’s short life\, opening with the G minor Sonatina for Violin and Piano in which we find the 19-year-old composer following in the footsteps of Mozart in a work that combines melodic freshness with spirited dramatic contrasts. This will be followed by the famous Sonata in A minor written especially by Schubert in 1824 for the arpeggione\, an instrument invented barely twelve months earlier and which became extinct soon thereafter! Nonetheless\, this beautiful sonata has survived to earn a treasured place in the repertoire of today’s cellists and violists\, and even of the occasional saxophonist. After Interval\, the recital concludes with the great E flat Piano Trio composed in the last year of Schubert’s life. The work is in four glorious movements ranging from exquisite delicacy to impassioned climaxes\, a generous feast of boundless melodic riches shared equally between the three instruments either in featured contrast or in symphonically blended ensemble. Bookings & Refreshment Complimentary light refreshments will be served at Interval. Although advance booking is recommended\, cash and EFTPOS ticket sales will be available at the door. 								\n				\n							\n			\n						\n		\n						\n					\n		\n					\n		\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n						\n					\n			\n						\n									Tickets Adult/Senior $35 | Concession $30 | Student $15 								\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n										\n						\n									Bookings\n					\n					\n								\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n							\n			\n						\n		\n						\n				\n							\n			\n		\n						\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n					BMI News				\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n					\n            \n        \n            \n                \n            \n        Rosemary’s Book of the Week\n                        The Marriage Trap Victoria Purman Don’t miss Victoira who will... \n                    \n        \n    \n        \n            \n                \n            \n        Ballarta Writers – write it your way\n                        Stella Day Out\, Ballarat 5 November 2025 | As events... \n                    \n        \n    \n        \n            \n                \n            \n        Newsletter – May 2026\n                        Rosemary's New Releases and Recommendations | Author Talks - Live... \n                    \n        \n    \n        \n            \n                \n            \n        Brian Chapman & Friends\, A Trio of Stunning Piano Quartets\n                        New Releases\, Recommendations & Author Talks \n                    \n        \n    \n            \n                    \n                \n                    \n                    Load More
URL:https://ballaratmi.org.au/event/the-reading-room-book-discussion-3/
LOCATION:Heritage Reading Room\, Sturt Street\, Ballarat Central\, VIC\, 3350\, Australia
CATEGORIES:Art programs,BMI Produced Event,Library
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20230328T140000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20230328T150000
DTSTAMP:20260507T003123
CREATED:20230327T231124Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230328T222715Z
UID:36550-1680012000-1680015600@ballaratmi.org.au
SUMMARY:Day Tour of the Ballaarat Mechanics' Institute
DESCRIPTION:Pianist Brian Chapman will be joined by violinist Susan Pierotti and cellist Zoe Knighton in the Humffray Room of the Ballaarat Mechanics Institute at 2:30 pm on Sunday April 21st next in a varied program of chamber music by Franz Schubert (1797-1828) comprising: 1. Sonatina in G minor for Violin and Piano\, D.4082. ‘Arpeggione’ Sonata in A minor for Cello and Piano\, D.8213. Trio No.2 in E flat major for Piano\, Violin and Cello\, D.929 The Musicians Pianist Brian Chapman is well known to audiences in Ballarat through his eight appearances at the Organs of the Ballarat Goldfields Festival over the years 2003-2024 as soloist and as chamber musician. He has made over 100 studio recordings and broadcasts for the ABC and has performed nationally and internationally\, including in the United States\, Mexico\, Germany and China. He has also organised major musical events at Monash University\, including the 1983 Brahms Sesquicentennial Chamber Music Festival and the 1997 Schubert-Brahms Festival. Violinist Susan Pierotti has enjoyed career experience spanning symphony orchestras\, opera\, ballet\, chamber music\, teaching\, theatre\, film\, recordings\, live broadcasts\, radio\, televisi on\, reviewing and adjudicating. She has been closely involved in commissioning\, performing and recording contemporary music for over two decades\, and has worked with the Elision Ensemble since its inception in 1986\, touring with them worldwide. Susan has worked extensively with several Australian orchestras and was 1st Violin Section Leader with Orchestra Victoria for 17 years. She was appointed concertmaster of Zelman Memorial Symphony Orchestra in December 2016. Zoe Knighton is the founding cellist of the Flinders Quartet\, one of Australia’s finest chamber ensembles\, touring internationally\, nationally and appearing regularly at Australian festivals and their own celebrated subscription series. She has played numerous concertos with Melbourne orchestras and\, with pianist AmirFarid\, made an impressive debut at the Melbourne Recital Centre to great critical acclaim in 2009. Their partnership continues with recordings for the ABC\, concerts throughout Australia and the release of seven CDs on the MOVE label. She has been praised for her “thrilling tenor sound” (Limelight magazine) “sublime phrasing” and “many great technical demands carried off with ease.” Her three other titles on the MOVE label include the complete suites for solo cello by J.S Bach. The Program The program spans the last twelve years of Schubert’s short life\, opening with the G minor Sonatina for Violin and Piano in which we find the 19-year-old composer following in the footsteps of Mozart in a work that combines melodic freshness with spirited dramatic contrasts. This will be followed by the famous Sonata in A minor written especially by Schubert in 1824 for the arpeggione\, an instrument invented barely twelve months earlier and which became extinct soon thereafter! Nonetheless\, this beautiful sonata has survived to earn a treasured place in the repertoire of today’s cellists and violists\, and even of the occasional saxophonist. After Interval\, the recital concludes with the great E flat Piano Trio composed in the last year of Schubert’s life. The work is in four glorious movements ranging from exquisite delicacy to impassioned climaxes\, a generous feast of boundless melodic riches shared equally between the three instruments either in featured contrast or in symphonically blended ensemble. Bookings & Refreshment Complimentary light refreshments will be served at Interval. Although advance booking is recommended\, cash and EFTPOS ticket sales will be available at the door. 								\n				\n							\n			\n						\n		\n						\n					\n		\n					\n		\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n						\n					\n			\n						\n									Tickets Adult/Senior $35 | Concession $30 | Student $15 								\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n										\n						\n									Bookings\n					\n					\n								\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n							\n			\n						\n		\n						\n				\n							\n			\n		\n						\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n					BMI News				\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n					\n            \n        \n            \n                \n            \n        Rosemary’s Book of the Week\n                        The Marriage Trap Victoria Purman Don’t miss Victoira who will... \n                    \n        \n    \n        \n            \n                \n            \n        Ballarta Writers – write it your way\n                        Stella Day Out\, Ballarat 5 November 2025 | As events... \n                    \n        \n    \n        \n            \n                \n            \n        Newsletter – May 2026\n                        Rosemary's New Releases and Recommendations | Author Talks - Live... \n                    \n        \n    \n        \n            \n                \n            \n        Brian Chapman & Friends\, A Trio of Stunning Piano Quartets\n                        New Releases\, Recommendations & Author Talks \n                    \n        \n    \n            \n                    \n                \n                    \n                    Load More
URL:https://ballaratmi.org.au/event/tours-of-ballarat-mechanics-institute-heritage/
LOCATION:Library Ground Floor\, Sturt Street\, Ballarat Central\, VIC\, 3350\, Australia
CATEGORIES:BMI Produced Event,Culture,Tours
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20230309T193000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20230309T210000
DTSTAMP:20260507T003123
CREATED:20230202T023239Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230912T011436Z
UID:33926-1678390200-1678395600@ballaratmi.org.au
SUMMARY:Ballarat Film Society - Brooklyn
DESCRIPTION:Pianist Brian Chapman will be joined by violinist Susan Pierotti and cellist Zoe Knighton in the Humffray Room of the Ballaarat Mechanics Institute at 2:30 pm on Sunday April 21st next in a varied program of chamber music by Franz Schubert (1797-1828) comprising: 1. Sonatina in G minor for Violin and Piano\, D.4082. ‘Arpeggione’ Sonata in A minor for Cello and Piano\, D.8213. Trio No.2 in E flat major for Piano\, Violin and Cello\, D.929 The Musicians Pianist Brian Chapman is well known to audiences in Ballarat through his eight appearances at the Organs of the Ballarat Goldfields Festival over the years 2003-2024 as soloist and as chamber musician. He has made over 100 studio recordings and broadcasts for the ABC and has performed nationally and internationally\, including in the United States\, Mexico\, Germany and China. He has also organised major musical events at Monash University\, including the 1983 Brahms Sesquicentennial Chamber Music Festival and the 1997 Schubert-Brahms Festival. Violinist Susan Pierotti has enjoyed career experience spanning symphony orchestras\, opera\, ballet\, chamber music\, teaching\, theatre\, film\, recordings\, live broadcasts\, radio\, televisi on\, reviewing and adjudicating. She has been closely involved in commissioning\, performing and recording contemporary music for over two decades\, and has worked with the Elision Ensemble since its inception in 1986\, touring with them worldwide. Susan has worked extensively with several Australian orchestras and was 1st Violin Section Leader with Orchestra Victoria for 17 years. She was appointed concertmaster of Zelman Memorial Symphony Orchestra in December 2016. Zoe Knighton is the founding cellist of the Flinders Quartet\, one of Australia’s finest chamber ensembles\, touring internationally\, nationally and appearing regularly at Australian festivals and their own celebrated subscription series. She has played numerous concertos with Melbourne orchestras and\, with pianist AmirFarid\, made an impressive debut at the Melbourne Recital Centre to great critical acclaim in 2009. Their partnership continues with recordings for the ABC\, concerts throughout Australia and the release of seven CDs on the MOVE label. She has been praised for her “thrilling tenor sound” (Limelight magazine) “sublime phrasing” and “many great technical demands carried off with ease.” Her three other titles on the MOVE label include the complete suites for solo cello by J.S Bach. The Program The program spans the last twelve years of Schubert’s short life\, opening with the G minor Sonatina for Violin and Piano in which we find the 19-year-old composer following in the footsteps of Mozart in a work that combines melodic freshness with spirited dramatic contrasts. This will be followed by the famous Sonata in A minor written especially by Schubert in 1824 for the arpeggione\, an instrument invented barely twelve months earlier and which became extinct soon thereafter! Nonetheless\, this beautiful sonata has survived to earn a treasured place in the repertoire of today’s cellists and violists\, and even of the occasional saxophonist. After Interval\, the recital concludes with the great E flat Piano Trio composed in the last year of Schubert’s life. The work is in four glorious movements ranging from exquisite delicacy to impassioned climaxes\, a generous feast of boundless melodic riches shared equally between the three instruments either in featured contrast or in symphonically blended ensemble. Bookings & Refreshment Complimentary light refreshments will be served at Interval. Although advance booking is recommended\, cash and EFTPOS ticket sales will be available at the door. 								\n				\n							\n			\n						\n		\n						\n					\n		\n					\n		\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n						\n					\n			\n						\n									Tickets Adult/Senior $35 | Concession $30 | Student $15 								\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n										\n						\n									Bookings\n					\n					\n								\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n							\n			\n						\n		\n						\n				\n							\n			\n		\n						\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n					BMI News				\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n					\n            \n        \n            \n                \n            \n        Rosemary’s Book of the Week\n                        The Marriage Trap Victoria Purman Don’t miss Victoira who will... \n                    \n        \n    \n        \n            \n                \n            \n        Ballarta Writers – write it your way\n                        Stella Day Out\, Ballarat 5 November 2025 | As events... \n                    \n        \n    \n        \n            \n                \n            \n        Newsletter – May 2026\n                        Rosemary's New Releases and Recommendations | Author Talks - Live... \n                    \n        \n    \n        \n            \n                \n            \n        Brian Chapman & Friends\, A Trio of Stunning Piano Quartets\n                        New Releases\, Recommendations & Author Talks \n                    \n        \n    \n            \n                    \n                \n                    \n                    Load More
URL:https://ballaratmi.org.au/event/bfs-brooklyn/
LOCATION:BMI – Minerva Space\, 117-119 Sturt Street\, Ballarat Central\, VIC\, 3350
CATEGORIES:Ballarat Film Society,Externally Produced Event,Film
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20230308T173000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20230308T190000
DTSTAMP:20260507T003123
CREATED:20221104T022223Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230125T022201Z
UID:24442-1678296600-1678302000@ballaratmi.org.au
SUMMARY:Twilight Talks 2023 | Season 1
DESCRIPTION:Pianist Brian Chapman will be joined by violinist Susan Pierotti and cellist Zoe Knighton in the Humffray Room of the Ballaarat Mechanics Institute at 2:30 pm on Sunday April 21st next in a varied program of chamber music by Franz Schubert (1797-1828) comprising: 1. Sonatina in G minor for Violin and Piano\, D.4082. ‘Arpeggione’ Sonata in A minor for Cello and Piano\, D.8213. Trio No.2 in E flat major for Piano\, Violin and Cello\, D.929 The Musicians Pianist Brian Chapman is well known to audiences in Ballarat through his eight appearances at the Organs of the Ballarat Goldfields Festival over the years 2003-2024 as soloist and as chamber musician. He has made over 100 studio recordings and broadcasts for the ABC and has performed nationally and internationally\, including in the United States\, Mexico\, Germany and China. He has also organised major musical events at Monash University\, including the 1983 Brahms Sesquicentennial Chamber Music Festival and the 1997 Schubert-Brahms Festival. Violinist Susan Pierotti has enjoyed career experience spanning symphony orchestras\, opera\, ballet\, chamber music\, teaching\, theatre\, film\, recordings\, live broadcasts\, radio\, televisi on\, reviewing and adjudicating. She has been closely involved in commissioning\, performing and recording contemporary music for over two decades\, and has worked with the Elision Ensemble since its inception in 1986\, touring with them worldwide. Susan has worked extensively with several Australian orchestras and was 1st Violin Section Leader with Orchestra Victoria for 17 years. She was appointed concertmaster of Zelman Memorial Symphony Orchestra in December 2016. Zoe Knighton is the founding cellist of the Flinders Quartet\, one of Australia’s finest chamber ensembles\, touring internationally\, nationally and appearing regularly at Australian festivals and their own celebrated subscription series. She has played numerous concertos with Melbourne orchestras and\, with pianist AmirFarid\, made an impressive debut at the Melbourne Recital Centre to great critical acclaim in 2009. Their partnership continues with recordings for the ABC\, concerts throughout Australia and the release of seven CDs on the MOVE label. She has been praised for her “thrilling tenor sound” (Limelight magazine) “sublime phrasing” and “many great technical demands carried off with ease.” Her three other titles on the MOVE label include the complete suites for solo cello by J.S Bach. The Program The program spans the last twelve years of Schubert’s short life\, opening with the G minor Sonatina for Violin and Piano in which we find the 19-year-old composer following in the footsteps of Mozart in a work that combines melodic freshness with spirited dramatic contrasts. This will be followed by the famous Sonata in A minor written especially by Schubert in 1824 for the arpeggione\, an instrument invented barely twelve months earlier and which became extinct soon thereafter! Nonetheless\, this beautiful sonata has survived to earn a treasured place in the repertoire of today’s cellists and violists\, and even of the occasional saxophonist. After Interval\, the recital concludes with the great E flat Piano Trio composed in the last year of Schubert’s life. The work is in four glorious movements ranging from exquisite delicacy to impassioned climaxes\, a generous feast of boundless melodic riches shared equally between the three instruments either in featured contrast or in symphonically blended ensemble. Bookings & Refreshment Complimentary light refreshments will be served at Interval. Although advance booking is recommended\, cash and EFTPOS ticket sales will be available at the door. 								\n				\n							\n			\n						\n		\n						\n					\n		\n					\n		\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n						\n					\n			\n						\n									Tickets Adult/Senior $35 | Concession $30 | Student $15 								\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n										\n						\n									Bookings\n					\n					\n								\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n							\n			\n						\n		\n						\n				\n							\n			\n		\n						\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n					BMI News				\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n					\n            \n        \n            \n                \n            \n        Rosemary’s Book of the Week\n                        The Marriage Trap Victoria Purman Don’t miss Victoira who will... \n                    \n        \n    \n        \n            \n                \n            \n        Ballarta Writers – write it your way\n                        Stella Day Out\, Ballarat 5 November 2025 | As events... \n                    \n        \n    \n        \n            \n                \n            \n        Newsletter – May 2026\n                        Rosemary's New Releases and Recommendations | Author Talks - Live... \n                    \n        \n    \n        \n            \n                \n            \n        Brian Chapman & Friends\, A Trio of Stunning Piano Quartets\n                        New Releases\, Recommendations & Author Talks \n                    \n        \n    \n            \n                    \n                \n                    \n                    Load More
URL:https://ballaratmi.org.au/event/twilight-talks-2022-season-1-2023-03-08/
LOCATION:BMI – Humffray Room\, 117-119 Sturt Street\, Ballarat Central\, VIC\, 3350\, Australia
CATEGORIES:BMI Produced Event,Culture,Twilight Talks
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20230304T100000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20230304T120000
DTSTAMP:20260507T003123
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LAST-MODIFIED:20230221T065726Z
UID:34263-1677924000-1677931200@ballaratmi.org.au
SUMMARY:Embrace the Begonia Festival Workshop | Location now changed
DESCRIPTION:Pianist Brian Chapman will be joined by violinist Susan Pierotti and cellist Zoe Knighton in the Humffray Room of the Ballaarat Mechanics Institute at 2:30 pm on Sunday April 21st next in a varied program of chamber music by Franz Schubert (1797-1828) comprising: 1. Sonatina in G minor for Violin and Piano\, D.4082. ‘Arpeggione’ Sonata in A minor for Cello and Piano\, D.8213. Trio No.2 in E flat major for Piano\, Violin and Cello\, D.929 The Musicians Pianist Brian Chapman is well known to audiences in Ballarat through his eight appearances at the Organs of the Ballarat Goldfields Festival over the years 2003-2024 as soloist and as chamber musician. He has made over 100 studio recordings and broadcasts for the ABC and has performed nationally and internationally\, including in the United States\, Mexico\, Germany and China. He has also organised major musical events at Monash University\, including the 1983 Brahms Sesquicentennial Chamber Music Festival and the 1997 Schubert-Brahms Festival. Violinist Susan Pierotti has enjoyed career experience spanning symphony orchestras\, opera\, ballet\, chamber music\, teaching\, theatre\, film\, recordings\, live broadcasts\, radio\, televisi on\, reviewing and adjudicating. She has been closely involved in commissioning\, performing and recording contemporary music for over two decades\, and has worked with the Elision Ensemble since its inception in 1986\, touring with them worldwide. Susan has worked extensively with several Australian orchestras and was 1st Violin Section Leader with Orchestra Victoria for 17 years. She was appointed concertmaster of Zelman Memorial Symphony Orchestra in December 2016. Zoe Knighton is the founding cellist of the Flinders Quartet\, one of Australia’s finest chamber ensembles\, touring internationally\, nationally and appearing regularly at Australian festivals and their own celebrated subscription series. She has played numerous concertos with Melbourne orchestras and\, with pianist AmirFarid\, made an impressive debut at the Melbourne Recital Centre to great critical acclaim in 2009. Their partnership continues with recordings for the ABC\, concerts throughout Australia and the release of seven CDs on the MOVE label. She has been praised for her “thrilling tenor sound” (Limelight magazine) “sublime phrasing” and “many great technical demands carried off with ease.” Her three other titles on the MOVE label include the complete suites for solo cello by J.S Bach. The Program The program spans the last twelve years of Schubert’s short life\, opening with the G minor Sonatina for Violin and Piano in which we find the 19-year-old composer following in the footsteps of Mozart in a work that combines melodic freshness with spirited dramatic contrasts. This will be followed by the famous Sonata in A minor written especially by Schubert in 1824 for the arpeggione\, an instrument invented barely twelve months earlier and which became extinct soon thereafter! Nonetheless\, this beautiful sonata has survived to earn a treasured place in the repertoire of today’s cellists and violists\, and even of the occasional saxophonist. After Interval\, the recital concludes with the great E flat Piano Trio composed in the last year of Schubert’s life. The work is in four glorious movements ranging from exquisite delicacy to impassioned climaxes\, a generous feast of boundless melodic riches shared equally between the three instruments either in featured contrast or in symphonically blended ensemble. Bookings & Refreshment Complimentary light refreshments will be served at Interval. Although advance booking is recommended\, cash and EFTPOS ticket sales will be available at the door. 								\n				\n							\n			\n						\n		\n						\n					\n		\n					\n		\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n						\n					\n			\n						\n									Tickets Adult/Senior $35 | Concession $30 | Student $15 								\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n										\n						\n									Bookings\n					\n					\n								\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n							\n			\n						\n		\n						\n				\n							\n			\n		\n						\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n					BMI News				\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n					\n            \n        \n            \n                \n            \n        Rosemary’s Book of the Week\n                        The Marriage Trap Victoria Purman Don’t miss Victoira who will... \n                    \n        \n    \n        \n            \n                \n            \n        Ballarta Writers – write it your way\n                        Stella Day Out\, Ballarat 5 November 2025 | As events... \n                    \n        \n    \n        \n            \n                \n            \n        Newsletter – May 2026\n                        Rosemary's New Releases and Recommendations | Author Talks - Live... \n                    \n        \n    \n        \n            \n                \n            \n        Brian Chapman & Friends\, A Trio of Stunning Piano Quartets\n                        New Releases\, Recommendations & Author Talks \n                    \n        \n    \n            \n                    \n                \n                    \n                    Load More
URL:https://ballaratmi.org.au/event/embrace-the-begonia-festival/
LOCATION:Soldiers Hill CBD | Pop-up\, 512 Macarthur Street\, Soldiers Hill\, Victoria\, 3350\, Australia
CATEGORIES:Art programs,BMI Produced Event
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20230301T173000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20230301T190000
DTSTAMP:20260507T003123
CREATED:20221104T022223Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230216T024412Z
UID:24441-1677691800-1677697200@ballaratmi.org.au
SUMMARY:Twilight Talks 2023 | Season 1
DESCRIPTION:Pianist Brian Chapman will be joined by violinist Susan Pierotti and cellist Zoe Knighton in the Humffray Room of the Ballaarat Mechanics Institute at 2:30 pm on Sunday April 21st next in a varied program of chamber music by Franz Schubert (1797-1828) comprising: 1. Sonatina in G minor for Violin and Piano\, D.4082. ‘Arpeggione’ Sonata in A minor for Cello and Piano\, D.8213. Trio No.2 in E flat major for Piano\, Violin and Cello\, D.929 The Musicians Pianist Brian Chapman is well known to audiences in Ballarat through his eight appearances at the Organs of the Ballarat Goldfields Festival over the years 2003-2024 as soloist and as chamber musician. He has made over 100 studio recordings and broadcasts for the ABC and has performed nationally and internationally\, including in the United States\, Mexico\, Germany and China. He has also organised major musical events at Monash University\, including the 1983 Brahms Sesquicentennial Chamber Music Festival and the 1997 Schubert-Brahms Festival. Violinist Susan Pierotti has enjoyed career experience spanning symphony orchestras\, opera\, ballet\, chamber music\, teaching\, theatre\, film\, recordings\, live broadcasts\, radio\, televisi on\, reviewing and adjudicating. She has been closely involved in commissioning\, performing and recording contemporary music for over two decades\, and has worked with the Elision Ensemble since its inception in 1986\, touring with them worldwide. Susan has worked extensively with several Australian orchestras and was 1st Violin Section Leader with Orchestra Victoria for 17 years. She was appointed concertmaster of Zelman Memorial Symphony Orchestra in December 2016. Zoe Knighton is the founding cellist of the Flinders Quartet\, one of Australia’s finest chamber ensembles\, touring internationally\, nationally and appearing regularly at Australian festivals and their own celebrated subscription series. She has played numerous concertos with Melbourne orchestras and\, with pianist AmirFarid\, made an impressive debut at the Melbourne Recital Centre to great critical acclaim in 2009. Their partnership continues with recordings for the ABC\, concerts throughout Australia and the release of seven CDs on the MOVE label. She has been praised for her “thrilling tenor sound” (Limelight magazine) “sublime phrasing” and “many great technical demands carried off with ease.” Her three other titles on the MOVE label include the complete suites for solo cello by J.S Bach. The Program The program spans the last twelve years of Schubert’s short life\, opening with the G minor Sonatina for Violin and Piano in which we find the 19-year-old composer following in the footsteps of Mozart in a work that combines melodic freshness with spirited dramatic contrasts. This will be followed by the famous Sonata in A minor written especially by Schubert in 1824 for the arpeggione\, an instrument invented barely twelve months earlier and which became extinct soon thereafter! Nonetheless\, this beautiful sonata has survived to earn a treasured place in the repertoire of today’s cellists and violists\, and even of the occasional saxophonist. After Interval\, the recital concludes with the great E flat Piano Trio composed in the last year of Schubert’s life. The work is in four glorious movements ranging from exquisite delicacy to impassioned climaxes\, a generous feast of boundless melodic riches shared equally between the three instruments either in featured contrast or in symphonically blended ensemble. Bookings & Refreshment Complimentary light refreshments will be served at Interval. Although advance booking is recommended\, cash and EFTPOS ticket sales will be available at the door. 								\n				\n							\n			\n						\n		\n						\n					\n		\n					\n		\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n						\n					\n			\n						\n									Tickets Adult/Senior $35 | Concession $30 | Student $15 								\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n										\n						\n									Bookings\n					\n					\n								\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n							\n			\n						\n		\n						\n				\n							\n			\n		\n						\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n					BMI News				\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n					\n            \n        \n            \n                \n            \n        Rosemary’s Book of the Week\n                        The Marriage Trap Victoria Purman Don’t miss Victoira who will... \n                    \n        \n    \n        \n            \n                \n            \n        Ballarta Writers – write it your way\n                        Stella Day Out\, Ballarat 5 November 2025 | As events... \n                    \n        \n    \n        \n            \n                \n            \n        Newsletter – May 2026\n                        Rosemary's New Releases and Recommendations | Author Talks - Live... \n                    \n        \n    \n        \n            \n                \n            \n        Brian Chapman & Friends\, A Trio of Stunning Piano Quartets\n                        New Releases\, Recommendations & Author Talks \n                    \n        \n    \n            \n                    \n                \n                    \n                    Load More
URL:https://ballaratmi.org.au/event/twilight-talks-2022-season-1-2023-03-01/
LOCATION:BMI – Humffray Room\, 117-119 Sturt Street\, Ballarat Central\, VIC\, 3350\, Australia
CATEGORIES:BMI Produced Event,Culture,Twilight Talks
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20230224T190000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20230224T203000
DTSTAMP:20260507T003123
CREATED:20230221T002924Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230221T002947Z
UID:34689-1677265200-1677270600@ballaratmi.org.au
SUMMARY:Class Clowns | Ballarat Heat
DESCRIPTION:Pianist Brian Chapman will be joined by violinist Susan Pierotti and cellist Zoe Knighton in the Humffray Room of the Ballaarat Mechanics Institute at 2:30 pm on Sunday April 21st next in a varied program of chamber music by Franz Schubert (1797-1828) comprising: 1. Sonatina in G minor for Violin and Piano\, D.4082. ‘Arpeggione’ Sonata in A minor for Cello and Piano\, D.8213. Trio No.2 in E flat major for Piano\, Violin and Cello\, D.929 The Musicians Pianist Brian Chapman is well known to audiences in Ballarat through his eight appearances at the Organs of the Ballarat Goldfields Festival over the years 2003-2024 as soloist and as chamber musician. He has made over 100 studio recordings and broadcasts for the ABC and has performed nationally and internationally\, including in the United States\, Mexico\, Germany and China. He has also organised major musical events at Monash University\, including the 1983 Brahms Sesquicentennial Chamber Music Festival and the 1997 Schubert-Brahms Festival. Violinist Susan Pierotti has enjoyed career experience spanning symphony orchestras\, opera\, ballet\, chamber music\, teaching\, theatre\, film\, recordings\, live broadcasts\, radio\, televisi on\, reviewing and adjudicating. She has been closely involved in commissioning\, performing and recording contemporary music for over two decades\, and has worked with the Elision Ensemble since its inception in 1986\, touring with them worldwide. Susan has worked extensively with several Australian orchestras and was 1st Violin Section Leader with Orchestra Victoria for 17 years. She was appointed concertmaster of Zelman Memorial Symphony Orchestra in December 2016. Zoe Knighton is the founding cellist of the Flinders Quartet\, one of Australia’s finest chamber ensembles\, touring internationally\, nationally and appearing regularly at Australian festivals and their own celebrated subscription series. She has played numerous concertos with Melbourne orchestras and\, with pianist AmirFarid\, made an impressive debut at the Melbourne Recital Centre to great critical acclaim in 2009. Their partnership continues with recordings for the ABC\, concerts throughout Australia and the release of seven CDs on the MOVE label. She has been praised for her “thrilling tenor sound” (Limelight magazine) “sublime phrasing” and “many great technical demands carried off with ease.” Her three other titles on the MOVE label include the complete suites for solo cello by J.S Bach. The Program The program spans the last twelve years of Schubert’s short life\, opening with the G minor Sonatina for Violin and Piano in which we find the 19-year-old composer following in the footsteps of Mozart in a work that combines melodic freshness with spirited dramatic contrasts. This will be followed by the famous Sonata in A minor written especially by Schubert in 1824 for the arpeggione\, an instrument invented barely twelve months earlier and which became extinct soon thereafter! Nonetheless\, this beautiful sonata has survived to earn a treasured place in the repertoire of today’s cellists and violists\, and even of the occasional saxophonist. After Interval\, the recital concludes with the great E flat Piano Trio composed in the last year of Schubert’s life. The work is in four glorious movements ranging from exquisite delicacy to impassioned climaxes\, a generous feast of boundless melodic riches shared equally between the three instruments either in featured contrast or in symphonically blended ensemble. Bookings & Refreshment Complimentary light refreshments will be served at Interval. Although advance booking is recommended\, cash and EFTPOS ticket sales will be available at the door. 								\n				\n							\n			\n						\n		\n						\n					\n		\n					\n		\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n						\n					\n			\n						\n									Tickets Adult/Senior $35 | Concession $30 | Student $15 								\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n										\n						\n									Bookings\n					\n					\n								\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n							\n			\n						\n		\n						\n				\n							\n			\n		\n						\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n					BMI News				\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n					\n            \n        \n            \n                \n            \n        Rosemary’s Book of the Week\n                        The Marriage Trap Victoria Purman Don’t miss Victoira who will... \n                    \n        \n    \n        \n            \n                \n            \n        Ballarta Writers – write it your way\n                        Stella Day Out\, Ballarat 5 November 2025 | As events... \n                    \n        \n    \n        \n            \n                \n            \n        Newsletter – May 2026\n                        Rosemary's New Releases and Recommendations | Author Talks - Live... \n                    \n        \n    \n        \n            \n                \n            \n        Brian Chapman & Friends\, A Trio of Stunning Piano Quartets\n                        New Releases\, Recommendations & Author Talks \n                    \n        \n    \n            \n                    \n                \n                    \n                    Load More
URL:https://ballaratmi.org.au/event/classclowns2023/
LOCATION:BMI – Minerva Space\, 117-119 Sturt Street\, Ballarat Central\, VIC\, 3350
CATEGORIES:Comedy,Externally Produced Event
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20230222T173000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20230222T190000
DTSTAMP:20260507T003123
CREATED:20230214T223946Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230221T231709Z
UID:34385-1677087000-1677092400@ballaratmi.org.au
SUMMARY:Twilight Talks 2023 | Season 1 | Now moved to Minerva Space Level 3
DESCRIPTION:Pianist Brian Chapman will be joined by violinist Susan Pierotti and cellist Zoe Knighton in the Humffray Room of the Ballaarat Mechanics Institute at 2:30 pm on Sunday April 21st next in a varied program of chamber music by Franz Schubert (1797-1828) comprising: 1. Sonatina in G minor for Violin and Piano\, D.4082. ‘Arpeggione’ Sonata in A minor for Cello and Piano\, D.8213. Trio No.2 in E flat major for Piano\, Violin and Cello\, D.929 The Musicians Pianist Brian Chapman is well known to audiences in Ballarat through his eight appearances at the Organs of the Ballarat Goldfields Festival over the years 2003-2024 as soloist and as chamber musician. He has made over 100 studio recordings and broadcasts for the ABC and has performed nationally and internationally\, including in the United States\, Mexico\, Germany and China. He has also organised major musical events at Monash University\, including the 1983 Brahms Sesquicentennial Chamber Music Festival and the 1997 Schubert-Brahms Festival. Violinist Susan Pierotti has enjoyed career experience spanning symphony orchestras\, opera\, ballet\, chamber music\, teaching\, theatre\, film\, recordings\, live broadcasts\, radio\, televisi on\, reviewing and adjudicating. She has been closely involved in commissioning\, performing and recording contemporary music for over two decades\, and has worked with the Elision Ensemble since its inception in 1986\, touring with them worldwide. Susan has worked extensively with several Australian orchestras and was 1st Violin Section Leader with Orchestra Victoria for 17 years. She was appointed concertmaster of Zelman Memorial Symphony Orchestra in December 2016. Zoe Knighton is the founding cellist of the Flinders Quartet\, one of Australia’s finest chamber ensembles\, touring internationally\, nationally and appearing regularly at Australian festivals and their own celebrated subscription series. She has played numerous concertos with Melbourne orchestras and\, with pianist AmirFarid\, made an impressive debut at the Melbourne Recital Centre to great critical acclaim in 2009. Their partnership continues with recordings for the ABC\, concerts throughout Australia and the release of seven CDs on the MOVE label. She has been praised for her “thrilling tenor sound” (Limelight magazine) “sublime phrasing” and “many great technical demands carried off with ease.” Her three other titles on the MOVE label include the complete suites for solo cello by J.S Bach. The Program The program spans the last twelve years of Schubert’s short life\, opening with the G minor Sonatina for Violin and Piano in which we find the 19-year-old composer following in the footsteps of Mozart in a work that combines melodic freshness with spirited dramatic contrasts. This will be followed by the famous Sonata in A minor written especially by Schubert in 1824 for the arpeggione\, an instrument invented barely twelve months earlier and which became extinct soon thereafter! Nonetheless\, this beautiful sonata has survived to earn a treasured place in the repertoire of today’s cellists and violists\, and even of the occasional saxophonist. After Interval\, the recital concludes with the great E flat Piano Trio composed in the last year of Schubert’s life. The work is in four glorious movements ranging from exquisite delicacy to impassioned climaxes\, a generous feast of boundless melodic riches shared equally between the three instruments either in featured contrast or in symphonically blended ensemble. Bookings & Refreshment Complimentary light refreshments will be served at Interval. Although advance booking is recommended\, cash and EFTPOS ticket sales will be available at the door. 								\n				\n							\n			\n						\n		\n						\n					\n		\n					\n		\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n						\n					\n			\n						\n									Tickets Adult/Senior $35 | Concession $30 | Student $15 								\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n										\n						\n									Bookings\n					\n					\n								\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n							\n			\n						\n		\n						\n				\n							\n			\n		\n						\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n					BMI News				\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n					\n            \n        \n            \n                \n            \n        Rosemary’s Book of the Week\n                        The Marriage Trap Victoria Purman Don’t miss Victoira who will... \n                    \n        \n    \n        \n            \n                \n            \n        Ballarta Writers – write it your way\n                        Stella Day Out\, Ballarat 5 November 2025 | As events... \n                    \n        \n    \n        \n            \n                \n            \n        Newsletter – May 2026\n                        Rosemary's New Releases and Recommendations | Author Talks - Live... \n                    \n        \n    \n        \n            \n                \n            \n        Brian Chapman & Friends\, A Trio of Stunning Piano Quartets\n                        New Releases\, Recommendations & Author Talks \n                    \n        \n    \n            \n                    \n                \n                    \n                    Load More
URL:https://ballaratmi.org.au/event/twilight-talks-2022-season-1-2023-02-22-2/
LOCATION:BMI – Minerva Space\, 117-119 Sturt Street\, Ballarat Central\, VIC\, 3350
CATEGORIES:BMI Produced Event,Culture,Twilight Talks
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20230215T173000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20230215T190000
DTSTAMP:20260507T003123
CREATED:20221104T022223Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230214T054412Z
UID:24439-1676482200-1676487600@ballaratmi.org.au
SUMMARY:Twilight Talks 2023 | Season 1 | More tickets released
DESCRIPTION:Pianist Brian Chapman will be joined by violinist Susan Pierotti and cellist Zoe Knighton in the Humffray Room of the Ballaarat Mechanics Institute at 2:30 pm on Sunday April 21st next in a varied program of chamber music by Franz Schubert (1797-1828) comprising: 1. Sonatina in G minor for Violin and Piano\, D.4082. ‘Arpeggione’ Sonata in A minor for Cello and Piano\, D.8213. Trio No.2 in E flat major for Piano\, Violin and Cello\, D.929 The Musicians Pianist Brian Chapman is well known to audiences in Ballarat through his eight appearances at the Organs of the Ballarat Goldfields Festival over the years 2003-2024 as soloist and as chamber musician. He has made over 100 studio recordings and broadcasts for the ABC and has performed nationally and internationally\, including in the United States\, Mexico\, Germany and China. He has also organised major musical events at Monash University\, including the 1983 Brahms Sesquicentennial Chamber Music Festival and the 1997 Schubert-Brahms Festival. Violinist Susan Pierotti has enjoyed career experience spanning symphony orchestras\, opera\, ballet\, chamber music\, teaching\, theatre\, film\, recordings\, live broadcasts\, radio\, televisi on\, reviewing and adjudicating. She has been closely involved in commissioning\, performing and recording contemporary music for over two decades\, and has worked with the Elision Ensemble since its inception in 1986\, touring with them worldwide. Susan has worked extensively with several Australian orchestras and was 1st Violin Section Leader with Orchestra Victoria for 17 years. She was appointed concertmaster of Zelman Memorial Symphony Orchestra in December 2016. Zoe Knighton is the founding cellist of the Flinders Quartet\, one of Australia’s finest chamber ensembles\, touring internationally\, nationally and appearing regularly at Australian festivals and their own celebrated subscription series. She has played numerous concertos with Melbourne orchestras and\, with pianist AmirFarid\, made an impressive debut at the Melbourne Recital Centre to great critical acclaim in 2009. Their partnership continues with recordings for the ABC\, concerts throughout Australia and the release of seven CDs on the MOVE label. She has been praised for her “thrilling tenor sound” (Limelight magazine) “sublime phrasing” and “many great technical demands carried off with ease.” Her three other titles on the MOVE label include the complete suites for solo cello by J.S Bach. The Program The program spans the last twelve years of Schubert’s short life\, opening with the G minor Sonatina for Violin and Piano in which we find the 19-year-old composer following in the footsteps of Mozart in a work that combines melodic freshness with spirited dramatic contrasts. This will be followed by the famous Sonata in A minor written especially by Schubert in 1824 for the arpeggione\, an instrument invented barely twelve months earlier and which became extinct soon thereafter! Nonetheless\, this beautiful sonata has survived to earn a treasured place in the repertoire of today’s cellists and violists\, and even of the occasional saxophonist. After Interval\, the recital concludes with the great E flat Piano Trio composed in the last year of Schubert’s life. The work is in four glorious movements ranging from exquisite delicacy to impassioned climaxes\, a generous feast of boundless melodic riches shared equally between the three instruments either in featured contrast or in symphonically blended ensemble. Bookings & Refreshment Complimentary light refreshments will be served at Interval. Although advance booking is recommended\, cash and EFTPOS ticket sales will be available at the door. 								\n				\n							\n			\n						\n		\n						\n					\n		\n					\n		\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n						\n					\n			\n						\n									Tickets Adult/Senior $35 | Concession $30 | Student $15 								\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n										\n						\n									Bookings\n					\n					\n								\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n							\n			\n						\n		\n						\n				\n							\n			\n		\n						\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n					BMI News				\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n					\n            \n        \n            \n                \n            \n        Rosemary’s Book of the Week\n                        The Marriage Trap Victoria Purman Don’t miss Victoira who will... \n                    \n        \n    \n        \n            \n                \n            \n        Ballarta Writers – write it your way\n                        Stella Day Out\, Ballarat 5 November 2025 | As events... \n                    \n        \n    \n        \n            \n                \n            \n        Newsletter – May 2026\n                        Rosemary's New Releases and Recommendations | Author Talks - Live... \n                    \n        \n    \n        \n            \n                \n            \n        Brian Chapman & Friends\, A Trio of Stunning Piano Quartets\n                        New Releases\, Recommendations & Author Talks \n                    \n        \n    \n            \n                    \n                \n                    \n                    Load More
URL:https://ballaratmi.org.au/event/twilight-talks-2022-season-1-2023-02-15/
LOCATION:BMI – Minerva Space\, 117-119 Sturt Street\, Ballarat Central\, VIC\, 3350
CATEGORIES:BMI Produced Event,Culture,Twilight Talks
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20230209T193000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20230209T210000
DTSTAMP:20260507T003123
CREATED:20230202T023137Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230912T011442Z
UID:33922-1675971000-1675976400@ballaratmi.org.au
SUMMARY:Ballarat Film Society - La Strada
DESCRIPTION:Pianist Brian Chapman will be joined by violinist Susan Pierotti and cellist Zoe Knighton in the Humffray Room of the Ballaarat Mechanics Institute at 2:30 pm on Sunday April 21st next in a varied program of chamber music by Franz Schubert (1797-1828) comprising: 1. Sonatina in G minor for Violin and Piano\, D.4082. ‘Arpeggione’ Sonata in A minor for Cello and Piano\, D.8213. Trio No.2 in E flat major for Piano\, Violin and Cello\, D.929 The Musicians Pianist Brian Chapman is well known to audiences in Ballarat through his eight appearances at the Organs of the Ballarat Goldfields Festival over the years 2003-2024 as soloist and as chamber musician. He has made over 100 studio recordings and broadcasts for the ABC and has performed nationally and internationally\, including in the United States\, Mexico\, Germany and China. He has also organised major musical events at Monash University\, including the 1983 Brahms Sesquicentennial Chamber Music Festival and the 1997 Schubert-Brahms Festival. Violinist Susan Pierotti has enjoyed career experience spanning symphony orchestras\, opera\, ballet\, chamber music\, teaching\, theatre\, film\, recordings\, live broadcasts\, radio\, televisi on\, reviewing and adjudicating. She has been closely involved in commissioning\, performing and recording contemporary music for over two decades\, and has worked with the Elision Ensemble since its inception in 1986\, touring with them worldwide. Susan has worked extensively with several Australian orchestras and was 1st Violin Section Leader with Orchestra Victoria for 17 years. She was appointed concertmaster of Zelman Memorial Symphony Orchestra in December 2016. Zoe Knighton is the founding cellist of the Flinders Quartet\, one of Australia’s finest chamber ensembles\, touring internationally\, nationally and appearing regularly at Australian festivals and their own celebrated subscription series. She has played numerous concertos with Melbourne orchestras and\, with pianist AmirFarid\, made an impressive debut at the Melbourne Recital Centre to great critical acclaim in 2009. Their partnership continues with recordings for the ABC\, concerts throughout Australia and the release of seven CDs on the MOVE label. She has been praised for her “thrilling tenor sound” (Limelight magazine) “sublime phrasing” and “many great technical demands carried off with ease.” Her three other titles on the MOVE label include the complete suites for solo cello by J.S Bach. The Program The program spans the last twelve years of Schubert’s short life\, opening with the G minor Sonatina for Violin and Piano in which we find the 19-year-old composer following in the footsteps of Mozart in a work that combines melodic freshness with spirited dramatic contrasts. This will be followed by the famous Sonata in A minor written especially by Schubert in 1824 for the arpeggione\, an instrument invented barely twelve months earlier and which became extinct soon thereafter! Nonetheless\, this beautiful sonata has survived to earn a treasured place in the repertoire of today’s cellists and violists\, and even of the occasional saxophonist. After Interval\, the recital concludes with the great E flat Piano Trio composed in the last year of Schubert’s life. The work is in four glorious movements ranging from exquisite delicacy to impassioned climaxes\, a generous feast of boundless melodic riches shared equally between the three instruments either in featured contrast or in symphonically blended ensemble. Bookings & Refreshment Complimentary light refreshments will be served at Interval. Although advance booking is recommended\, cash and EFTPOS ticket sales will be available at the door. 								\n				\n							\n			\n						\n		\n						\n					\n		\n					\n		\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n						\n					\n			\n						\n									Tickets Adult/Senior $35 | Concession $30 | Student $15 								\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n										\n						\n									Bookings\n					\n					\n								\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n							\n			\n						\n		\n						\n				\n							\n			\n		\n						\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n					BMI News				\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n					\n            \n        \n            \n                \n            \n        Rosemary’s Book of the Week\n                        The Marriage Trap Victoria Purman Don’t miss Victoira who will... \n                    \n        \n    \n        \n            \n                \n            \n        Ballarta Writers – write it your way\n                        Stella Day Out\, Ballarat 5 November 2025 | As events... \n                    \n        \n    \n        \n            \n                \n            \n        Newsletter – May 2026\n                        Rosemary's New Releases and Recommendations | Author Talks - Live... \n                    \n        \n    \n        \n            \n                \n            \n        Brian Chapman & Friends\, A Trio of Stunning Piano Quartets\n                        New Releases\, Recommendations & Author Talks \n                    \n        \n    \n            \n                    \n                \n                    \n                    Load More
URL:https://ballaratmi.org.au/event/bfs-lastrada/
LOCATION:BMI – Minerva Space\, 117-119 Sturt Street\, Ballarat Central\, VIC\, 3350
CATEGORIES:Ballarat Film Society,Externally Produced Event,Film
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20230208T173000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20230208T190000
DTSTAMP:20260507T003123
CREATED:20221104T022223Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230125T020134Z
UID:24062-1675877400-1675882800@ballaratmi.org.au
SUMMARY:Twilight Talks 2023 | Season 1
DESCRIPTION:Pianist Brian Chapman will be joined by violinist Susan Pierotti and cellist Zoe Knighton in the Humffray Room of the Ballaarat Mechanics Institute at 2:30 pm on Sunday April 21st next in a varied program of chamber music by Franz Schubert (1797-1828) comprising: 1. Sonatina in G minor for Violin and Piano\, D.4082. ‘Arpeggione’ Sonata in A minor for Cello and Piano\, D.8213. Trio No.2 in E flat major for Piano\, Violin and Cello\, D.929 The Musicians Pianist Brian Chapman is well known to audiences in Ballarat through his eight appearances at the Organs of the Ballarat Goldfields Festival over the years 2003-2024 as soloist and as chamber musician. He has made over 100 studio recordings and broadcasts for the ABC and has performed nationally and internationally\, including in the United States\, Mexico\, Germany and China. He has also organised major musical events at Monash University\, including the 1983 Brahms Sesquicentennial Chamber Music Festival and the 1997 Schubert-Brahms Festival. Violinist Susan Pierotti has enjoyed career experience spanning symphony orchestras\, opera\, ballet\, chamber music\, teaching\, theatre\, film\, recordings\, live broadcasts\, radio\, televisi on\, reviewing and adjudicating. She has been closely involved in commissioning\, performing and recording contemporary music for over two decades\, and has worked with the Elision Ensemble since its inception in 1986\, touring with them worldwide. Susan has worked extensively with several Australian orchestras and was 1st Violin Section Leader with Orchestra Victoria for 17 years. She was appointed concertmaster of Zelman Memorial Symphony Orchestra in December 2016. Zoe Knighton is the founding cellist of the Flinders Quartet\, one of Australia’s finest chamber ensembles\, touring internationally\, nationally and appearing regularly at Australian festivals and their own celebrated subscription series. She has played numerous concertos with Melbourne orchestras and\, with pianist AmirFarid\, made an impressive debut at the Melbourne Recital Centre to great critical acclaim in 2009. Their partnership continues with recordings for the ABC\, concerts throughout Australia and the release of seven CDs on the MOVE label. She has been praised for her “thrilling tenor sound” (Limelight magazine) “sublime phrasing” and “many great technical demands carried off with ease.” Her three other titles on the MOVE label include the complete suites for solo cello by J.S Bach. The Program The program spans the last twelve years of Schubert’s short life\, opening with the G minor Sonatina for Violin and Piano in which we find the 19-year-old composer following in the footsteps of Mozart in a work that combines melodic freshness with spirited dramatic contrasts. This will be followed by the famous Sonata in A minor written especially by Schubert in 1824 for the arpeggione\, an instrument invented barely twelve months earlier and which became extinct soon thereafter! Nonetheless\, this beautiful sonata has survived to earn a treasured place in the repertoire of today’s cellists and violists\, and even of the occasional saxophonist. After Interval\, the recital concludes with the great E flat Piano Trio composed in the last year of Schubert’s life. The work is in four glorious movements ranging from exquisite delicacy to impassioned climaxes\, a generous feast of boundless melodic riches shared equally between the three instruments either in featured contrast or in symphonically blended ensemble. Bookings & Refreshment Complimentary light refreshments will be served at Interval. Although advance booking is recommended\, cash and EFTPOS ticket sales will be available at the door. 								\n				\n							\n			\n						\n		\n						\n					\n		\n					\n		\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n						\n					\n			\n						\n									Tickets Adult/Senior $35 | Concession $30 | Student $15 								\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n										\n						\n									Bookings\n					\n					\n								\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n							\n			\n						\n		\n						\n				\n							\n			\n		\n						\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n					BMI News				\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n					\n            \n        \n            \n                \n            \n        Rosemary’s Book of the Week\n                        The Marriage Trap Victoria Purman Don’t miss Victoira who will... \n                    \n        \n    \n        \n            \n                \n            \n        Ballarta Writers – write it your way\n                        Stella Day Out\, Ballarat 5 November 2025 | As events... \n                    \n        \n    \n        \n            \n                \n            \n        Newsletter – May 2026\n                        Rosemary's New Releases and Recommendations | Author Talks - Live... \n                    \n        \n    \n        \n            \n                \n            \n        Brian Chapman & Friends\, A Trio of Stunning Piano Quartets\n                        New Releases\, Recommendations & Author Talks \n                    \n        \n    \n            \n                    \n                \n                    \n                    Load More
URL:https://ballaratmi.org.au/event/twilight-talks-2022-season-1/
LOCATION:BMI – Humffray Room\, 117-119 Sturt Street\, Ballarat Central\, VIC\, 3350\, Australia
CATEGORIES:BMI Produced Event,Culture,Twilight Talks
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20230201T193000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20230201T210000
DTSTAMP:20260507T003123
CREATED:20221213T235025Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20221214T000356Z
UID:32169-1675279800-1675285200@ballaratmi.org.au
SUMMARY:Choose Happiness | A Public Talk\, Buddhist Monk\, Gen Kelsang Dornying
DESCRIPTION:Pianist Brian Chapman will be joined by violinist Susan Pierotti and cellist Zoe Knighton in the Humffray Room of the Ballaarat Mechanics Institute at 2:30 pm on Sunday April 21st next in a varied program of chamber music by Franz Schubert (1797-1828) comprising: 1. Sonatina in G minor for Violin and Piano\, D.4082. ‘Arpeggione’ Sonata in A minor for Cello and Piano\, D.8213. Trio No.2 in E flat major for Piano\, Violin and Cello\, D.929 The Musicians Pianist Brian Chapman is well known to audiences in Ballarat through his eight appearances at the Organs of the Ballarat Goldfields Festival over the years 2003-2024 as soloist and as chamber musician. He has made over 100 studio recordings and broadcasts for the ABC and has performed nationally and internationally\, including in the United States\, Mexico\, Germany and China. He has also organised major musical events at Monash University\, including the 1983 Brahms Sesquicentennial Chamber Music Festival and the 1997 Schubert-Brahms Festival. Violinist Susan Pierotti has enjoyed career experience spanning symphony orchestras\, opera\, ballet\, chamber music\, teaching\, theatre\, film\, recordings\, live broadcasts\, radio\, televisi on\, reviewing and adjudicating. She has been closely involved in commissioning\, performing and recording contemporary music for over two decades\, and has worked with the Elision Ensemble since its inception in 1986\, touring with them worldwide. Susan has worked extensively with several Australian orchestras and was 1st Violin Section Leader with Orchestra Victoria for 17 years. She was appointed concertmaster of Zelman Memorial Symphony Orchestra in December 2016. Zoe Knighton is the founding cellist of the Flinders Quartet\, one of Australia’s finest chamber ensembles\, touring internationally\, nationally and appearing regularly at Australian festivals and their own celebrated subscription series. She has played numerous concertos with Melbourne orchestras and\, with pianist AmirFarid\, made an impressive debut at the Melbourne Recital Centre to great critical acclaim in 2009. Their partnership continues with recordings for the ABC\, concerts throughout Australia and the release of seven CDs on the MOVE label. She has been praised for her “thrilling tenor sound” (Limelight magazine) “sublime phrasing” and “many great technical demands carried off with ease.” Her three other titles on the MOVE label include the complete suites for solo cello by J.S Bach. The Program The program spans the last twelve years of Schubert’s short life\, opening with the G minor Sonatina for Violin and Piano in which we find the 19-year-old composer following in the footsteps of Mozart in a work that combines melodic freshness with spirited dramatic contrasts. This will be followed by the famous Sonata in A minor written especially by Schubert in 1824 for the arpeggione\, an instrument invented barely twelve months earlier and which became extinct soon thereafter! Nonetheless\, this beautiful sonata has survived to earn a treasured place in the repertoire of today’s cellists and violists\, and even of the occasional saxophonist. After Interval\, the recital concludes with the great E flat Piano Trio composed in the last year of Schubert’s life. The work is in four glorious movements ranging from exquisite delicacy to impassioned climaxes\, a generous feast of boundless melodic riches shared equally between the three instruments either in featured contrast or in symphonically blended ensemble. Bookings & Refreshment Complimentary light refreshments will be served at Interval. Although advance booking is recommended\, cash and EFTPOS ticket sales will be available at the door. 								\n				\n							\n			\n						\n		\n						\n					\n		\n					\n		\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n						\n					\n			\n						\n									Tickets Adult/Senior $35 | Concession $30 | Student $15 								\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n										\n						\n									Bookings\n					\n					\n								\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n							\n			\n						\n		\n						\n				\n							\n			\n		\n						\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n					BMI News				\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n					\n            \n        \n            \n                \n            \n        Rosemary’s Book of the Week\n                        The Marriage Trap Victoria Purman Don’t miss Victoira who will... \n                    \n        \n    \n        \n            \n                \n            \n        Ballarta Writers – write it your way\n                        Stella Day Out\, Ballarat 5 November 2025 | As events... \n                    \n        \n    \n        \n            \n                \n            \n        Newsletter – May 2026\n                        Rosemary's New Releases and Recommendations | Author Talks - Live... \n                    \n        \n    \n        \n            \n                \n            \n        Brian Chapman & Friends\, A Trio of Stunning Piano Quartets\n                        New Releases\, Recommendations & Author Talks \n                    \n        \n    \n            \n                    \n                \n                    \n                    Load More
URL:https://ballaratmi.org.au/event/choose-happiness-a-public-talk-buddhist-monk-gen-kelsang-dornying/
LOCATION:The Ballaarat Mechanics’ Institute\, 117-119 Sturt Street\, Ballarat Central\, VIC\, 3350\, Australia
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20221218T090000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20221218T140000
DTSTAMP:20260507T003123
CREATED:20220927T034250Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20221107T235041Z
UID:22664-1671354000-1671372000@ballaratmi.org.au
SUMMARY:BMI Christmas Maker Market and Book Sale
DESCRIPTION:Pianist Brian Chapman will be joined by violinist Susan Pierotti and cellist Zoe Knighton in the Humffray Room of the Ballaarat Mechanics Institute at 2:30 pm on Sunday April 21st next in a varied program of chamber music by Franz Schubert (1797-1828) comprising: 1. Sonatina in G minor for Violin and Piano\, D.4082. ‘Arpeggione’ Sonata in A minor for Cello and Piano\, D.8213. Trio No.2 in E flat major for Piano\, Violin and Cello\, D.929 The Musicians Pianist Brian Chapman is well known to audiences in Ballarat through his eight appearances at the Organs of the Ballarat Goldfields Festival over the years 2003-2024 as soloist and as chamber musician. He has made over 100 studio recordings and broadcasts for the ABC and has performed nationally and internationally\, including in the United States\, Mexico\, Germany and China. He has also organised major musical events at Monash University\, including the 1983 Brahms Sesquicentennial Chamber Music Festival and the 1997 Schubert-Brahms Festival. Violinist Susan Pierotti has enjoyed career experience spanning symphony orchestras\, opera\, ballet\, chamber music\, teaching\, theatre\, film\, recordings\, live broadcasts\, radio\, televisi on\, reviewing and adjudicating. She has been closely involved in commissioning\, performing and recording contemporary music for over two decades\, and has worked with the Elision Ensemble since its inception in 1986\, touring with them worldwide. Susan has worked extensively with several Australian orchestras and was 1st Violin Section Leader with Orchestra Victoria for 17 years. She was appointed concertmaster of Zelman Memorial Symphony Orchestra in December 2016. Zoe Knighton is the founding cellist of the Flinders Quartet\, one of Australia’s finest chamber ensembles\, touring internationally\, nationally and appearing regularly at Australian festivals and their own celebrated subscription series. She has played numerous concertos with Melbourne orchestras and\, with pianist AmirFarid\, made an impressive debut at the Melbourne Recital Centre to great critical acclaim in 2009. Their partnership continues with recordings for the ABC\, concerts throughout Australia and the release of seven CDs on the MOVE label. She has been praised for her “thrilling tenor sound” (Limelight magazine) “sublime phrasing” and “many great technical demands carried off with ease.” Her three other titles on the MOVE label include the complete suites for solo cello by J.S Bach. The Program The program spans the last twelve years of Schubert’s short life\, opening with the G minor Sonatina for Violin and Piano in which we find the 19-year-old composer following in the footsteps of Mozart in a work that combines melodic freshness with spirited dramatic contrasts. This will be followed by the famous Sonata in A minor written especially by Schubert in 1824 for the arpeggione\, an instrument invented barely twelve months earlier and which became extinct soon thereafter! Nonetheless\, this beautiful sonata has survived to earn a treasured place in the repertoire of today’s cellists and violists\, and even of the occasional saxophonist. After Interval\, the recital concludes with the great E flat Piano Trio composed in the last year of Schubert’s life. The work is in four glorious movements ranging from exquisite delicacy to impassioned climaxes\, a generous feast of boundless melodic riches shared equally between the three instruments either in featured contrast or in symphonically blended ensemble. Bookings & Refreshment Complimentary light refreshments will be served at Interval. Although advance booking is recommended\, cash and EFTPOS ticket sales will be available at the door. 								\n				\n							\n			\n						\n		\n						\n					\n		\n					\n		\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n						\n					\n			\n						\n									Tickets Adult/Senior $35 | Concession $30 | Student $15 								\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n										\n						\n									Bookings\n					\n					\n								\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n							\n			\n						\n		\n						\n				\n							\n			\n		\n						\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n					BMI News				\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n					\n            \n        \n            \n                \n            \n        Rosemary’s Book of the Week\n                        The Marriage Trap Victoria Purman Don’t miss Victoira who will... \n                    \n        \n    \n        \n            \n                \n            \n        Ballarta Writers – write it your way\n                        Stella Day Out\, Ballarat 5 November 2025 | As events... \n                    \n        \n    \n        \n            \n                \n            \n        Newsletter – May 2026\n                        Rosemary's New Releases and Recommendations | Author Talks - Live... \n                    \n        \n    \n        \n            \n                \n            \n        Brian Chapman & Friends\, A Trio of Stunning Piano Quartets\n                        New Releases\, Recommendations & Author Talks \n                    \n        \n    \n            \n                    \n                \n                    \n                    Load More
URL:https://ballaratmi.org.au/event/bmi-christmas-maker-market-and-book-sale/
LOCATION:Soldiers Hill CBD | Pop-up\, 512 Macarthur Street\, Soldiers Hill\, Victoria\, 3350\, Australia
CATEGORIES:BMI Produced Event,Market
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20221217T090000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20221217T140000
DTSTAMP:20260507T003123
CREATED:20220927T030339Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20221107T235354Z
UID:22652-1671267600-1671285600@ballaratmi.org.au
SUMMARY:BMI Book Sale
DESCRIPTION:Pianist Brian Chapman will be joined by violinist Susan Pierotti and cellist Zoe Knighton in the Humffray Room of the Ballaarat Mechanics Institute at 2:30 pm on Sunday April 21st next in a varied program of chamber music by Franz Schubert (1797-1828) comprising: 1. Sonatina in G minor for Violin and Piano\, D.4082. ‘Arpeggione’ Sonata in A minor for Cello and Piano\, D.8213. Trio No.2 in E flat major for Piano\, Violin and Cello\, D.929 The Musicians Pianist Brian Chapman is well known to audiences in Ballarat through his eight appearances at the Organs of the Ballarat Goldfields Festival over the years 2003-2024 as soloist and as chamber musician. He has made over 100 studio recordings and broadcasts for the ABC and has performed nationally and internationally\, including in the United States\, Mexico\, Germany and China. He has also organised major musical events at Monash University\, including the 1983 Brahms Sesquicentennial Chamber Music Festival and the 1997 Schubert-Brahms Festival. Violinist Susan Pierotti has enjoyed career experience spanning symphony orchestras\, opera\, ballet\, chamber music\, teaching\, theatre\, film\, recordings\, live broadcasts\, radio\, televisi on\, reviewing and adjudicating. She has been closely involved in commissioning\, performing and recording contemporary music for over two decades\, and has worked with the Elision Ensemble since its inception in 1986\, touring with them worldwide. Susan has worked extensively with several Australian orchestras and was 1st Violin Section Leader with Orchestra Victoria for 17 years. She was appointed concertmaster of Zelman Memorial Symphony Orchestra in December 2016. Zoe Knighton is the founding cellist of the Flinders Quartet\, one of Australia’s finest chamber ensembles\, touring internationally\, nationally and appearing regularly at Australian festivals and their own celebrated subscription series. She has played numerous concertos with Melbourne orchestras and\, with pianist AmirFarid\, made an impressive debut at the Melbourne Recital Centre to great critical acclaim in 2009. Their partnership continues with recordings for the ABC\, concerts throughout Australia and the release of seven CDs on the MOVE label. She has been praised for her “thrilling tenor sound” (Limelight magazine) “sublime phrasing” and “many great technical demands carried off with ease.” Her three other titles on the MOVE label include the complete suites for solo cello by J.S Bach. The Program The program spans the last twelve years of Schubert’s short life\, opening with the G minor Sonatina for Violin and Piano in which we find the 19-year-old composer following in the footsteps of Mozart in a work that combines melodic freshness with spirited dramatic contrasts. This will be followed by the famous Sonata in A minor written especially by Schubert in 1824 for the arpeggione\, an instrument invented barely twelve months earlier and which became extinct soon thereafter! Nonetheless\, this beautiful sonata has survived to earn a treasured place in the repertoire of today’s cellists and violists\, and even of the occasional saxophonist. After Interval\, the recital concludes with the great E flat Piano Trio composed in the last year of Schubert’s life. The work is in four glorious movements ranging from exquisite delicacy to impassioned climaxes\, a generous feast of boundless melodic riches shared equally between the three instruments either in featured contrast or in symphonically blended ensemble. Bookings & Refreshment Complimentary light refreshments will be served at Interval. Although advance booking is recommended\, cash and EFTPOS ticket sales will be available at the door. 								\n				\n							\n			\n						\n		\n						\n					\n		\n					\n		\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n						\n					\n			\n						\n									Tickets Adult/Senior $35 | Concession $30 | Student $15 								\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n										\n						\n									Bookings\n					\n					\n								\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n							\n			\n						\n		\n						\n				\n							\n			\n		\n						\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n					BMI News				\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n					\n            \n        \n            \n                \n            \n        Rosemary’s Book of the Week\n                        The Marriage Trap Victoria Purman Don’t miss Victoira who will... \n                    \n        \n    \n        \n            \n                \n            \n        Ballarta Writers – write it your way\n                        Stella Day Out\, Ballarat 5 November 2025 | As events... \n                    \n        \n    \n        \n            \n                \n            \n        Newsletter – May 2026\n                        Rosemary's New Releases and Recommendations | Author Talks - Live... \n                    \n        \n    \n        \n            \n                \n            \n        Brian Chapman & Friends\, A Trio of Stunning Piano Quartets\n                        New Releases\, Recommendations & Author Talks \n                    \n        \n    \n            \n                    \n                \n                    \n                    Load More
URL:https://ballaratmi.org.au/event/bmi-book-sale/
LOCATION:Soldiers Hill CBD | Pop-up\, 512 Macarthur Street\, Soldiers Hill\, Victoria\, 3350\, Australia
CATEGORIES:BMI Produced Event,Market
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20221209T100000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20221223T150000
DTSTAMP:20260507T003123
CREATED:20221127T221721Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20221221T095624Z
UID:31932-1670580000-1671807600@ballaratmi.org.au
SUMMARY:Exhibition of works | A TUK - Nyibol Deng
DESCRIPTION:Pianist Brian Chapman will be joined by violinist Susan Pierotti and cellist Zoe Knighton in the Humffray Room of the Ballaarat Mechanics Institute at 2:30 pm on Sunday April 21st next in a varied program of chamber music by Franz Schubert (1797-1828) comprising: 1. Sonatina in G minor for Violin and Piano\, D.4082. ‘Arpeggione’ Sonata in A minor for Cello and Piano\, D.8213. Trio No.2 in E flat major for Piano\, Violin and Cello\, D.929 The Musicians Pianist Brian Chapman is well known to audiences in Ballarat through his eight appearances at the Organs of the Ballarat Goldfields Festival over the years 2003-2024 as soloist and as chamber musician. He has made over 100 studio recordings and broadcasts for the ABC and has performed nationally and internationally\, including in the United States\, Mexico\, Germany and China. He has also organised major musical events at Monash University\, including the 1983 Brahms Sesquicentennial Chamber Music Festival and the 1997 Schubert-Brahms Festival. Violinist Susan Pierotti has enjoyed career experience spanning symphony orchestras\, opera\, ballet\, chamber music\, teaching\, theatre\, film\, recordings\, live broadcasts\, radio\, televisi on\, reviewing and adjudicating. She has been closely involved in commissioning\, performing and recording contemporary music for over two decades\, and has worked with the Elision Ensemble since its inception in 1986\, touring with them worldwide. Susan has worked extensively with several Australian orchestras and was 1st Violin Section Leader with Orchestra Victoria for 17 years. She was appointed concertmaster of Zelman Memorial Symphony Orchestra in December 2016. Zoe Knighton is the founding cellist of the Flinders Quartet\, one of Australia’s finest chamber ensembles\, touring internationally\, nationally and appearing regularly at Australian festivals and their own celebrated subscription series. She has played numerous concertos with Melbourne orchestras and\, with pianist AmirFarid\, made an impressive debut at the Melbourne Recital Centre to great critical acclaim in 2009. Their partnership continues with recordings for the ABC\, concerts throughout Australia and the release of seven CDs on the MOVE label. She has been praised for her “thrilling tenor sound” (Limelight magazine) “sublime phrasing” and “many great technical demands carried off with ease.” Her three other titles on the MOVE label include the complete suites for solo cello by J.S Bach. The Program The program spans the last twelve years of Schubert’s short life\, opening with the G minor Sonatina for Violin and Piano in which we find the 19-year-old composer following in the footsteps of Mozart in a work that combines melodic freshness with spirited dramatic contrasts. This will be followed by the famous Sonata in A minor written especially by Schubert in 1824 for the arpeggione\, an instrument invented barely twelve months earlier and which became extinct soon thereafter! Nonetheless\, this beautiful sonata has survived to earn a treasured place in the repertoire of today’s cellists and violists\, and even of the occasional saxophonist. After Interval\, the recital concludes with the great E flat Piano Trio composed in the last year of Schubert’s life. The work is in four glorious movements ranging from exquisite delicacy to impassioned climaxes\, a generous feast of boundless melodic riches shared equally between the three instruments either in featured contrast or in symphonically blended ensemble. Bookings & Refreshment Complimentary light refreshments will be served at Interval. Although advance booking is recommended\, cash and EFTPOS ticket sales will be available at the door. 								\n				\n							\n			\n						\n		\n						\n					\n		\n					\n		\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n						\n					\n			\n						\n									Tickets Adult/Senior $35 | Concession $30 | Student $15 								\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n										\n						\n									Bookings\n					\n					\n								\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n							\n			\n						\n		\n						\n				\n							\n			\n		\n						\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n					BMI News				\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n					\n            \n        \n            \n                \n            \n        Rosemary’s Book of the Week\n                        The Marriage Trap Victoria Purman Don’t miss Victoira who will... \n                    \n        \n    \n        \n            \n                \n            \n        Ballarta Writers – write it your way\n                        Stella Day Out\, Ballarat 5 November 2025 | As events... \n                    \n        \n    \n        \n            \n                \n            \n        Newsletter – May 2026\n                        Rosemary's New Releases and Recommendations | Author Talks - Live... \n                    \n        \n    \n        \n            \n                \n            \n        Brian Chapman & Friends\, A Trio of Stunning Piano Quartets\n                        New Releases\, Recommendations & Author Talks \n                    \n        \n    \n            \n                    \n                \n                    \n                    Load More
URL:https://ballaratmi.org.au/event/exhibition-atuk-nyibol-deng/
LOCATION:Soldiers Hill CBD | Pop-up\, 512 Macarthur Street\, Soldiers Hill\, Victoria\, 3350\, Australia
CATEGORIES:Exhibition,The Collection
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20221208T190000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20221208T213000
DTSTAMP:20260507T003123
CREATED:20220919T051220Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230912T011447Z
UID:22478-1670526000-1670535000@ballaratmi.org.au
SUMMARY:Ballarat Film Society - Beyond the Wasteland
DESCRIPTION:Pianist Brian Chapman will be joined by violinist Susan Pierotti and cellist Zoe Knighton in the Humffray Room of the Ballaarat Mechanics Institute at 2:30 pm on Sunday April 21st next in a varied program of chamber music by Franz Schubert (1797-1828) comprising: 1. Sonatina in G minor for Violin and Piano\, D.4082. ‘Arpeggione’ Sonata in A minor for Cello and Piano\, D.8213. Trio No.2 in E flat major for Piano\, Violin and Cello\, D.929 The Musicians Pianist Brian Chapman is well known to audiences in Ballarat through his eight appearances at the Organs of the Ballarat Goldfields Festival over the years 2003-2024 as soloist and as chamber musician. He has made over 100 studio recordings and broadcasts for the ABC and has performed nationally and internationally\, including in the United States\, Mexico\, Germany and China. He has also organised major musical events at Monash University\, including the 1983 Brahms Sesquicentennial Chamber Music Festival and the 1997 Schubert-Brahms Festival. Violinist Susan Pierotti has enjoyed career experience spanning symphony orchestras\, opera\, ballet\, chamber music\, teaching\, theatre\, film\, recordings\, live broadcasts\, radio\, televisi on\, reviewing and adjudicating. She has been closely involved in commissioning\, performing and recording contemporary music for over two decades\, and has worked with the Elision Ensemble since its inception in 1986\, touring with them worldwide. Susan has worked extensively with several Australian orchestras and was 1st Violin Section Leader with Orchestra Victoria for 17 years. She was appointed concertmaster of Zelman Memorial Symphony Orchestra in December 2016. Zoe Knighton is the founding cellist of the Flinders Quartet\, one of Australia’s finest chamber ensembles\, touring internationally\, nationally and appearing regularly at Australian festivals and their own celebrated subscription series. She has played numerous concertos with Melbourne orchestras and\, with pianist AmirFarid\, made an impressive debut at the Melbourne Recital Centre to great critical acclaim in 2009. Their partnership continues with recordings for the ABC\, concerts throughout Australia and the release of seven CDs on the MOVE label. She has been praised for her “thrilling tenor sound” (Limelight magazine) “sublime phrasing” and “many great technical demands carried off with ease.” Her three other titles on the MOVE label include the complete suites for solo cello by J.S Bach. The Program The program spans the last twelve years of Schubert’s short life\, opening with the G minor Sonatina for Violin and Piano in which we find the 19-year-old composer following in the footsteps of Mozart in a work that combines melodic freshness with spirited dramatic contrasts. This will be followed by the famous Sonata in A minor written especially by Schubert in 1824 for the arpeggione\, an instrument invented barely twelve months earlier and which became extinct soon thereafter! Nonetheless\, this beautiful sonata has survived to earn a treasured place in the repertoire of today’s cellists and violists\, and even of the occasional saxophonist. After Interval\, the recital concludes with the great E flat Piano Trio composed in the last year of Schubert’s life. The work is in four glorious movements ranging from exquisite delicacy to impassioned climaxes\, a generous feast of boundless melodic riches shared equally between the three instruments either in featured contrast or in symphonically blended ensemble. Bookings & Refreshment Complimentary light refreshments will be served at Interval. Although advance booking is recommended\, cash and EFTPOS ticket sales will be available at the door. 								\n				\n							\n			\n						\n		\n						\n					\n		\n					\n		\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n						\n					\n			\n						\n									Tickets Adult/Senior $35 | Concession $30 | Student $15 								\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n										\n						\n									Bookings\n					\n					\n								\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n							\n			\n						\n		\n						\n				\n							\n			\n		\n						\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n					BMI News				\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n					\n            \n        \n            \n                \n            \n        Rosemary’s Book of the Week\n                        The Marriage Trap Victoria Purman Don’t miss Victoira who will... \n                    \n        \n    \n        \n            \n                \n            \n        Ballarta Writers – write it your way\n                        Stella Day Out\, Ballarat 5 November 2025 | As events... \n                    \n        \n    \n        \n            \n                \n            \n        Newsletter – May 2026\n                        Rosemary's New Releases and Recommendations | Author Talks - Live... \n                    \n        \n    \n        \n            \n                \n            \n        Brian Chapman & Friends\, A Trio of Stunning Piano Quartets\n                        New Releases\, Recommendations & Author Talks \n                    \n        \n    \n            \n                    \n                \n                    \n                    Load More
URL:https://ballaratmi.org.au/event/bfs-beyond-the-wasteland/
LOCATION:BMI – Minerva Space\, 117-119 Sturt Street\, Ballarat Central\, VIC\, 3350
CATEGORIES:Ballarat Film Society,Film
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20221206T173000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20221206T193000
DTSTAMP:20260507T003123
CREATED:20221116T020355Z
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UID:25054-1670347800-1670355000@ballaratmi.org.au
SUMMARY:Meet the Author | Once Were Wild by Leslie Scott
DESCRIPTION:Pianist Brian Chapman will be joined by violinist Susan Pierotti and cellist Zoe Knighton in the Humffray Room of the Ballaarat Mechanics Institute at 2:30 pm on Sunday April 21st next in a varied program of chamber music by Franz Schubert (1797-1828) comprising: 1. Sonatina in G minor for Violin and Piano\, D.4082. ‘Arpeggione’ Sonata in A minor for Cello and Piano\, D.8213. Trio No.2 in E flat major for Piano\, Violin and Cello\, D.929 The Musicians Pianist Brian Chapman is well known to audiences in Ballarat through his eight appearances at the Organs of the Ballarat Goldfields Festival over the years 2003-2024 as soloist and as chamber musician. He has made over 100 studio recordings and broadcasts for the ABC and has performed nationally and internationally\, including in the United States\, Mexico\, Germany and China. He has also organised major musical events at Monash University\, including the 1983 Brahms Sesquicentennial Chamber Music Festival and the 1997 Schubert-Brahms Festival. Violinist Susan Pierotti has enjoyed career experience spanning symphony orchestras\, opera\, ballet\, chamber music\, teaching\, theatre\, film\, recordings\, live broadcasts\, radio\, televisi on\, reviewing and adjudicating. She has been closely involved in commissioning\, performing and recording contemporary music for over two decades\, and has worked with the Elision Ensemble since its inception in 1986\, touring with them worldwide. Susan has worked extensively with several Australian orchestras and was 1st Violin Section Leader with Orchestra Victoria for 17 years. She was appointed concertmaster of Zelman Memorial Symphony Orchestra in December 2016. Zoe Knighton is the founding cellist of the Flinders Quartet\, one of Australia’s finest chamber ensembles\, touring internationally\, nationally and appearing regularly at Australian festivals and their own celebrated subscription series. She has played numerous concertos with Melbourne orchestras and\, with pianist AmirFarid\, made an impressive debut at the Melbourne Recital Centre to great critical acclaim in 2009. Their partnership continues with recordings for the ABC\, concerts throughout Australia and the release of seven CDs on the MOVE label. She has been praised for her “thrilling tenor sound” (Limelight magazine) “sublime phrasing” and “many great technical demands carried off with ease.” Her three other titles on the MOVE label include the complete suites for solo cello by J.S Bach. The Program The program spans the last twelve years of Schubert’s short life\, opening with the G minor Sonatina for Violin and Piano in which we find the 19-year-old composer following in the footsteps of Mozart in a work that combines melodic freshness with spirited dramatic contrasts. This will be followed by the famous Sonata in A minor written especially by Schubert in 1824 for the arpeggione\, an instrument invented barely twelve months earlier and which became extinct soon thereafter! Nonetheless\, this beautiful sonata has survived to earn a treasured place in the repertoire of today’s cellists and violists\, and even of the occasional saxophonist. After Interval\, the recital concludes with the great E flat Piano Trio composed in the last year of Schubert’s life. The work is in four glorious movements ranging from exquisite delicacy to impassioned climaxes\, a generous feast of boundless melodic riches shared equally between the three instruments either in featured contrast or in symphonically blended ensemble. Bookings & Refreshment Complimentary light refreshments will be served at Interval. Although advance booking is recommended\, cash and EFTPOS ticket sales will be available at the door. 								\n				\n							\n			\n						\n		\n						\n					\n		\n					\n		\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n						\n					\n			\n						\n									Tickets Adult/Senior $35 | Concession $30 | Student $15 								\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n										\n						\n									Bookings\n					\n					\n								\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n							\n			\n						\n		\n						\n				\n							\n			\n		\n						\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n					BMI News				\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n					\n            \n        \n            \n                \n            \n        Rosemary’s Book of the Week\n                        The Marriage Trap Victoria Purman Don’t miss Victoira who will... \n                    \n        \n    \n        \n            \n                \n            \n        Ballarta Writers – write it your way\n                        Stella Day Out\, Ballarat 5 November 2025 | As events... \n                    \n        \n    \n        \n            \n                \n            \n        Newsletter – May 2026\n                        Rosemary's New Releases and Recommendations | Author Talks - Live... \n                    \n        \n    \n        \n            \n                \n            \n        Brian Chapman & Friends\, A Trio of Stunning Piano Quartets\n                        New Releases\, Recommendations & Author Talks \n                    \n        \n    \n            \n                    \n                \n                    \n                    Load More
URL:https://ballaratmi.org.au/event/meet-the-author-leslie-scott-once-were-wild/
LOCATION:Soldiers Hill CBD | Pop-up\, 512 Macarthur Street\, Soldiers Hill\, Victoria\, 3350\, Australia
CATEGORIES:Culture,Library
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20220927T103000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20220927T120000
DTSTAMP:20260507T003123
CREATED:20220930T060631Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20221124T033024Z
UID:22917-1664274600-1664280000@ballaratmi.org.au
SUMMARY:The Reading Room | NOW CANCELLED
DESCRIPTION:Pianist Brian Chapman will be joined by violinist Susan Pierotti and cellist Zoe Knighton in the Humffray Room of the Ballaarat Mechanics Institute at 2:30 pm on Sunday April 21st next in a varied program of chamber music by Franz Schubert (1797-1828) comprising: 1. Sonatina in G minor for Violin and Piano\, D.4082. ‘Arpeggione’ Sonata in A minor for Cello and Piano\, D.8213. Trio No.2 in E flat major for Piano\, Violin and Cello\, D.929 The Musicians Pianist Brian Chapman is well known to audiences in Ballarat through his eight appearances at the Organs of the Ballarat Goldfields Festival over the years 2003-2024 as soloist and as chamber musician. He has made over 100 studio recordings and broadcasts for the ABC and has performed nationally and internationally\, including in the United States\, Mexico\, Germany and China. He has also organised major musical events at Monash University\, including the 1983 Brahms Sesquicentennial Chamber Music Festival and the 1997 Schubert-Brahms Festival. Violinist Susan Pierotti has enjoyed career experience spanning symphony orchestras\, opera\, ballet\, chamber music\, teaching\, theatre\, film\, recordings\, live broadcasts\, radio\, televisi on\, reviewing and adjudicating. She has been closely involved in commissioning\, performing and recording contemporary music for over two decades\, and has worked with the Elision Ensemble since its inception in 1986\, touring with them worldwide. Susan has worked extensively with several Australian orchestras and was 1st Violin Section Leader with Orchestra Victoria for 17 years. She was appointed concertmaster of Zelman Memorial Symphony Orchestra in December 2016. Zoe Knighton is the founding cellist of the Flinders Quartet\, one of Australia’s finest chamber ensembles\, touring internationally\, nationally and appearing regularly at Australian festivals and their own celebrated subscription series. She has played numerous concertos with Melbourne orchestras and\, with pianist AmirFarid\, made an impressive debut at the Melbourne Recital Centre to great critical acclaim in 2009. Their partnership continues with recordings for the ABC\, concerts throughout Australia and the release of seven CDs on the MOVE label. She has been praised for her “thrilling tenor sound” (Limelight magazine) “sublime phrasing” and “many great technical demands carried off with ease.” Her three other titles on the MOVE label include the complete suites for solo cello by J.S Bach. The Program The program spans the last twelve years of Schubert’s short life\, opening with the G minor Sonatina for Violin and Piano in which we find the 19-year-old composer following in the footsteps of Mozart in a work that combines melodic freshness with spirited dramatic contrasts. This will be followed by the famous Sonata in A minor written especially by Schubert in 1824 for the arpeggione\, an instrument invented barely twelve months earlier and which became extinct soon thereafter! Nonetheless\, this beautiful sonata has survived to earn a treasured place in the repertoire of today’s cellists and violists\, and even of the occasional saxophonist. After Interval\, the recital concludes with the great E flat Piano Trio composed in the last year of Schubert’s life. The work is in four glorious movements ranging from exquisite delicacy to impassioned climaxes\, a generous feast of boundless melodic riches shared equally between the three instruments either in featured contrast or in symphonically blended ensemble. Bookings & Refreshment Complimentary light refreshments will be served at Interval. Although advance booking is recommended\, cash and EFTPOS ticket sales will be available at the door. 								\n				\n							\n			\n						\n		\n						\n					\n		\n					\n		\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n						\n					\n			\n						\n									Tickets Adult/Senior $35 | Concession $30 | Student $15 								\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n										\n						\n									Bookings\n					\n					\n								\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n							\n			\n						\n		\n						\n				\n							\n			\n		\n						\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n					BMI News				\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n					\n            \n        \n            \n                \n            \n        Rosemary’s Book of the Week\n                        The Marriage Trap Victoria Purman Don’t miss Victoira who will... \n                    \n        \n    \n        \n            \n                \n            \n        Ballarta Writers – write it your way\n                        Stella Day Out\, Ballarat 5 November 2025 | As events... \n                    \n        \n    \n        \n            \n                \n            \n        Newsletter – May 2026\n                        Rosemary's New Releases and Recommendations | Author Talks - Live... \n                    \n        \n    \n        \n            \n                \n            \n        Brian Chapman & Friends\, A Trio of Stunning Piano Quartets\n                        New Releases\, Recommendations & Author Talks \n                    \n        \n    \n            \n                    \n                \n                    \n                    Load More
URL:https://ballaratmi.org.au/event/the-reading-room-2/
LOCATION:Soldiers Hill CBD | Pop-up\, 512 Macarthur Street\, Soldiers Hill\, Victoria\, 3350\, Australia
CATEGORIES:Culture,Library
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20220929T130000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20220929T150000
DTSTAMP:20260507T003123
CREATED:20220930T060021Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20221124T002915Z
UID:22908-1664456400-1664463600@ballaratmi.org.au
SUMMARY:Current Affairs Dialogue | Discussion Group | NOW POSTPONED
DESCRIPTION:Pianist Brian Chapman will be joined by violinist Susan Pierotti and cellist Zoe Knighton in the Humffray Room of the Ballaarat Mechanics Institute at 2:30 pm on Sunday April 21st next in a varied program of chamber music by Franz Schubert (1797-1828) comprising: 1. Sonatina in G minor for Violin and Piano\, D.4082. ‘Arpeggione’ Sonata in A minor for Cello and Piano\, D.8213. Trio No.2 in E flat major for Piano\, Violin and Cello\, D.929 The Musicians Pianist Brian Chapman is well known to audiences in Ballarat through his eight appearances at the Organs of the Ballarat Goldfields Festival over the years 2003-2024 as soloist and as chamber musician. He has made over 100 studio recordings and broadcasts for the ABC and has performed nationally and internationally\, including in the United States\, Mexico\, Germany and China. He has also organised major musical events at Monash University\, including the 1983 Brahms Sesquicentennial Chamber Music Festival and the 1997 Schubert-Brahms Festival. Violinist Susan Pierotti has enjoyed career experience spanning symphony orchestras\, opera\, ballet\, chamber music\, teaching\, theatre\, film\, recordings\, live broadcasts\, radio\, televisi on\, reviewing and adjudicating. She has been closely involved in commissioning\, performing and recording contemporary music for over two decades\, and has worked with the Elision Ensemble since its inception in 1986\, touring with them worldwide. Susan has worked extensively with several Australian orchestras and was 1st Violin Section Leader with Orchestra Victoria for 17 years. She was appointed concertmaster of Zelman Memorial Symphony Orchestra in December 2016. Zoe Knighton is the founding cellist of the Flinders Quartet\, one of Australia’s finest chamber ensembles\, touring internationally\, nationally and appearing regularly at Australian festivals and their own celebrated subscription series. She has played numerous concertos with Melbourne orchestras and\, with pianist AmirFarid\, made an impressive debut at the Melbourne Recital Centre to great critical acclaim in 2009. Their partnership continues with recordings for the ABC\, concerts throughout Australia and the release of seven CDs on the MOVE label. She has been praised for her “thrilling tenor sound” (Limelight magazine) “sublime phrasing” and “many great technical demands carried off with ease.” Her three other titles on the MOVE label include the complete suites for solo cello by J.S Bach. The Program The program spans the last twelve years of Schubert’s short life\, opening with the G minor Sonatina for Violin and Piano in which we find the 19-year-old composer following in the footsteps of Mozart in a work that combines melodic freshness with spirited dramatic contrasts. This will be followed by the famous Sonata in A minor written especially by Schubert in 1824 for the arpeggione\, an instrument invented barely twelve months earlier and which became extinct soon thereafter! Nonetheless\, this beautiful sonata has survived to earn a treasured place in the repertoire of today’s cellists and violists\, and even of the occasional saxophonist. After Interval\, the recital concludes with the great E flat Piano Trio composed in the last year of Schubert’s life. The work is in four glorious movements ranging from exquisite delicacy to impassioned climaxes\, a generous feast of boundless melodic riches shared equally between the three instruments either in featured contrast or in symphonically blended ensemble. Bookings & Refreshment Complimentary light refreshments will be served at Interval. Although advance booking is recommended\, cash and EFTPOS ticket sales will be available at the door. 								\n				\n							\n			\n						\n		\n						\n					\n		\n					\n		\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n						\n					\n			\n						\n									Tickets Adult/Senior $35 | Concession $30 | Student $15 								\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n										\n						\n									Bookings\n					\n					\n								\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n							\n			\n						\n		\n						\n				\n							\n			\n		\n						\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n					BMI News				\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n					\n            \n        \n            \n                \n            \n        Rosemary’s Book of the Week\n                        The Marriage Trap Victoria Purman Don’t miss Victoira who will... \n                    \n        \n    \n        \n            \n                \n            \n        Ballarta Writers – write it your way\n                        Stella Day Out\, Ballarat 5 November 2025 | As events... \n                    \n        \n    \n        \n            \n                \n            \n        Newsletter – May 2026\n                        Rosemary's New Releases and Recommendations | Author Talks - Live... \n                    \n        \n    \n        \n            \n                \n            \n        Brian Chapman & Friends\, A Trio of Stunning Piano Quartets\n                        New Releases\, Recommendations & Author Talks \n                    \n        \n    \n            \n                    \n                \n                    \n                    Load More
URL:https://ballaratmi.org.au/event/current-affairs-dialogue/
LOCATION:Soldiers Hill CBD | Pop-up\, 512 Macarthur Street\, Soldiers Hill\, Victoria\, 3350\, Australia
CATEGORIES:Culture
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20221116T180000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20221116T193000
DTSTAMP:20260507T003123
CREATED:20221003T041413Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20221111T003902Z
UID:22960-1668621600-1668627000@ballaratmi.org.au
SUMMARY:In conversation with Fleur McDonald
DESCRIPTION:Pianist Brian Chapman will be joined by violinist Susan Pierotti and cellist Zoe Knighton in the Humffray Room of the Ballaarat Mechanics Institute at 2:30 pm on Sunday April 21st next in a varied program of chamber music by Franz Schubert (1797-1828) comprising: 1. Sonatina in G minor for Violin and Piano\, D.4082. ‘Arpeggione’ Sonata in A minor for Cello and Piano\, D.8213. Trio No.2 in E flat major for Piano\, Violin and Cello\, D.929 The Musicians Pianist Brian Chapman is well known to audiences in Ballarat through his eight appearances at the Organs of the Ballarat Goldfields Festival over the years 2003-2024 as soloist and as chamber musician. He has made over 100 studio recordings and broadcasts for the ABC and has performed nationally and internationally\, including in the United States\, Mexico\, Germany and China. He has also organised major musical events at Monash University\, including the 1983 Brahms Sesquicentennial Chamber Music Festival and the 1997 Schubert-Brahms Festival. Violinist Susan Pierotti has enjoyed career experience spanning symphony orchestras\, opera\, ballet\, chamber music\, teaching\, theatre\, film\, recordings\, live broadcasts\, radio\, televisi on\, reviewing and adjudicating. She has been closely involved in commissioning\, performing and recording contemporary music for over two decades\, and has worked with the Elision Ensemble since its inception in 1986\, touring with them worldwide. Susan has worked extensively with several Australian orchestras and was 1st Violin Section Leader with Orchestra Victoria for 17 years. She was appointed concertmaster of Zelman Memorial Symphony Orchestra in December 2016. Zoe Knighton is the founding cellist of the Flinders Quartet\, one of Australia’s finest chamber ensembles\, touring internationally\, nationally and appearing regularly at Australian festivals and their own celebrated subscription series. She has played numerous concertos with Melbourne orchestras and\, with pianist AmirFarid\, made an impressive debut at the Melbourne Recital Centre to great critical acclaim in 2009. Their partnership continues with recordings for the ABC\, concerts throughout Australia and the release of seven CDs on the MOVE label. She has been praised for her “thrilling tenor sound” (Limelight magazine) “sublime phrasing” and “many great technical demands carried off with ease.” Her three other titles on the MOVE label include the complete suites for solo cello by J.S Bach. The Program The program spans the last twelve years of Schubert’s short life\, opening with the G minor Sonatina for Violin and Piano in which we find the 19-year-old composer following in the footsteps of Mozart in a work that combines melodic freshness with spirited dramatic contrasts. This will be followed by the famous Sonata in A minor written especially by Schubert in 1824 for the arpeggione\, an instrument invented barely twelve months earlier and which became extinct soon thereafter! Nonetheless\, this beautiful sonata has survived to earn a treasured place in the repertoire of today’s cellists and violists\, and even of the occasional saxophonist. After Interval\, the recital concludes with the great E flat Piano Trio composed in the last year of Schubert’s life. The work is in four glorious movements ranging from exquisite delicacy to impassioned climaxes\, a generous feast of boundless melodic riches shared equally between the three instruments either in featured contrast or in symphonically blended ensemble. Bookings & Refreshment Complimentary light refreshments will be served at Interval. Although advance booking is recommended\, cash and EFTPOS ticket sales will be available at the door. 								\n				\n							\n			\n						\n		\n						\n					\n		\n					\n		\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n						\n					\n			\n						\n									Tickets Adult/Senior $35 | Concession $30 | Student $15 								\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n										\n						\n									Bookings\n					\n					\n								\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n							\n			\n						\n		\n						\n				\n							\n			\n		\n						\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n					BMI News				\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n					\n            \n        \n            \n                \n            \n        Rosemary’s Book of the Week\n                        The Marriage Trap Victoria Purman Don’t miss Victoira who will... \n                    \n        \n    \n        \n            \n                \n            \n        Ballarta Writers – write it your way\n                        Stella Day Out\, Ballarat 5 November 2025 | As events... \n                    \n        \n    \n        \n            \n                \n            \n        Newsletter – May 2026\n                        Rosemary's New Releases and Recommendations | Author Talks - Live... \n                    \n        \n    \n        \n            \n                \n            \n        Brian Chapman & Friends\, A Trio of Stunning Piano Quartets\n                        New Releases\, Recommendations & Author Talks \n                    \n        \n    \n            \n                    \n                \n                    \n                    Load More
URL:https://ballaratmi.org.au/event/in-conversation-with-fleur-mcdonald/
LOCATION:BMI – Humffray Room\, 117-119 Sturt Street\, Ballarat Central\, VIC\, 3350\, Australia
CATEGORIES:Culture,Library
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20221112T200000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20221112T213000
DTSTAMP:20260507T003123
CREATED:20221017T020334Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20221017T020334Z
UID:23531-1668283200-1668288600@ballaratmi.org.au
SUMMARY:Kings of the Blues
DESCRIPTION:Pianist Brian Chapman will be joined by violinist Susan Pierotti and cellist Zoe Knighton in the Humffray Room of the Ballaarat Mechanics Institute at 2:30 pm on Sunday April 21st next in a varied program of chamber music by Franz Schubert (1797-1828) comprising: 1. Sonatina in G minor for Violin and Piano\, D.4082. ‘Arpeggione’ Sonata in A minor for Cello and Piano\, D.8213. Trio No.2 in E flat major for Piano\, Violin and Cello\, D.929 The Musicians Pianist Brian Chapman is well known to audiences in Ballarat through his eight appearances at the Organs of the Ballarat Goldfields Festival over the years 2003-2024 as soloist and as chamber musician. He has made over 100 studio recordings and broadcasts for the ABC and has performed nationally and internationally\, including in the United States\, Mexico\, Germany and China. He has also organised major musical events at Monash University\, including the 1983 Brahms Sesquicentennial Chamber Music Festival and the 1997 Schubert-Brahms Festival. Violinist Susan Pierotti has enjoyed career experience spanning symphony orchestras\, opera\, ballet\, chamber music\, teaching\, theatre\, film\, recordings\, live broadcasts\, radio\, televisi on\, reviewing and adjudicating. She has been closely involved in commissioning\, performing and recording contemporary music for over two decades\, and has worked with the Elision Ensemble since its inception in 1986\, touring with them worldwide. Susan has worked extensively with several Australian orchestras and was 1st Violin Section Leader with Orchestra Victoria for 17 years. She was appointed concertmaster of Zelman Memorial Symphony Orchestra in December 2016. Zoe Knighton is the founding cellist of the Flinders Quartet\, one of Australia’s finest chamber ensembles\, touring internationally\, nationally and appearing regularly at Australian festivals and their own celebrated subscription series. She has played numerous concertos with Melbourne orchestras and\, with pianist AmirFarid\, made an impressive debut at the Melbourne Recital Centre to great critical acclaim in 2009. Their partnership continues with recordings for the ABC\, concerts throughout Australia and the release of seven CDs on the MOVE label. She has been praised for her “thrilling tenor sound” (Limelight magazine) “sublime phrasing” and “many great technical demands carried off with ease.” Her three other titles on the MOVE label include the complete suites for solo cello by J.S Bach. The Program The program spans the last twelve years of Schubert’s short life\, opening with the G minor Sonatina for Violin and Piano in which we find the 19-year-old composer following in the footsteps of Mozart in a work that combines melodic freshness with spirited dramatic contrasts. This will be followed by the famous Sonata in A minor written especially by Schubert in 1824 for the arpeggione\, an instrument invented barely twelve months earlier and which became extinct soon thereafter! Nonetheless\, this beautiful sonata has survived to earn a treasured place in the repertoire of today’s cellists and violists\, and even of the occasional saxophonist. After Interval\, the recital concludes with the great E flat Piano Trio composed in the last year of Schubert’s life. The work is in four glorious movements ranging from exquisite delicacy to impassioned climaxes\, a generous feast of boundless melodic riches shared equally between the three instruments either in featured contrast or in symphonically blended ensemble. Bookings & Refreshment Complimentary light refreshments will be served at Interval. Although advance booking is recommended\, cash and EFTPOS ticket sales will be available at the door. 								\n				\n							\n			\n						\n		\n						\n					\n		\n					\n		\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n						\n					\n			\n						\n									Tickets Adult/Senior $35 | Concession $30 | Student $15 								\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n										\n						\n									Bookings\n					\n					\n								\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n							\n			\n						\n		\n						\n				\n							\n			\n		\n						\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n					BMI News				\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n					\n            \n        \n            \n                \n            \n        Rosemary’s Book of the Week\n                        The Marriage Trap Victoria Purman Don’t miss Victoira who will... \n                    \n        \n    \n        \n            \n                \n            \n        Ballarta Writers – write it your way\n                        Stella Day Out\, Ballarat 5 November 2025 | As events... \n                    \n        \n    \n        \n            \n                \n            \n        Newsletter – May 2026\n                        Rosemary's New Releases and Recommendations | Author Talks - Live... \n                    \n        \n    \n        \n            \n                \n            \n        Brian Chapman & Friends\, A Trio of Stunning Piano Quartets\n                        New Releases\, Recommendations & Author Talks \n                    \n        \n    \n            \n                    \n                \n                    \n                    Load More
URL:https://ballaratmi.org.au/event/kings-of-the-blues/
LOCATION:BMI – Minerva Space\, 117-119 Sturt Street\, Ballarat Central\, VIC\, 3350
CATEGORIES:Externally Produced Event,Live Music
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ORGANIZER;CN="Leica Show":MAILTO:lorena@leicashow.com.au
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20221111T193000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20221111T210000
DTSTAMP:20260507T003123
CREATED:20221017T020814Z
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UID:23536-1668195000-1668200400@ballaratmi.org.au
SUMMARY:Eric Bogle Live
DESCRIPTION:Pianist Brian Chapman will be joined by violinist Susan Pierotti and cellist Zoe Knighton in the Humffray Room of the Ballaarat Mechanics Institute at 2:30 pm on Sunday April 21st next in a varied program of chamber music by Franz Schubert (1797-1828) comprising: 1. Sonatina in G minor for Violin and Piano\, D.4082. ‘Arpeggione’ Sonata in A minor for Cello and Piano\, D.8213. Trio No.2 in E flat major for Piano\, Violin and Cello\, D.929 The Musicians Pianist Brian Chapman is well known to audiences in Ballarat through his eight appearances at the Organs of the Ballarat Goldfields Festival over the years 2003-2024 as soloist and as chamber musician. He has made over 100 studio recordings and broadcasts for the ABC and has performed nationally and internationally\, including in the United States\, Mexico\, Germany and China. He has also organised major musical events at Monash University\, including the 1983 Brahms Sesquicentennial Chamber Music Festival and the 1997 Schubert-Brahms Festival. Violinist Susan Pierotti has enjoyed career experience spanning symphony orchestras\, opera\, ballet\, chamber music\, teaching\, theatre\, film\, recordings\, live broadcasts\, radio\, televisi on\, reviewing and adjudicating. She has been closely involved in commissioning\, performing and recording contemporary music for over two decades\, and has worked with the Elision Ensemble since its inception in 1986\, touring with them worldwide. Susan has worked extensively with several Australian orchestras and was 1st Violin Section Leader with Orchestra Victoria for 17 years. She was appointed concertmaster of Zelman Memorial Symphony Orchestra in December 2016. Zoe Knighton is the founding cellist of the Flinders Quartet\, one of Australia’s finest chamber ensembles\, touring internationally\, nationally and appearing regularly at Australian festivals and their own celebrated subscription series. She has played numerous concertos with Melbourne orchestras and\, with pianist AmirFarid\, made an impressive debut at the Melbourne Recital Centre to great critical acclaim in 2009. Their partnership continues with recordings for the ABC\, concerts throughout Australia and the release of seven CDs on the MOVE label. She has been praised for her “thrilling tenor sound” (Limelight magazine) “sublime phrasing” and “many great technical demands carried off with ease.” Her three other titles on the MOVE label include the complete suites for solo cello by J.S Bach. The Program The program spans the last twelve years of Schubert’s short life\, opening with the G minor Sonatina for Violin and Piano in which we find the 19-year-old composer following in the footsteps of Mozart in a work that combines melodic freshness with spirited dramatic contrasts. This will be followed by the famous Sonata in A minor written especially by Schubert in 1824 for the arpeggione\, an instrument invented barely twelve months earlier and which became extinct soon thereafter! Nonetheless\, this beautiful sonata has survived to earn a treasured place in the repertoire of today’s cellists and violists\, and even of the occasional saxophonist. After Interval\, the recital concludes with the great E flat Piano Trio composed in the last year of Schubert’s life. The work is in four glorious movements ranging from exquisite delicacy to impassioned climaxes\, a generous feast of boundless melodic riches shared equally between the three instruments either in featured contrast or in symphonically blended ensemble. Bookings & Refreshment Complimentary light refreshments will be served at Interval. Although advance booking is recommended\, cash and EFTPOS ticket sales will be available at the door. 								\n				\n							\n			\n						\n		\n						\n					\n		\n					\n		\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n						\n					\n			\n						\n									Tickets Adult/Senior $35 | Concession $30 | Student $15 								\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n										\n						\n									Bookings\n					\n					\n								\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n							\n			\n						\n		\n						\n				\n							\n			\n		\n						\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n					BMI News				\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n					\n            \n        \n            \n                \n            \n        Rosemary’s Book of the Week\n                        The Marriage Trap Victoria Purman Don’t miss Victoira who will... \n                    \n        \n    \n        \n            \n                \n            \n        Ballarta Writers – write it your way\n                        Stella Day Out\, Ballarat 5 November 2025 | As events... \n                    \n        \n    \n        \n            \n                \n            \n        Newsletter – May 2026\n                        Rosemary's New Releases and Recommendations | Author Talks - Live... \n                    \n        \n    \n        \n            \n                \n            \n        Brian Chapman & Friends\, A Trio of Stunning Piano Quartets\n                        New Releases\, Recommendations & Author Talks \n                    \n        \n    \n            \n                    \n                \n                    \n                    Load More
URL:https://ballaratmi.org.au/event/eric-bogle/
LOCATION:BMI – Minerva Space\, 117-119 Sturt Street\, Ballarat Central\, VIC\, 3350
CATEGORIES:Externally Produced Event,Live Music
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ORGANIZER;CN="Leica Show":MAILTO:lorena@leicashow.com.au
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20221108T190000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20221108T213000
DTSTAMP:20260507T003123
CREATED:20220919T045443Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220919T050039Z
UID:22469-1667934000-1667943000@ballaratmi.org.au
SUMMARY:Ballarat Film Society - First Cow
DESCRIPTION:Pianist Brian Chapman will be joined by violinist Susan Pierotti and cellist Zoe Knighton in the Humffray Room of the Ballaarat Mechanics Institute at 2:30 pm on Sunday April 21st next in a varied program of chamber music by Franz Schubert (1797-1828) comprising: 1. Sonatina in G minor for Violin and Piano\, D.4082. ‘Arpeggione’ Sonata in A minor for Cello and Piano\, D.8213. Trio No.2 in E flat major for Piano\, Violin and Cello\, D.929 The Musicians Pianist Brian Chapman is well known to audiences in Ballarat through his eight appearances at the Organs of the Ballarat Goldfields Festival over the years 2003-2024 as soloist and as chamber musician. He has made over 100 studio recordings and broadcasts for the ABC and has performed nationally and internationally\, including in the United States\, Mexico\, Germany and China. He has also organised major musical events at Monash University\, including the 1983 Brahms Sesquicentennial Chamber Music Festival and the 1997 Schubert-Brahms Festival. Violinist Susan Pierotti has enjoyed career experience spanning symphony orchestras\, opera\, ballet\, chamber music\, teaching\, theatre\, film\, recordings\, live broadcasts\, radio\, televisi on\, reviewing and adjudicating. She has been closely involved in commissioning\, performing and recording contemporary music for over two decades\, and has worked with the Elision Ensemble since its inception in 1986\, touring with them worldwide. Susan has worked extensively with several Australian orchestras and was 1st Violin Section Leader with Orchestra Victoria for 17 years. She was appointed concertmaster of Zelman Memorial Symphony Orchestra in December 2016. Zoe Knighton is the founding cellist of the Flinders Quartet\, one of Australia’s finest chamber ensembles\, touring internationally\, nationally and appearing regularly at Australian festivals and their own celebrated subscription series. She has played numerous concertos with Melbourne orchestras and\, with pianist AmirFarid\, made an impressive debut at the Melbourne Recital Centre to great critical acclaim in 2009. Their partnership continues with recordings for the ABC\, concerts throughout Australia and the release of seven CDs on the MOVE label. She has been praised for her “thrilling tenor sound” (Limelight magazine) “sublime phrasing” and “many great technical demands carried off with ease.” Her three other titles on the MOVE label include the complete suites for solo cello by J.S Bach. The Program The program spans the last twelve years of Schubert’s short life\, opening with the G minor Sonatina for Violin and Piano in which we find the 19-year-old composer following in the footsteps of Mozart in a work that combines melodic freshness with spirited dramatic contrasts. This will be followed by the famous Sonata in A minor written especially by Schubert in 1824 for the arpeggione\, an instrument invented barely twelve months earlier and which became extinct soon thereafter! Nonetheless\, this beautiful sonata has survived to earn a treasured place in the repertoire of today’s cellists and violists\, and even of the occasional saxophonist. After Interval\, the recital concludes with the great E flat Piano Trio composed in the last year of Schubert’s life. The work is in four glorious movements ranging from exquisite delicacy to impassioned climaxes\, a generous feast of boundless melodic riches shared equally between the three instruments either in featured contrast or in symphonically blended ensemble. Bookings & Refreshment Complimentary light refreshments will be served at Interval. Although advance booking is recommended\, cash and EFTPOS ticket sales will be available at the door. 								\n				\n							\n			\n						\n		\n						\n					\n		\n					\n		\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n						\n					\n			\n						\n									Tickets Adult/Senior $35 | Concession $30 | Student $15 								\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n										\n						\n									Bookings\n					\n					\n								\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n							\n			\n						\n		\n						\n				\n							\n			\n		\n						\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n					BMI News				\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n					\n            \n        \n            \n                \n            \n        Rosemary’s Book of the Week\n                        The Marriage Trap Victoria Purman Don’t miss Victoira who will... \n                    \n        \n    \n        \n            \n                \n            \n        Ballarta Writers – write it your way\n                        Stella Day Out\, Ballarat 5 November 2025 | As events... \n                    \n        \n    \n        \n            \n                \n            \n        Newsletter – May 2026\n                        Rosemary's New Releases and Recommendations | Author Talks - Live... \n                    \n        \n    \n        \n            \n                \n            \n        Brian Chapman & Friends\, A Trio of Stunning Piano Quartets\n                        New Releases\, Recommendations & Author Talks \n                    \n        \n    \n            \n                    \n                \n                    \n                    Load More
URL:https://ballaratmi.org.au/event/bfs-first-cow/
LOCATION:BMI – Minerva Space\, 117-119 Sturt Street\, Ballarat Central\, VIC\, 3350
CATEGORIES:Film
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20221106T140000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20221106T153000
DTSTAMP:20260507T003123
CREATED:20211008T235012Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20221006T010759Z
UID:13021-1667743200-1667748600@ballaratmi.org.au
SUMMARY:Salon Sessions: The BMI in partnership with Duo Latte
DESCRIPTION:Pianist Brian Chapman will be joined by violinist Susan Pierotti and cellist Zoe Knighton in the Humffray Room of the Ballaarat Mechanics Institute at 2:30 pm on Sunday April 21st next in a varied program of chamber music by Franz Schubert (1797-1828) comprising: 1. Sonatina in G minor for Violin and Piano\, D.4082. ‘Arpeggione’ Sonata in A minor for Cello and Piano\, D.8213. Trio No.2 in E flat major for Piano\, Violin and Cello\, D.929 The Musicians Pianist Brian Chapman is well known to audiences in Ballarat through his eight appearances at the Organs of the Ballarat Goldfields Festival over the years 2003-2024 as soloist and as chamber musician. He has made over 100 studio recordings and broadcasts for the ABC and has performed nationally and internationally\, including in the United States\, Mexico\, Germany and China. He has also organised major musical events at Monash University\, including the 1983 Brahms Sesquicentennial Chamber Music Festival and the 1997 Schubert-Brahms Festival. Violinist Susan Pierotti has enjoyed career experience spanning symphony orchestras\, opera\, ballet\, chamber music\, teaching\, theatre\, film\, recordings\, live broadcasts\, radio\, televisi on\, reviewing and adjudicating. She has been closely involved in commissioning\, performing and recording contemporary music for over two decades\, and has worked with the Elision Ensemble since its inception in 1986\, touring with them worldwide. Susan has worked extensively with several Australian orchestras and was 1st Violin Section Leader with Orchestra Victoria for 17 years. She was appointed concertmaster of Zelman Memorial Symphony Orchestra in December 2016. Zoe Knighton is the founding cellist of the Flinders Quartet\, one of Australia’s finest chamber ensembles\, touring internationally\, nationally and appearing regularly at Australian festivals and their own celebrated subscription series. She has played numerous concertos with Melbourne orchestras and\, with pianist AmirFarid\, made an impressive debut at the Melbourne Recital Centre to great critical acclaim in 2009. Their partnership continues with recordings for the ABC\, concerts throughout Australia and the release of seven CDs on the MOVE label. She has been praised for her “thrilling tenor sound” (Limelight magazine) “sublime phrasing” and “many great technical demands carried off with ease.” Her three other titles on the MOVE label include the complete suites for solo cello by J.S Bach. The Program The program spans the last twelve years of Schubert’s short life\, opening with the G minor Sonatina for Violin and Piano in which we find the 19-year-old composer following in the footsteps of Mozart in a work that combines melodic freshness with spirited dramatic contrasts. This will be followed by the famous Sonata in A minor written especially by Schubert in 1824 for the arpeggione\, an instrument invented barely twelve months earlier and which became extinct soon thereafter! Nonetheless\, this beautiful sonata has survived to earn a treasured place in the repertoire of today’s cellists and violists\, and even of the occasional saxophonist. After Interval\, the recital concludes with the great E flat Piano Trio composed in the last year of Schubert’s life. The work is in four glorious movements ranging from exquisite delicacy to impassioned climaxes\, a generous feast of boundless melodic riches shared equally between the three instruments either in featured contrast or in symphonically blended ensemble. Bookings & Refreshment Complimentary light refreshments will be served at Interval. Although advance booking is recommended\, cash and EFTPOS ticket sales will be available at the door. 								\n				\n							\n			\n						\n		\n						\n					\n		\n					\n		\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n						\n					\n			\n						\n									Tickets Adult/Senior $35 | Concession $30 | Student $15 								\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n										\n						\n									Bookings\n					\n					\n								\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n							\n			\n						\n		\n						\n				\n							\n			\n		\n						\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n					BMI News				\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n					\n            \n        \n            \n                \n            \n        Rosemary’s Book of the Week\n                        The Marriage Trap Victoria Purman Don’t miss Victoira who will... \n                    \n        \n    \n        \n            \n                \n            \n        Ballarta Writers – write it your way\n                        Stella Day Out\, Ballarat 5 November 2025 | As events... \n                    \n        \n    \n        \n            \n                \n            \n        Newsletter – May 2026\n                        Rosemary's New Releases and Recommendations | Author Talks - Live... \n                    \n        \n    \n        \n            \n                \n            \n        Brian Chapman & Friends\, A Trio of Stunning Piano Quartets\n                        New Releases\, Recommendations & Author Talks \n                    \n        \n    \n            \n                    \n                \n                    \n                    Load More
URL:https://ballaratmi.org.au/event/salon-sessions-the-bmi-in-partnership-with-duo-latte/
LOCATION:The Ballaarat Mechanics’ Institute\, 117-119 Sturt Street\, Ballarat Central\, VIC\, 3350\, Australia
CATEGORIES:Art programs,Classical Music
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20221103T100000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20221103T130000
DTSTAMP:20260507T003123
CREATED:20220810T054516Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220810T061930Z
UID:21376-1667469600-1667480400@ballaratmi.org.au
SUMMARY:Book-making Workshop with Maggie Dannatt | 3 November 22
DESCRIPTION:Pianist Brian Chapman will be joined by violinist Susan Pierotti and cellist Zoe Knighton in the Humffray Room of the Ballaarat Mechanics Institute at 2:30 pm on Sunday April 21st next in a varied program of chamber music by Franz Schubert (1797-1828) comprising: 1. Sonatina in G minor for Violin and Piano\, D.4082. ‘Arpeggione’ Sonata in A minor for Cello and Piano\, D.8213. Trio No.2 in E flat major for Piano\, Violin and Cello\, D.929 The Musicians Pianist Brian Chapman is well known to audiences in Ballarat through his eight appearances at the Organs of the Ballarat Goldfields Festival over the years 2003-2024 as soloist and as chamber musician. He has made over 100 studio recordings and broadcasts for the ABC and has performed nationally and internationally\, including in the United States\, Mexico\, Germany and China. He has also organised major musical events at Monash University\, including the 1983 Brahms Sesquicentennial Chamber Music Festival and the 1997 Schubert-Brahms Festival. Violinist Susan Pierotti has enjoyed career experience spanning symphony orchestras\, opera\, ballet\, chamber music\, teaching\, theatre\, film\, recordings\, live broadcasts\, radio\, televisi on\, reviewing and adjudicating. She has been closely involved in commissioning\, performing and recording contemporary music for over two decades\, and has worked with the Elision Ensemble since its inception in 1986\, touring with them worldwide. Susan has worked extensively with several Australian orchestras and was 1st Violin Section Leader with Orchestra Victoria for 17 years. She was appointed concertmaster of Zelman Memorial Symphony Orchestra in December 2016. Zoe Knighton is the founding cellist of the Flinders Quartet\, one of Australia’s finest chamber ensembles\, touring internationally\, nationally and appearing regularly at Australian festivals and their own celebrated subscription series. She has played numerous concertos with Melbourne orchestras and\, with pianist AmirFarid\, made an impressive debut at the Melbourne Recital Centre to great critical acclaim in 2009. Their partnership continues with recordings for the ABC\, concerts throughout Australia and the release of seven CDs on the MOVE label. She has been praised for her “thrilling tenor sound” (Limelight magazine) “sublime phrasing” and “many great technical demands carried off with ease.” Her three other titles on the MOVE label include the complete suites for solo cello by J.S Bach. The Program The program spans the last twelve years of Schubert’s short life\, opening with the G minor Sonatina for Violin and Piano in which we find the 19-year-old composer following in the footsteps of Mozart in a work that combines melodic freshness with spirited dramatic contrasts. This will be followed by the famous Sonata in A minor written especially by Schubert in 1824 for the arpeggione\, an instrument invented barely twelve months earlier and which became extinct soon thereafter! Nonetheless\, this beautiful sonata has survived to earn a treasured place in the repertoire of today’s cellists and violists\, and even of the occasional saxophonist. After Interval\, the recital concludes with the great E flat Piano Trio composed in the last year of Schubert’s life. The work is in four glorious movements ranging from exquisite delicacy to impassioned climaxes\, a generous feast of boundless melodic riches shared equally between the three instruments either in featured contrast or in symphonically blended ensemble. Bookings & Refreshment Complimentary light refreshments will be served at Interval. Although advance booking is recommended\, cash and EFTPOS ticket sales will be available at the door. 								\n				\n							\n			\n						\n		\n						\n					\n		\n					\n		\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n						\n					\n			\n						\n									Tickets Adult/Senior $35 | Concession $30 | Student $15 								\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n										\n						\n									Bookings\n					\n					\n								\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n							\n			\n						\n		\n						\n				\n							\n			\n		\n						\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n					BMI News				\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n					\n            \n        \n            \n                \n            \n        Rosemary’s Book of the Week\n                        The Marriage Trap Victoria Purman Don’t miss Victoira who will... \n                    \n        \n    \n        \n            \n                \n            \n        Ballarta Writers – write it your way\n                        Stella Day Out\, Ballarat 5 November 2025 | As events... \n                    \n        \n    \n        \n            \n                \n            \n        Newsletter – May 2026\n                        Rosemary's New Releases and Recommendations | Author Talks - Live... \n                    \n        \n    \n        \n            \n                \n            \n        Brian Chapman & Friends\, A Trio of Stunning Piano Quartets\n                        New Releases\, Recommendations & Author Talks \n                    \n        \n    \n            \n                    \n                \n                    \n                    Load More
URL:https://ballaratmi.org.au/event/book-making-workshop-with-maggie-dannatt-3-november-22/
LOCATION:Soldiers Hill CBD | Pop-up\, 512 Macarthur Street\, Soldiers Hill\, Victoria\, 3350\, Australia
CATEGORIES:Art programs,BMI Produced Event
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20221102T170000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20221102T190000
DTSTAMP:20260507T003123
CREATED:20220712T011044Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20221004T211333Z
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SUMMARY:Twilight Talks 2022 | Season 3 | Now Postponed to February 2023
DESCRIPTION:Pianist Brian Chapman will be joined by violinist Susan Pierotti and cellist Zoe Knighton in the Humffray Room of the Ballaarat Mechanics Institute at 2:30 pm on Sunday April 21st next in a varied program of chamber music by Franz Schubert (1797-1828) comprising: 1. Sonatina in G minor for Violin and Piano\, D.4082. ‘Arpeggione’ Sonata in A minor for Cello and Piano\, D.8213. Trio No.2 in E flat major for Piano\, Violin and Cello\, D.929 The Musicians Pianist Brian Chapman is well known to audiences in Ballarat through his eight appearances at the Organs of the Ballarat Goldfields Festival over the years 2003-2024 as soloist and as chamber musician. He has made over 100 studio recordings and broadcasts for the ABC and has performed nationally and internationally\, including in the United States\, Mexico\, Germany and China. He has also organised major musical events at Monash University\, including the 1983 Brahms Sesquicentennial Chamber Music Festival and the 1997 Schubert-Brahms Festival. Violinist Susan Pierotti has enjoyed career experience spanning symphony orchestras\, opera\, ballet\, chamber music\, teaching\, theatre\, film\, recordings\, live broadcasts\, radio\, televisi on\, reviewing and adjudicating. She has been closely involved in commissioning\, performing and recording contemporary music for over two decades\, and has worked with the Elision Ensemble since its inception in 1986\, touring with them worldwide. Susan has worked extensively with several Australian orchestras and was 1st Violin Section Leader with Orchestra Victoria for 17 years. She was appointed concertmaster of Zelman Memorial Symphony Orchestra in December 2016. Zoe Knighton is the founding cellist of the Flinders Quartet\, one of Australia’s finest chamber ensembles\, touring internationally\, nationally and appearing regularly at Australian festivals and their own celebrated subscription series. She has played numerous concertos with Melbourne orchestras and\, with pianist AmirFarid\, made an impressive debut at the Melbourne Recital Centre to great critical acclaim in 2009. Their partnership continues with recordings for the ABC\, concerts throughout Australia and the release of seven CDs on the MOVE label. She has been praised for her “thrilling tenor sound” (Limelight magazine) “sublime phrasing” and “many great technical demands carried off with ease.” Her three other titles on the MOVE label include the complete suites for solo cello by J.S Bach. The Program The program spans the last twelve years of Schubert’s short life\, opening with the G minor Sonatina for Violin and Piano in which we find the 19-year-old composer following in the footsteps of Mozart in a work that combines melodic freshness with spirited dramatic contrasts. This will be followed by the famous Sonata in A minor written especially by Schubert in 1824 for the arpeggione\, an instrument invented barely twelve months earlier and which became extinct soon thereafter! Nonetheless\, this beautiful sonata has survived to earn a treasured place in the repertoire of today’s cellists and violists\, and even of the occasional saxophonist. After Interval\, the recital concludes with the great E flat Piano Trio composed in the last year of Schubert’s life. The work is in four glorious movements ranging from exquisite delicacy to impassioned climaxes\, a generous feast of boundless melodic riches shared equally between the three instruments either in featured contrast or in symphonically blended ensemble. Bookings & Refreshment Complimentary light refreshments will be served at Interval. 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URL:https://ballaratmi.org.au/event/twilight-talks-2022-season-3-session-1/
LOCATION:The Ballaarat Mechanics’ Institute\, 117-119 Sturt Street\, Ballarat Central\, VIC\, 3350\, Australia
CATEGORIES:BMI Produced Event,Culture,Twilight Talks
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