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SUMMARY:Day Tours of the Ballaarat Mechanics' Institute | Ballarat Winter Festival 8 July
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 Victoria 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/day-tours-ballarat-winter-festival-1/
LOCATION:Lending Library\, Sturt Street\, Ballarat Central\, Victoria\, 3350\, Australia
CATEGORIES:Ballarat Winter Festival,Festival,Fundraiser,Important Dates,Tours
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SUMMARY:Author Talk | J.S. Davidson 'Hunted' & 'Tethered' | 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 Victoria 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/hunted-tethered-davidson/
LOCATION:The Ballaarat Mechanics’ Institute\, 117-119 Sturt Street\, Ballarat Central\, VIC\, 3350\, Australia
CATEGORIES:Author Talk,Ballarat Winter Festival,Fundraiser,Library
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20250708T180000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20250708T193000
DTSTAMP:20260507T143346
CREATED:20250527T041755Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250707T031118Z
UID:65216-1751997600-1752003000@ballaratmi.org.au
SUMMARY:Author Talk | Ella Stone - 'Breakfast With You' | 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 Victoria 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/ella-stone/
LOCATION:The Ballaarat Mechanics’ Institute\, 117-119 Sturt Street\, Ballarat Central\, VIC\, 3350\, Australia
CATEGORIES:Author Talk,Ballarat Winter Festival,Fundraiser,Library
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20250709T180000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20250709T193000
DTSTAMP:20260507T143346
CREATED:20250527T060905Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250528T004045Z
UID:65240-1752084000-1752089400@ballaratmi.org.au
SUMMARY:In Conversation with Matthew Spencer
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 Victoria 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/matthew-spencer/
LOCATION:BMI – Humffray Room\, 117-119 Sturt Street\, Ballarat Central\, VIC\, 3350\, Australia
CATEGORIES:Author Talk,Ballarat Winter Festival,Fundraiser,Library
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20250709T190000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20250709T200000
DTSTAMP:20260507T143346
CREATED:20250408T033940Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250408T035613Z
UID:64356-1752087600-1752091200@ballaratmi.org.au
SUMMARY:Kadampa Meditation Series | Meditations for A Clear Mind
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 Victoria 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/kadampa-meditation-series-9-july/
LOCATION:Lending Library\, Sturt Street\, Ballarat Central\, Victoria\, 3350\, Australia
CATEGORIES:kadampa
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20250710T193000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20250710T210000
DTSTAMP:20260507T143346
CREATED:20250212T025248Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250321T110608Z
UID:61983-1752175800-1752181200@ballaratmi.org.au
SUMMARY:Ballarat Film Society | Sweet As
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 Victoria 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-sweet-as/
LOCATION:The Ballaarat Mechanics’ Institute\, 117-119 Sturt Street\, Ballarat Central\, VIC\, 3350\, Australia
CATEGORIES:Ballarat Film Society,Externally Produced Event,Film
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20250711T193000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20250711T210000
DTSTAMP:20260507T143346
CREATED:20250526T023451Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250616T012211Z
UID:65144-1752262200-1752267600@ballaratmi.org.au
SUMMARY:Andrew Hamilton | Jokes about the time I went to Prison
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 Victoria 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/andrew-hamilton/
LOCATION:BMI – Minerva Space\, 117-119 Sturt Street\, Ballarat Central\, VIC\, 3350
CATEGORIES:Comedy
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20250715T140000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20250715T150000
DTSTAMP:20260507T143346
CREATED:20250527T053759Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250528T005007Z
UID:65236-1752588000-1752591600@ballaratmi.org.au
SUMMARY:Day Tours of the Ballaarat Mechanics' Institute | Ballarat Winter Festival 15 July
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 Victoria 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/day-tours-ballarat-winter-festival-2/
LOCATION:Lending Library\, Sturt Street\, Ballarat Central\, Victoria\, 3350\, Australia
CATEGORIES:Ballarat Heritage Festival,Ballarat Winter Festival,Festival,Fundraiser,Important Dates,Tours
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20250716T180000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20250716T193000
DTSTAMP:20260507T143346
CREATED:20250604T015536Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250714T011514Z
UID:65475-1752688800-1752694200@ballaratmi.org.au
SUMMARY:In Conversation with Irma Gold | This event has now been CANCELLED due to low ticket sales
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 Victoria 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/irma-gold/
LOCATION:BMI – Humffray Room\, 117-119 Sturt Street\, Ballarat Central\, VIC\, 3350\, Australia
CATEGORIES:Author Talk,Ballarat Winter Festival,Fundraiser,Library
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20250716T190000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20250716T200000
DTSTAMP:20260507T143346
CREATED:20250408T035652Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250408T035944Z
UID:64363-1752692400-1752696000@ballaratmi.org.au
SUMMARY:Kadampa Meditation Series | Meditations for A Clear Mind
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 Victoria 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/kadampa-meditation-series-16-july/
LOCATION:Lending Library\, Sturt Street\, Ballarat Central\, Victoria\, 3350\, Australia
CATEGORIES:kadampa
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20250718T123000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20250718T153000
DTSTAMP:20260507T143346
CREATED:20250625T032957Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250625T033649Z
UID:65910-1752841800-1752852600@ballaratmi.org.au
SUMMARY:Royal South Street Society | Freemasons Vocal Schedule
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 Victoria 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/rsss-vocal-schedule-1/
LOCATION:The Ballaarat Mechanics’ Institute\, 117-119 Sturt Street\, Ballarat Central\, VIC\, 3350\, Australia
CATEGORIES:Important Dates,Royal South Street Society
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/webp:https://ballaratmi.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/sq-promos3.webp
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20250718T170000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20250718T213000
DTSTAMP:20260507T143346
CREATED:20240717T012721Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250625T032911Z
UID:57382-1752858000-1752874200@ballaratmi.org.au
SUMMARY:Royal South Street Society | Freemasons Vocal Schedule
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 Victoria 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/rsss-vocal-schedule/
LOCATION:The Ballaarat Mechanics’ Institute\, 117-119 Sturt Street\, Ballarat Central\, VIC\, 3350\, Australia
CATEGORIES:Important Dates,Royal South Street Society
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/webp:https://ballaratmi.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/sq-promos3.webp
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20250719T100000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20250719T213000
DTSTAMP:20260507T143346
CREATED:20250624T031631Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250626T063216Z
UID:65790-1752919200-1752960600@ballaratmi.org.au
SUMMARY:Royal South Street Society | Freemasons Vocal Schedule
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 Victoria 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/rsss-vocal-schedule-2/
LOCATION:The Ballaarat Mechanics’ Institute\, 117-119 Sturt Street\, Ballarat Central\, VIC\, 3350\, Australia
CATEGORIES:Important Dates,Royal South Street Society
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20250720T093000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20250720T200000
DTSTAMP:20260507T143346
CREATED:20250624T050147Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250626T063107Z
UID:65830-1753003800-1753041600@ballaratmi.org.au
SUMMARY:Royal South Street Society | Freemasons Vocal Schedule
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 Victoria 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/rsss-vocal-schedule-3/
LOCATION:The Ballaarat Mechanics’ Institute\, 117-119 Sturt Street\, Ballarat Central\, VIC\, 3350\, Australia
CATEGORIES:Important Dates,Royal South Street Society
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20250721T091500
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20250721T213000
DTSTAMP:20260507T143346
CREATED:20250624T032442Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250626T063213Z
UID:65793-1753089300-1753133400@ballaratmi.org.au
SUMMARY:Royal South Street Society | Schimmel Pianoforte Schedule
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 Victoria 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/rsss-pianoforte-schedule-1/
LOCATION:The Ballaarat Mechanics’ Institute\, 117-119 Sturt Street\, Ballarat Central\, VIC\, 3350\, Australia
CATEGORIES:Important Dates,Royal South Street Society
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20250722T091500
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20250722T180000
DTSTAMP:20260507T143346
CREATED:20250624T034613Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250626T063205Z
UID:65803-1753175700-1753207200@ballaratmi.org.au
SUMMARY:Royal South Street Society | Schimmel Pianoforte Schedule
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 Victoria 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/rsss-pianoforte-schedule-2/
LOCATION:The Ballaarat Mechanics’ Institute\, 117-119 Sturt Street\, Ballarat Central\, VIC\, 3350\, Australia
CATEGORIES:Important Dates,Royal South Street Society
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/webp:https://ballaratmi.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/sq-promos2.webp
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20250723T091500
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20250723T210000
DTSTAMP:20260507T143346
CREATED:20250624T035330Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250626T063153Z
UID:65806-1753262100-1753304400@ballaratmi.org.au
SUMMARY:Royal South Street Society | Schimmel Pianoforte Schedule
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 Victoria 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/rsss-pianoforte-schedule-3/
LOCATION:The Ballaarat Mechanics’ Institute\, 117-119 Sturt Street\, Ballarat Central\, VIC\, 3350\, Australia
CATEGORIES:Important Dates,Royal South Street Society
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/webp:https://ballaratmi.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/sq-promos2.webp
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20250723T190000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20250723T200000
DTSTAMP:20260507T143346
CREATED:20250408T042521Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250408T042633Z
UID:64378-1753297200-1753300800@ballaratmi.org.au
SUMMARY:Kadampa Meditation Series | Meditations for A Clear Mind
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 Victoria 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/kadampa-meditation-series-23-july/
LOCATION:Lending Library\, Sturt Street\, Ballarat Central\, Victoria\, 3350\, Australia
CATEGORIES:kadampa
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ORGANIZER;CN="Kadampa Meditation":MAILTO:info@kadampa.org.au
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20250724T091500
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20250724T163000
DTSTAMP:20260507T143346
CREATED:20250624T035700Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250626T063134Z
UID:65807-1753348500-1753374600@ballaratmi.org.au
SUMMARY:Royal South Street Society | Schimmel Pianoforte Schedule
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 Victoria 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/rsss-pianoforte-schedule-4/
LOCATION:The Ballaarat Mechanics’ Institute\, 117-119 Sturt Street\, Ballarat Central\, VIC\, 3350\, Australia
CATEGORIES:Important Dates,Royal South Street Society
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/webp:https://ballaratmi.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/sq-promos2.webp
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20250725T110000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20250725T163000
DTSTAMP:20260507T143346
CREATED:20250624T042305Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250626T063123Z
UID:65813-1753441200-1753461000@ballaratmi.org.au
SUMMARY:Royal South Street Society | Schimmel Pianoforte Schedule
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 Victoria 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/rsss-pianoforte-schedule-5/
LOCATION:The Ballaarat Mechanics’ Institute\, 117-119 Sturt Street\, Ballarat Central\, VIC\, 3350\, Australia
CATEGORIES:Important Dates,Royal South Street Society
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/webp:https://ballaratmi.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/sq-promos2.webp
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20250726T091500
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20250726T183000
DTSTAMP:20260507T143346
CREATED:20250624T064136Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250626T062951Z
UID:65868-1753521300-1753554600@ballaratmi.org.au
SUMMARY:Royal South Street Society | Schimmel Pianoforte Schedule
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 Victoria 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/rsss-vocal-schedule-9/
LOCATION:The Ballaarat Mechanics’ Institute\, 117-119 Sturt Street\, Ballarat Central\, VIC\, 3350\, Australia
CATEGORIES:Important Dates,Royal South Street Society
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/webp:https://ballaratmi.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/sq-promos2.webp
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20250727T140000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20250727T180000
DTSTAMP:20260507T143346
CREATED:20250624T044813Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250625T050048Z
UID:65825-1753624800-1753639200@ballaratmi.org.au
SUMMARY:Royal South Street Society | Schimmel Pianoforte Schedule - Celebrating Chopin
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 Victoria 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/rsss-pianoforte-schedule-7/
LOCATION:The Ballaarat Mechanics’ Institute\, 117-119 Sturt Street\, Ballarat Central\, VIC\, 3350\, Australia
CATEGORIES:Important Dates,Live Music,Royal South Street Society
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/webp:https://ballaratmi.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/chopin.webp
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20250728T093000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20250728T173000
DTSTAMP:20260507T143346
CREATED:20250624T052537Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250626T063100Z
UID:65835-1753695000-1753723800@ballaratmi.org.au
SUMMARY:Royal South Street Society | Freemasons Vocal Schedule
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 Victoria 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/rsss-vocal-schedule-4/
LOCATION:The Ballaarat Mechanics’ Institute\, 117-119 Sturt Street\, Ballarat Central\, VIC\, 3350\, Australia
CATEGORIES:Important Dates,Royal South Street Society
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/webp:https://ballaratmi.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/sq-promos3.webp
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20250729T093000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20250729T163000
DTSTAMP:20260507T143346
CREATED:20250624T054647Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250626T063035Z
UID:65841-1753781400-1753806600@ballaratmi.org.au
SUMMARY:Royal South Street Society | Freemasons Vocal Schedule
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 Victoria 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/rsss-vocal-schedule-5/
LOCATION:The Ballaarat Mechanics’ Institute\, 117-119 Sturt Street\, Ballarat Central\, VIC\, 3350\, Australia
CATEGORIES:Important Dates,Royal South Street Society
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/webp:https://ballaratmi.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/sq-promos3.webp
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20250730T093000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20250730T190000
DTSTAMP:20260507T143346
CREATED:20250624T060939Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250626T063024Z
UID:65852-1753867800-1753902000@ballaratmi.org.au
SUMMARY:Royal South Street Society | Freemasons Vocal Schedule
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 Victoria 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/rsss-vocal-schedule-6/
LOCATION:The Ballaarat Mechanics’ Institute\, 117-119 Sturt Street\, Ballarat Central\, VIC\, 3350\, Australia
CATEGORIES:Important Dates,Royal South Street Society
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20250730T183000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20250730T193000
DTSTAMP:20260507T143346
CREATED:20250715T014238Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250730T001534Z
UID:66248-1753900200-1753903800@ballaratmi.org.au
SUMMARY:Rare Book Week Melbourne | Rare Books in Mechanics' Institutes: Uncover Hidden Treasures
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 Victoria 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/rare-books-mechanics-institutes/
LOCATION:Prahran Mechanics’ Institute Victorian History Library\, 39 Saint Edmonds Road\, Prahran\, Victoria\, 3350\, Australia
CATEGORIES:About us,Important Dates,Rare Book Week,The Collection
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20250730T190000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20250730T200000
DTSTAMP:20260507T143346
CREATED:20250408T040007Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250408T041032Z
UID:64365-1753902000-1753905600@ballaratmi.org.au
SUMMARY:Kadampa Meditation Series | How to Love Yourself & Others
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 Victoria 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/kadampa-meditation-series-30-july/
LOCATION:Lending Library\, Sturt Street\, Ballarat Central\, Victoria\, 3350\, Australia
CATEGORIES:kadampa
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ORGANIZER;CN="Kadampa Meditation":MAILTO:info@kadampa.org.au
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20250731T100000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20250731T160000
DTSTAMP:20260507T143346
CREATED:20250624T062123Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250626T063012Z
UID:65855-1753956000-1753977600@ballaratmi.org.au
SUMMARY:Royal South Street Society | Freemasons Vocal Schedule
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 Victoria 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/rsss-vocal-schedule-7/
LOCATION:The Ballaarat Mechanics’ Institute\, 117-119 Sturt Street\, Ballarat Central\, VIC\, 3350\, Australia
CATEGORIES:Important Dates,Royal South Street Society
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20250801T160000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20250801T203000
DTSTAMP:20260507T143346
CREATED:20250624T063047Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250626T063002Z
UID:65863-1754064000-1754080200@ballaratmi.org.au
SUMMARY:Royal South Street Society | Freemasons Vocal Schedule
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 Victoria 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/rsss-vocal-schedule-8/
LOCATION:The Ballaarat Mechanics’ Institute\, 117-119 Sturt Street\, Ballarat Central\, VIC\, 3350\, Australia
CATEGORIES:Important Dates,Royal South Street Society
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20250802T093000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20250802T210000
DTSTAMP:20260507T143347
CREATED:20250625T043529Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250626T063828Z
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SUMMARY:Royal South Street Society | Freemasons Vocal Schedule & Championship Challenge
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/rsss-vocal-schedule-9-2/
LOCATION:The Ballaarat Mechanics’ Institute\, 117-119 Sturt Street\, Ballarat Central\, VIC\, 3350\, Australia
CATEGORIES:Important Dates,Live Music,Royal South Street Society
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