2025 Concerts
Coming Up
Celebrating 500 Years of Palestrina
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October 25th 2025, 3.00pm
Basilica of Our Lady of Victories, Camberwell
Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina (c.1525–1594)
Tu es Petrus
Ad te levavi oculos meos
Senex puerum portabat
Assumpta est Maria
Missa Benedicta es
Join Ensemble Gombert for a luminous celebration of one of the greatest masters of Renaissance polyphony, Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina, on the 500th anniversary of his birth. In the resplendent setting of Our Lady of Victories Basilica, the choir will present a program dedicated to the radiant clarity and spiritual depth that made Palestrina’s music the very model of sacred choral art.
Highlights include Tu es Petrus, Assumpta est Maria, and the glorious Missa Benedicta es, alongside motets that showcase Palestrina’s gift for weaving intricate counterpoint into works of transcendent beauty. With its renowned purity of tone and historically informed interpretation, Ensemble Gombert brings this timeless repertoire to life with the passion and precision that has defined its sound for more than three decades.
“Melbourne’s finest choral force” – Clive O’Connell, The Music
Melbourne Mandolin Orchestra
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November 22nd 2025
Church of All Nations, Carlton
SAVE THE DATE!
We have been invited to join forces with the Melbourne Mandolin Orchestra, directed by Warwick Stengards, in a concert of Baroque music. More information coming soon!
Carols
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December 13th 2025
St Ambrose Church, Woodend
Following a successful carols concert in Woodend in 2024, we are back for another afternoon of traditional Christmas music in 2025! Get your tickets now!
