Moments in the St Michael's Gallery Join us for the opening celebrations of the St Michael’s Week Art Competition. Artists from around Australia were invited to enter this competition with artworks that respond to the theme of this year’s St Michael’s Week, Compassion. The winner will receive $1000 and a 2017 solo exhibition at the...
Peter Sheridan And Rhys Boak Peter Sheridan is a truly amazing musician. Not only is he a supreme virtuoso on the modern concert flute, he is a specialist in the world of low flutes — the largest of which is an incredible 64 feet long. He is accompanied by the St Michael’s Manager of Music,...
Brass and Organ Spectacular Experinace the beauty of St Michael’s in this unique and intimate concert experience featuring the St Michael’s Brass Ensemble. Full program will be posted closer to the event.
150th Birthday of the St Michael’s Organ For a century and a half, the St Michael’s 1866 Hill & Son pipe organ has been the centrepiece of the music program at St Michael’s. Having been heard in thousands of recitals, weddings and services, this instrument is not only significant to St Michael’s, but also to the...
Daniel Carison and Geoffrey Urquhart Daniel Carison is a 22 year-old bass-baritone born and raised in Melbourne. He is the 2015 recipient of the Opera Society Vocal Scholarship and the Beleura-Tallis Opera Scholarship, through ame Nellie Melba Opera Trust. He will present a program of art song accompanied by pianist Geoffrey Urquhart. This is...
This year we are celebrating Compassion during St Michael’s Week. One of greatest enhancers of inner wellbeing comes from the development of compassion. The etymology of Compassion is Latin, meaning co-suffering. More involved than empathy, compassion commonly gives rise to an active desire to alleviate another’s suffering. Compassion motivates people to go out of their...
Patsy Worledge chooses to live in the light surrounded by bright colours; her exuberance and enthusiasm knows no bounds. She thinks and creates with colour; celebrating life in her art and leaving interpretation to others. Patsy finds pure joy in breathing new life into discarded fabrics. Honouring the fabric designer’s original motif and skill Patsy...
Celebrate the opening of the 2017 St Michael’s Art Competition exhibition as artists from around Australia showcase artwork that respond to the theme of this year’s St Michael’s Week, Nurture. The theme of this years art compeition connects with the good work of the Mirabel Foundation who nurture and support children who have been orphaned...
We are delighted that Bruce Pasco will be visiting St Michael’s to talk about his award-winning book Dark Emu. Bruce will be giving a 1-hour presentation with Q&A in the Waratah Room at 12pm. Bruce Pascoe puts forward a compelling argument for a reconsideration of the hunter-gatherer label for pre-colonial Aboriginal Australians. The evidence insists...