Joe Chindamo and Zoe Black Zoe Black (violin) and Joe Chindamo (piano) are routinely described as edgy and a welcome new and unique voice to Australian Chamber music: their music is inclusive because it is informed by the rigour of classical music and the excitement and urbanity of jazz. “When two great artists collaborate, you...
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,...
The Winter Of Our Discontent And The Promise Of Spring September 2016 Lectures In these four lectures Professor Camilleri will address one of the most critical yet poorly understood ailments of our time, the psychology and culture of violence, and its remedies. The lectures will consider both the global and Australian contexts. The violence to...
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...
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...