Woodend Winter Arts Festival to deliver a diverse line-up of world class music.

Friday 9 June - Monday 12 June

Get ready to be enthralled at the Woodend Winter Arts Festival, as some of the country’s finest musicians perform in range of intimate settings throughout the township of Woodend.

Keep reading below to discover just some of the artists who will be performing over the four-day event, which will take place over the King’s Birthday long weekend this June. Check out the full program online and book your tickets now. These events are all expected to sell out.

Ensemble Liaison: Liaison and The Seasons

Described by Limelight magazine as a ‘national treasure’, Ensemble Liaison is one of Australia’s leading internationally acclaimed ensembles. Join them at the St Ambrose Hall for a program featuring Johannes Brahms’ glorious Romanticism; a new Australian work written especially for the Trio; and a selection of their favourite ‘Seasons’ by Argentinian Tango master, Astor Piazzolla.

Melbourne Conservatorium of Music Chamber Winds

Simon Tedeschi with special guest, George Washingmachine

Enjoy an afternoon of Harmoniemusik in Woodend: Melbourne Conservatorium of Music staff and students will perform Mozart’s opera “La Clemenza di Tito” arranged for wind sextet, alongside original works by Weber and Crusell.

The Alma Zygier Trio

Commanding the stage with a heady mix of jazz and blues, Alma Zygier’s mesmerising presence brings to this timeless music a truly authentic yet modern grit. Join Alma and her band at St Ambrose Hall for an enigmatic and fun performance featuring jazz and blues classics.

Affinity String Quartet

One of Australia’s most exciting classical music ensembles, the Affinity String Quartet, will perform two masterworks linked by a poetic sense of time - Gyorgy Kurtag's ‘Six Moments Musicaux’ and one of Schubert’s most significant works, Death and the Maiden. Join them at St Ambrose Church as they take the audience on a dark and moving journey that explores past, present and future.

Fantazy: Consortium of Viols

From the enigmatic genius of William Lawes to the haunting sounds of Peter Sculthorpe’s Djilile, experience music through the crystalline medium of a consort of viols in Fantazy. Be sure not to miss this performance, featuring five of Australia’s finest viol players at the St Ambrose Hall.

FESTIVAL PASS

For a limited time, you can buy a Festival Pass for $160 and choose from four of WWAF’s music events. Get in quick, a Festival Pass must be purchased before 21 May.