Arts Diary is a 5 minute-long “Bulletin Board” which performing artists can use to publicise events such as concerts. It is broadcast 4 times a day on 5MBS 5 minutes prior to 8am, 10am, noon and 4pm.
If you’re running arts events in Adelaide and South Australia, do consider adding your events to our diary.
The Radio 5mbs Arts Diary
State Theatre Company South Australia World Premiere of Jack Maggs 15th to 30th November
- Date: 15th to 30th November with evenings, matinees and previews
- Venue: Dunstan Playhouse, Adelaide Festival Centre, Festival Drive, Adelaide
- Info: Step back in time to 19th-century London, where intrigue and mystery mix in the world premiere of Jack Maggs, adapted from Peter Carey's novel by South Australian playwright Samuel Adamson. Tickets can be purchased at statetheatrecompany.com.au.
Northern Turners exhibition 19 November to 17 January Free
- Date: 19th November until 17th January, 10am to 5pm
- Venue: Burnside Council Library (diagonally opposite to Burnside shopping centre)
- Info: Admire the many and varied creations, some purely artistic, even esoteric, whilst others are very utilitarian. All pieces can be purchased, via card or cash. Admission is free.
The Recitals Australia Junior series, showcasing exceptionally talented younger musicians 20 November
- Date: Wednesday 20th November at 12.30pm
- Venue: North Adelaide Baptist Church, 154 Tynte Street,
- Info: Featuring Ryan Nie and Lucas Truong (Piano), playing Beethoven, Debussy, Brahms and more. Tickets are $10, available on recitalsaustralia.org.au, where the concerts are also livestreamed.
Capri Theatre Morning Memories – Love Lives Forever 22 November
- Date: Friday 22nd November at 10am
- Venue: Capri Theatre, 141 Goodwood Road, Goodwood
- Info: Curated by music specialist Anne ApThomas playing the grand piano and harp, and joined onstage for musical duets with Jenni Burton at the Wurlitzer Organ. John Slater will also perform and Violinist Jocelyn Nguyen along with other special guests. https://ticketing.oz.veezi.com/purchase/13286?siteToken=qa7qa85n6w2889f145sd105gm0
Windsong Quintet presents three Ocean Winds concert 23 November
- Date: 23rd November
- Venue: 23rd November at Redruth Church, Burra
- Info: These are multi-media concerts with a rollicking singalong program and sea-inspired works by Kats-Chernin, Arnold and Vaughan Williams. Ocean Winds includes a new work by SA composer Jodie O'Regan, Elegy for a Grieving Ocean. Tickets are $30, available by emailing lindapirie70@gmail.com.
The Graduate Singers, in collaboration with Adelaide Cantata Band presents “Donum mirabile” 23 November
- Date: Wednesday 23rd November at 7:30pm
- Venue: St. Peter’s Cathedral
- Info: Featuring Vivaldi's lively Magnificat and traces these influences in the ornate polyphony of Anton Bruckner's motets, celebrating the 200th year of his birth. Featuring South Australian composer Anna Zweck's Magnificat, and a rare performance of a major work by one of Vivaldi's students, Agata della Pieta, in a reconstruction by Elizabeth Anderson. Tickets are available on graduatesingers.com.au.
Clayton Wesley Uniting Church Come and Sing Messiah, 24 November
- Date: Sunday 24th November at 5pm, with chorus rehearsals at 3pm
- Venue: Clayton Wesley Uniting Church, 280 Portrush Road Beulah Park
- Info: Join in the singing with the chorus of Handel’s Messiah or appreciate as an audience member. Conducted by Georgie Simmons, with organist Stephen Van Der Hoek. Proceeds go to The Spire Community – Advocacy Services for Social Inclusion. Tickets are $20, free for school children, from Trybooking.com or www.claytonwesley.ucasa.org.au.
Flinders St. Baptist Church free music recitals every Tuesday 26 November
- Date: 26th November between 1 & 2pm
- Venue: 26th November between 1 & 2pm
- Info: Featuring , Illumina Voices – Women’s choir, conducted by Glenda Lynelle, with Helen Angove (Piano). For more information you can visit fsbc.asn.au.
The Recitals Australia Junior series, showcasing exceptionally talented younger musicians 27 November
- Date: Wednesday 27th November at 12.30pm
- Venue: North Adelaide Baptist Church, 154 Tynte Street,
- Info: Featuring, Ada Wang (Piano and Viola), playing Mozart, Casadesus, Rolla and more. Tickets are $10, available on recitalsaustralia.org.au, where the concerts are also livestreamed.
Sonatas and Suites from 17th Century London 30 November
- Date: Saturday 30th November at 1pm
- Venue: North Adelaide Baroque Hall, 104 Tynte St. North Adelaide
- Info: Rhetorical Music for Lute and Violin. The program consists of Sonatas by Handel, Daniel Purcell, Biagio Marini, Nicola Matteis and Nicolas Vallet. The performers are Agnes Weinstein (Baroque Violin) and James Logan (Lute). Tickets are $30, $15 students and seniors, available on trybooking.com. https://www.trybooking.com/events/landing/1272370
The Theatre Organ Society of South Australia presents a Duelling Keyboards Concert 1 December
- Date: Sunday 1st December at 2pm
- Venue: Capri Theatre, 141 Goodwood Road, Goodwood
- Info: Brett Kavanagh & Debbie Fitzsummons, Australia’s leading cinema organists in a thrilling ‘hand-to-hand’ showdown. Witness the magic, charm, and raw power as these virtuosos perform on the legendary Wurlitzer Theatre Pipe Organ and Grand Piano. Tickets are $25, free for children 3-15, available via capri.org.au. https://ticketing.oz.veezi.com/purchase/13305?siteToken=qa7qa85n6w2889f145sd105gm0
Cumberland Park Orchestra presents “The Grand Tour”, Europe, England and the USA, 1 December
- Date: Sunday 1st December at 2:30pm
- Venue: Cumberland Park Community Centre, 390 Goodwood Rd, Cumberland Park
- Info: The program features music by Tchaikovsky, Beethoven, Eric Coates, Frederick Loewe and Leroy Anderson, to name a few. Enjoy an afternoon of orchestral music, including a few Christmas favourites to mark the coming holiday season. Tickets are only $15, free for children under 12, cash only at the door.
Mt Lofty Music Club Beethoven, Schumann, Liszt, and Takemitsu 1 December
- Date: Sunday 1st December at 2:30pm
- Venue: St John's Anglican Church Norton Summit
- Info: Featuring Young Adelaide piano virtuoso James Huon George Entry is by donation on the day. Registration through the Humanitix website is appreciated as numbers are limited. https://events.humanitix.com/mt-lofty-music-club-presents-james-huon-george
Metropolitan Male Choir of South Australia A Celebration of Christmas 14 December
- Date: Saturday 14th December at 7:30pm
- Venue: Elder Hall, The University of Adelaide, North Terrace, Adelaide
- Info: The Choir is supported by an instrumental group, the magnificent Elder Hall organ, and the Choir’s 2024 Scholarship winners. Enjoy classics such as Vivaldi’s Gloria, the Hallelujah Chorus, O Holy Night, and Joy to the World. Tickets are $35, free for children 12 and under, available at www.trybooking.com/cvmsx .
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