Saturday 1 Nov 2025

Holy Covenant Church, Cook 

and..

Sunday 2 Nov 2025

BUNGENDORE

Critics wrote:-

"A small but rapt audience turned out for Musica da Camera’s latest outing, a challenging program of Swiss and Australian music curated by this quarter’s invited musical director, eminent conductor Monica Buckland."

See full review here: CitiNews

See the printed program: here

Monica Buckland conducts Musica da Camera with Christine Draeger Flute soloist.          Photo: Dalice Trost 

Ian McLean wrote in the CitiNews:

"[Musica Da Camera Canberra's]  philosophy of engaging different conductors/musical directors to present each concert has ensured the maintenance of a fresh and energetic approach to music making.

"This was certainly evident in this concert with the group on this occasion led by “energiser bunny”, John Ma.....

"He led the ensemble with incredible vigour and an obvious excitement in every aspect of his playing.

"This passion translated to the audience who bopped along to stirring Menuets as if attending a concert by Pink. It was a constant delight to experience the joy evident in his music making....

"This obvious enjoyment in quality music making fully engaged a happy audience which lapped up a fun concert of absorbing music from the Baroque period."

Read the whole article here: CitiNews

Thank you to Dalice Trost for the photograph

"Performance demonstrates power of music in stirring emotions"

Musica da Camera 5 April concert was reviewed by Ian McLean, writing in CBR City News.  Some excerpts....

"Warm autumn sun shone through the large, clear-glass rear window of the Holy Covenant Church perfectly framing the 15 string players of Musica Da Camera Canberra as they began their Angels & Serenades concert.

"It was a delightful setting that was subsequently matched by delightful music from this ensemble, which was formed more than 40 years ago as a small Baroque ensemble, but has grown to encompass string music from all genres.

"... For this concert the conducting honour fell to Brad Tham, a graduate from the ANU.......Tham replaced his conductor’s baton with his violin to perform Lonely Angel ..... by Latvian composer Peteris Vasks.

"...this was an enjoyable and entertaining concert which ably demonstrated the power of music in stirring emotions"

You can read the whole review <here>

Thank you to Dalice Trost for the photographs