Lounge Sessions

17/04/2024

WIN 2x tickets to Max Richter's 'The Four Seasons Recomposed' at Newcastle City Hall on Thursday 18 April: https://www.omegaensemble.com.au/win-reclassical?SQF_SRC=LS

This foot-stomping performance by Omega Ensemble also includes relentlessly rhythmic world premieres by GRAMMY Award-winning American composer Jessie Montgomery and Australian composition icon Elena Kats-Chernin.

10/04/2024

Lounge Sessions has had to cancel our launching event this coming Friday with Damian Wright. We are sad to have not had enough ticket sales to have made it worthwhile. But don't be worried there will be more attempts at putting on live music in this space. Please remember that jumping in and getting tickets early helps live music continue to thrive. We can't run events on the hope that people will turn up on the night.

10/04/2024

Lounge Sessions presents Damian Wright this Friday evening at a private location in Hamilton North. The address will be sent with the purchase of a ticket and includes complimentary tea and biscuits on arrival.

https://events.humanitix.com/damian-wright-lounge-sessions/tickets

Thanks to Julia Nalivaiko for the wonderful video capturing the magic of Lounge Sessions.

09/04/2024

Lounge Sessions has found a new home and we can't wait to welcome our first artist Damien Wright and you our audience. Lounge Sessions aims to bring you local music in a comfortable and familiar setting. We aim to bring you close to the artists and to deeply connect with the music, and to introduce you to diverse styles of music. This is at a private venue so the address is sent along with your ticket.

https://events.humanitix.com/damian-wright-lounge-sessions

WIN 2x tickets to Max Richter's 'The Four Seasons Recomposed' at Newcastle City Hall on Thursday 18 April: https://www.omegaensemble.com.au/win-reclassical?SQF_SRC=LS

This foot-stomping performance by Omega Ensemble also includes relentlessly rhythmic world premieres by GRAMMY Award-winning American composer Jessie Montgomery and Australian composition icon Elena Kats-Chernin.

06/04/2024

Lounge Sessions has found a new home and we can't wait to welcome our first artist Damien Wright and you our audience. Lounge Sessions aims to bring you local music in a comfortable and familiar setting. We aim to bring you close to the artists and to deeply connect with the music, and to introduce you to diverse styles of music. This is at a private venue so the address is sent along with your ticket.

https://events.humanitix.com/damian-wright-lounge-sessions

In other exciting news our friends at are performing Max Richter’s chart-topping global sensation The Four Seasons Recomposed at Newcastle City Hall on Thursday 18 April. This foot-stomping performance also includes relentlessly rhythmic world premieres by GRAMMY Award-winning American composer Jessie Montgomery and Australian composition icon Elena Kats-Chernin.

Enter the giveaway to WIN 2x tickets: https://www.omegaensemble.com.au/win-reclassical?SQF_SRC=LS

05/04/2024

Our friends at are performing Max Richter’s chart-topping global sensation The Four Seasons Recomposed at Newcastle City Hall on Thursday 18 April. This foot-stomping performance also includes relentlessly rhythmic world premieres by GRAMMY Award-winning American composer Jessie Montgomery and Australian composition icon Elena Kats-Chernin.

Enter the giveaway to WIN 2x tickets: https://www.omegaensemble.com.au/win-reclassical?SQF_SRC=LS

27/03/2024

Lounge Sessions has found a new home and we can't wait to welcome our first artist Damien Wright and you our audience. Lounge Sessions aims to bring you local music in a comfortable and familiar setting. We aim to bring you close to the artists and to deeply connect with the music, and to introduce you to diverse styles of music.

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15/03/2024

Are you interested in singing in a choir? A friend of mine runs this wonderful inclusive community choir.

Some lovely words from one of our singers — thanks Bróna! This is a non-auditioned mixed community choir, open to all ages and abilities. No experience is needed. We learn everything on the way!

14/03/2024

Pure joy!

08/03/2024

We are looking for classical and small acoustic artists who would like to perform in a small intimate space to an attentive audience. Lounge Sessions will be up and running again from April once a month on a Friday evening from 6-8pm.

The venue is close by to Elmas cafe which is open for mezze plates and cocktails on Friday evenings. We will welcome you to our Lounge and share the most exquisite local music with you. No large concerts halls, dress codes or noisy venues.

All our events aim to be disability and family friendly, please let us know if we can do anything to improve accessibility.

07/03/2024

Lounge Sessions will be back from April with lots of wonderful live classical and folk music in an intimate lounge setting at a new and exciting location. We can not wait to start sharing high quality local music with you in an accessible easy way.

06/03/2024

02/03/2024

Next weekend you don’t have to travel to hear our countries biggest voices, they are coming to Newcastle to sing with a choir and orchestra of local musicians.

An evening of Andrew Lloyd Webber not to be missed next Friday, Saturday and Sunday.

26/01/2024

Grab your tickets here to catch this young up and coming vocal powerhouse. https://www.lizottes.com.au/live/shows/booking/3807

‘Amelia Accardi presents “Read Between The Lines” a night of the weird, wacky, wonderful, heartfelt and authentic. Live music, great food and fun!!’

“Read Between The Lines” and in partnership with . It would mean the world to me if you guys would come and show your support by rocking up on the 30th of January, 6pm at Lizottes. I’m lucky enough to have as my support act and wonderful crew . Thank you for all the support and I hope to see you there (:

19/12/2023

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16/12/2023

Join a choir 😊

Carols and choirs are enjoying a boom in popularity, and science is showing how they improve lives

17/11/2023

We have been having so much fun with this show, and our audiences have been loving this unique evening of music. Tonight is the last chance you will have to come and hear the magical Dot’s Symphony by Matt Cross Makes Music and many other exciting works by other local composers.

There are ticket costs to suit all budgets so please don’t stay home, come and hear this very special evening of original music in our last show for the year.

Living in Newcastle NSW, Matt Cross is a multi-instrumentalist with a strong passion for live performance, and songwriting. He started piano lessons from an early age, and later gravitated towards guitar. Tearing through the albums of AC/DC and Bon Jovi, it wasn’t until the high school band needed a pianist for a performance of Cold Chisel’s “Khe Sanh” (a song that Matt now dreads when it is requested). It was at this point that Matt found his home on the keyboard.
As Matt matured as a musician, he found joy in songwriting and composition. His debut album “Take Your Time” demonstrates this, creating luscious soundscape textures, combined with rugged blues instrumentals.

“Dot’s Symphony” (originally “Dot’s Song”) is a composition written by Matt in 2018. Originally for solo piano, Matt has arranged it to include strings and flutes for tonight’s performance. The song is written and dedicated to Matt’s niece Dot. “Dot’s Symphony is an absolute delight to play, it is full of the whimsy and wonder of childhood” Naomi Dart.

This piece will be performed during the Thursday and Friday evening performances. Tickets available via this link https://events.humanitix.com/ekstasis-ensemble-presents-midnight-sun-ov61fav3

Lounge Sessions The Dungeon The Emerald Ruby Cellist - Naomi Dart Matt Cross Makes Music Abhaya Sky

19/10/2023

As a musician I have always felt that I can't sing or I shouldn't sing, but since joining this choir I walk around singing all the time. There is something magical about coming together with other people to sing, come along and sing with us on Monday nights

22/08/2023

I have set up a new Facebook and Instagram page for Ekstasis Ensemble. The links are below.

https://www.facebook.com/EkstasisEnsemble?mibextid=b06tZ0

ekstasis_ensemble on Instagram

Ekstasis Ensemble is a local group of musicians who have formed to play local emerging composers works. We aim to provide opportunities for student composers and composers who may be disadvantaged. Our programs will be interesting and diverse from a broad range of genres, it won’t be only classical or art music, that we will represent.

We have 3 performances coming up in November at The Dungeon on the 16th, 17th and 18th at 6.30pm. We also have an Open Rehearsal at Catapult where you can come and see how the r ensemble works directly with composers followed by a score read through for any aspiring composer who wishes to get some feedback and connect with the ensemble in the future.

Event page links below and on the Ekstasis Ensmeble page.

https://fb.me/e/IFTBKgkG?mibextid=RQdjqZ

https://fb.me/e/1go0fNytU?mibextid=RQdjqZ

https://fb.me/e/3OowQwsMx?mibextid=RQdjqZ

Newcastle's new music ensemble brings you music by emerging local composers.

14/08/2023

https://www.facebook.com/EkstasisEnsemble

The Ensemble now has it's own page. If you wish to hear about our upcoming shows then pop over to the page and hit like. We will be presenting wokrs from local composers in November and holding an open rehearsal in the weeks before the show. Don't miss it....follow the link :)

Newcastle's new music ensemble brings you music by emerging local composers.

11/08/2023

CALLING ALL ARTISTS!

Australia’s biggest little Fringe Festival wants YOU!

We’re putting the callout for amazing artists and performers who want to be a part of next year’s 2024 Newcastle Fringe Festival, from the 14th to 24th of March.

Newcastle Fringe is all about bringing together the most diverse variety of acts possible, including:
Comedy
Music
Dance
Cabaret
Burlesque
Spoken Word
Performance Art
Circus
Theatre (both for grown-ups and kids)
And if your performance somehow doesn’t fit into those categories, we’d still love to hear from you!

Artist applications open August 14th.
To apply, visit www.newcastlefringe.com.au

12/07/2023

First face paint of the day down at Bank Corner Espresso Bar. Don’t miss out, come and grab a babycino and some scones.

11/07/2023

Today at Bank Corner Espresso Bar from 10am the wonderful mythical ink will be painting faces. Bring the kids down for a babycino and face paint this morning.

$10 per face and $5 extra for bling.