High caliber fine music performers come to Wyong

Electric, vivacious, prestigious. These are just a few words that have been used to describe the artists coming to The Art House in Wyong this May and June. Audiences are spoilt for choice with three high caliber performances from The Sydney Symphony Orchestra performs "Beethoven", Vince Jones and Nina Ferro with “Come in Spinner” and The Australian Haydn Ensemble with the Baroque program “Die Stille Nacht”.

Since it’s opening in 2016, The Art House has been delighting and entertaining patrons from all over the Coast with a variety of nationally renowned artists and capital city shows. Coasties no longer need to travel to Sydney or Newcastle to see such high–quality performers.

From the man himself, the beloved jazz vocalist Vince Jones – “For a long time, I’ve been thinking that I would like to revisit the “Come in Spinner” soundtrack music. I felt that the best place to showcase my astounding Big Band, 17–piece orchestra and music for the first time in 2023, is at the wonderful Art House. I can’t wait to sing these songs again with new stunning arrangements and listen to Nina Ferro breathe life into these much–loved classic WWII era tunes.” Originally scored with Grace Knight, Melbourne born award–winning vocalist Nina Ferro will now accompany Vince on stage with the revised version of the twice platinum soundtrack “Come in Spinner”. Jones and Ferro will be showcasing for the first time dynamic new interpretations of much–loved songs of the 40’s swing era including Cole Porters “I Got you Under My Skin”, Gershwin’s “The Man I Love”, “You Got to My Head”, and many more classics from the WWII era.

Much to the delight of local classical music enthusiasts, the renowned Sydney Symphony Orchestra is now a regular visitor to Wyong. Their performance of Beethoven in May is almost sold out but lucky for us they will be returning toward the end of the year. Their 2023 regional New South Wales Tour is driven by a commitment to accessibility and removing barriers to enjoying live symphonic music in rural areas.

The Australian Haydn Ensemble will grace The Art House stage in June with beautiful baroque works by Vivaldi, Telemann and Biber, featuring soloists David Greco (baritone) and Melissa Farrow (flute). The Ensemble plays on period instruments, meaning instruments that are from the time the music was composed. Together, the instruments and the musicians create a sound world that is as close as possible to the way the composers heard the music when they created the works. As a matinee performance at 2pm, The Art House has created an optional afternoon tea of scones with cream and jam plus unlimited tea and percolated coffee to make a day of it!

The Art House is the place to be for fine music this May and June so treat yourself to an outing to witness some of Australia’s most regarded musicians.