On the Terrace
Chamber Music Adelaide’s award-winning event, On the Terrace, will return in 2022.
Held in collaboration with the Art Gallery of South Australia, State Library of South Australia, Migration Museum, South Australian Museum, MOD., Samstag Museum, ACE, Jam Factory and Nexus Arts, audiences are invited to experience extraordinary music in unique spaces. Performances are presented in a relaxed and enticing environment, allowing audiences to sample a wide range of musical styles.
This year for the first time, On The Terrace will run over two days on Saturday 12 and Sunday 13 November. On the Terrace is a welcoming and accessible mini-festival featuring performances by more than 40 high-calibre musicians, including Adelaide’s most beloved chamber ensembles, rising stars and special guests.
No bookings required.
Celebrating Adelaide’s status as a UNESCO City of Music, highlights of this year’s event include:
- A second day of chamber music performances in the West End Village and new venue partnerships with Samstag Museum, JamFactory, ACE, Nexus Arts and MOD.
- The first public performances of four new chamber music works by South Australian composers, responding to themes of INVISBILITY as depicted within the exhibition of the same name at MOD.
- A newly-established first nations curator partnership with the Centre for Aboriginal Studies in Music (CASM) which will see a dedicated First Nations On the Terrace showcase.
- A newly-established intercultural partnership with Nexus Arts with a group of culturally diverse artists performing at On the Terrace.
View the full program and schedule of performances here
Venues:
North Terrace Cultural Precinct & West End Creative Precinct – Art Gallery of SA, State Library of SA, Migration Museum, SA Museum, MOD., Samstag Museum, ACE, Jam Factory and Nexus Arts
Accessibility:
On the Terrace is a free event that can be enjoyed by families of all ages, and including wheelchair users and blind and vision-impaired patrons. With the help of professional audio describers, blind and vision-impaired patrons can experience the event by meeting the musicians before their performance and learning a little about the instruments they play, including feeling the size, shape and material from which each instrument is made and how that affects the sound.
For more information and all enquiries please visit the Chamber Music website.
What: On the Terrace
When: Saturday 12 November 2022 (12pm–4pm) & Sunday 13 November 2022 (11am–4pm)
Where: Various locations around Adelaide – Check the program for venues and times
Who: All ages
At Play & Go Adelaide we make every effort to provide accurate information to the best of our knowledge at the time of publication. We recommend confirming times, dates and details directly before making any plans as details may be subject to change.
Image Source: supplied & Chamber Music website
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