A tasty series of free lunchtime concerts featuring staff, students or visiting guests serving up sumptuous musical treats for hungry ears!
Mozart’s sublime comic opera, performed in Jeremy Sam’s lively translation, is the ultimate tale of mistaken identity, fidelity, forgiveness and sparkling joy.
The extraordinary Darlington Quartet, WAAPA’s Quartet-in-Residence, performs works by Beethoven and Imogen Holst.
WAAPA's Music Artist students showcase their original music for acoustic solos and duos in the intimate setting of The Edith Spiegeltent.
Through mesmerising explorations of drumming, philosophy, imagination, and percussion theatre, Huang takes the art form into the future.
Hear this captivating piece, along with works by Sculthorpe, Westlake, Charlton and others, in a poignant and intimate exploration of modern Australian guitar repertoire.
Over three performances, percussionist Adam Tan joins Defying Gravity to create an enchanted world of sound, rhythm and groove.
Melbourne-based composer, performer and researcher Iran Sanadzadeh presents electronic music from her debut album Ocean, Again, performed on terpsichora floors.
In a night of divine music, WAAPA’s Classical Voice students join Argentinian-Australian pianist, coach and repetiteur Andrea Katz to perform treasures from German Lieder and French Art Song.
For this concert you will hear Grabowsky accompanied by the next generation of jazz performers, interpreting his masterful compositions that reflect the rich tapestry of human emotions – ranging from the vibrant, spontaneous and exuberant, to the introspective and melancholic.
Guest artist Iran Sanadzadeh invites Composition and Music Technology students in collaboration with students from Performance Making to imagine a new path for sound that takes it beyond the familiar, auditory or actioned.
Join a selection of vocalists from Diploma to 4th Year students as they take you on a journey through modern pop song arrangements for choir.
An amazing showcase of new works for acoustic and electronic instruments from the next generation of composers and composer/performers.
This concert celebrates the 200th anniversary of WAAPA’s recently restored 1824 Broadwood grand, an instrument almost identical to that owned by Beethoven.
WAAPA proudly presents an exciting showcase of the rising talent of the Western Australian jazz world.
Students from WAAPA’s Symphonic Wind Ensemble and the University of Western Australia's Wind Orchestra join forces for a spectacular special event at Churchlands Senior High School.
Showcasing WAAPA’s stunning Fazioli grand piano, the Classical Piano students present a kaleidoscope of music, from virtuoso showpieces to ethereal nocturnes and much more.
Join WAAPA’s graduating Contemporary Music students as they each present a short performance of original songs and/or original arrangements.
Join us for a transformative evening that celebrates the pivotal role played by women composers in this ever-evolving musical landscape.
Be enchanted as WAAPA's String Camerata celebrates the wonderful tradition of British string composition, in music from Purcell to Britten and beyond.
This performance celebrates the end of the first day of the Massed Sax Festival, and continues the decades of WAAPA saxophonic excellence
Celebrating the 10th year of the Massed Sax Festival, this unique concert showcases the incredible talent of saxophonists from all walks of life.
This night showcases the Diploma and Advanced Diploma students as they present the creative collaborations that highlight their WAAPA Music Artist journey.
The award-winning LA-based Australian singer-songwriter Ben Abraham performs songs from his catalogue with the Contemporary Music students.
East meets West in three scintillating performances that showcase diverse musical collaborations between WAAPA staff and students, and visiting music faculty and students from Nanjing University of the Arts (NUA).
This performance showcases six magnificent finalists, who compete for the 2024 Taryn Fiebig Award.
Described as ‘a gift to the world of music’, Russian-born classical guitarist Vladimir Gorbach is internationally acclaimed for his outstanding musicality and brilliant virtuosity.
Stewart Smith leads an intrepid group of student explorers though a fascinating and dynamic musical landscape with works spanning from the 1st century AD to the end of the 19th century.
In a night of drama and superb musicianship, WAAPA's leading classical soloists join the WAAPA Symphony Orchestra to battle it out in the final of the prestigious 2024 Warana Concerto Competition.
This year, in collaboration with the Western Australian Opera, WAAPA is delighted to have WAO’s Artistic Director, Christopher van Tuinen, conducting the choir in a French-inspired program of works.
Acclaimed saxophonist Jamie Oehlers joins the Darlington Quartet to perform Astor Piazzolla's gorgeous Five Tango Sensations.
Don't miss this fiery collaboration – it’ll be an unforgettable night of rhythm, melody, and pure Latin passion!
This performance covers a wide musical base from pop to rock, R’n’B to soul and funk classics, in a spectacularly produced concert with a huge cast of talented young musicians and singers.
This concert is creativity at its most exciting, a performance experience overflowing with energy and passion.
This showcase performance features an eclectic combination of acoustic and band-driven music that is truly inspiring!
Established in his honour, the Richard Gill Award is an annual showcase of the skills of WAAPA’s graduating class of Classical Music students.
Join us for a captivating evening of vocal virtuosity, as WAAPA's Jazz Vocal Choir pays tribute to the iconic groups that have helped shaped the genre
Fiona Digney will dazzle in amazing new solo works for percussion, and join Defying Gravity to present some all-time classics.
This mosaic of jazz musicianship showcases technical and compositional diversity in a dynamic, energetic and joyful performance.
Steve Reich’s masterpiece Drumming is an overwhelming and unforgettable experience.
Join the WAAPA Gospel Choir as they perform music of the Gospel and sing praise with their voices.
Drawing on WAAPA’s rich collection of historical instruments, this concert explores the music of this domestic setting and features chamber music by JC Bach, songs from the pleasure gardens, and examples of the newly emergent solo and duet repertoire from London’s finest composers.
Audio-visual duo Black Zenith (Darren Moore and Brian O'Reilly - Singapore) investigate the intersecting points between electronic music, improvisation and abstract moving images.
The Spanish may have invented the guitar, but the Italians also made the instrument their own!
Guest artists Black Zenith are joined by hearNOW, WAAPA's new collaborative Art Ensemble.
Featuring the graduating Classical Voice class of 2024 along with the marvellous Mark Coughlan as Musical Director, this elegant performance is a night not to be missed.
Refreshing, unpretentious and positive ... Mo Award winner Emma Pask is one of Australia’s favourite voices in jazz.
A night of celebration and achievement, as WAAPA's top music students receive a glittering series of performance prizes and scholarships.
The 2024 Screen Academy Gala Screening premieres the original short films produced by this year's cohort of producers, writers, directors, cinematographers, sound designers and editors.
WAAPA’s outstanding Composition and Music Technology students share the best of their original compositions for acoustic and electronic instruments in an exciting showcase of new music.
The musical sensation that is Spooktacular! is back, to see out the semester and bring in the holiday season.