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Music performances at the WA Academy of Performing Arts
Lunchtime Concerts

A tasty series of free lunchtime concerts featuring staff, students or visiting guests serving up sumptuous musical treats for hungry ears!

Opening night: 27th Feb, 1.10 pm
Closing night: 30th Oct, 1.10 pm
Music performances at the WA Academy of Performing Arts
Piano Panoply: A Celebration of the Piano and its Music: Past, Present and Future

Piano Panoply, from 3-5 October, is a three-day celebration of the piano, featuring concerts, a public exhibition, a free public lecture and a research symposium.

Opening night: 3rd Oct, 9.00 am
Closing night: 5th Oct, 2.00 pm
Music performances at the WA Academy of Performing Arts
WAAPA Gospel Choir 10th Anniversary Show!

Celebrate the 10th anniversary of the WAAPA Gospel Choir with an uplifting evening of powerful voice, joyous harmonies and soulful music.

Opening night: 8th Oct, 7.30 pm
Music performances at the WA Academy of Performing Arts
Afternoon of a Faun

From Mozart to Martland via Debussy, the Indian Ocean Ensemble and WAAPA's saxophone ensemble, The 'Phone Co., perform an evening of chamber music at its best.

Opening night: 10th Oct, 7.30 pm
Music performances at the WA Academy of Performing Arts
The Opera Gala

An operatic treasure-trove of arias, ensembles and choruses from the world of grand opera performed in the glamorous setting of Government House Ballroom by the graduating Classical Voice class of 2025 with the marvellous Mark Coughlan as music director.

Opening night: 16th Oct, 7.30 pm
Music performances at the WA Academy of Performing Arts
Contemporary Journeys 4

Join us for a free concert in The Music Box as WAAPA's Diploma of Contemporary Music ensembles showcase their talents in a relaxed and intimate setting.

Opening night: 16th Oct, 7.30 pm
Music performances at the WA Academy of Performing Arts
Ellen Kirkwood (SYD) meets the WAAPA Big Band

Award-winning composer, trumpeter and bandleader Ellen Kirkwood performs with the WAAPA Big Band in a concert that’ll blow the roof off the Richard Gill Auditorium!

Opening night: 16th Oct, 7.30 pm
Music performances at the WA Academy of Performing Arts
An Evening with Ainslie Wills (MEL)

Acclaimed Australian singer-songwriter Ainslie Wills takes to the stage with WAAPA’s Contemporary Music students for an unforgettable concert.

Opening night: 17th Oct, 7.30 pm
Music performances at the WA Academy of Performing Arts
Sound Spectrum 2025.2

Bold, inventive, and extraordinary! This will be a captivating showcase of fresh music, performed by outstanding students from WAAPA’s Composition and Sonic Arts program program.

Opening night: 23rd Oct, 7.30 pm
Music performances at the WA Academy of Performing Arts
Music Prizes and Accolades

A night of celebration and achievement, as WAAPA's top music students receive a glittering series of performance prizes and scholarships.

Opening night: 24th Oct, 7.30 pm
Music performances at the WA Academy of Performing Arts
Spooktacular!

Get ready for a frightfully fun evening of music and mischief, as the Symphonic Wind Ensemble conjures up a bewitching performance for WAAPA’s final public music concert at the Mount Lawley campus.

Opening night: 30th Oct, 7.30 pm
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