Join us at the iconic Melbourne Town Hall as we celebrate 20 years of community music with a landmark concert and debut CD launch!
Experience an energetic and uplifting program as Carl Polke conducts a selection of Squawky favourites, showcasing two decades of artistic collaboration, inclusion, community spirit, all highlighted with plenty of our signature Squawkestry!
We’ll have special guest tenor Zed Diffaee, and featured soloist Huso Balance from our violin section, to help raise the roof!
– Duration: Approximately 2 hours, including interval.
– Your ticket includes a complimentary drink on arrival, and you’ll have the opportunity to join our post-concert celebration; a great chance to meet the performers and continue the festivities.
– Our debut CD and exclusive keepsakes will be available on the day.
Don’t miss this special one-off event!
Tickets are limited, so book now to be part of this unforgettable celebration!
Tickets available via trybooking.
We thank City of Melbourne for their generous support in making this concert possible.
In amongst a busy start to the year, Squawkestra also found the time to prepare for a weekend at Empire Music Studios to lay down some tracks for our debut CD!
We worked hard and had fun under the baton of our conductor Carl Polke, with guest vocals from Zed Difaee, and stellar production support by Trevor and the team at Empire, along with some very much appreciated music production support from within our ranks from Adele!
All this would not have been possible without the generous support of Daryl and Anne Whinney – thank you for the opportunity to have fun making music, and as a bonus, add ‘recording artist’ to our bag of tricks!
The CD will be available for purchase at our 20th Anniversary Concert & CD Launch at the Melbourne Town Hall on Sunday 14th June at 2:30. Secure your tickets at Trybooking now!
Last weekend, we were delighted to be invited to perform at Talbot Place Aged Care Facility in Ballarat.
As the residents are unable to go to the orchestra, we brought the orchestra to them; it was very special to share a live, orchestral music experience with them, playing a selection of our favourite pieces.
Our next concert is at 2:30 pm on Sunday 9th November 2025 at Preston City Hall, Preston.
Squawkestra gratefully acknowledges the support of the City of Darebin
Squawkestra is proud to present the the culmination of our inaugural Squawkestra Composer Project – the premiere performance of The Earth Suite, a musical story in eight movements about our planet from its birth to what its future might be.
Composed by Jukka Mäntynen, it will be performed by The Squawkestra Earth Suite Chamber Orchestra at 2:30 pm on Sunday 28th September 2025 at Preston City Hall, Preston.
Our mid year concert is at 2:30 pm on Sunday 25th May 2025 at Preston City Hall, Preston.
Squawkestra gratefully acknowledges the support of the City of Darebin
Last Sunday, we packed up our instruments and bussed to Geelong to have a glorious afternoon with our friends and hosts Awkwardstra Geelong.
What started from a small “wouldn’t it be fun to play together?” musing, was realised into a wonderful collaboration featuring a huge combined orchestra of over 80 musicians performing both for and with each other. It was an event of sharing food, learning and above all, the sheer joy of making music together.
Our end of year concert is at 2:30 pm on Sunday 15th December 2024 at Preston City Hall, Preston.
Squawkestra gratefully acknowledges the support of the City of Darebin
This weekend, Squawkestra members have joined the circus!
A mass of acrobats, a mass of musicians, a mass of artistry, a mash-up of circus mayhem. Over seventy humans on stage … It’s going to be massive!
When: Saturday 19 October 2024 @ 9:30pm and Sunday 20 October 2024 @ 3:30pm
Where: 35 Johnston Street, Collingwood
Tickets: https://melbournefringe.com.au/event/havoc/#sessions-tickets
Our mid year concert is on 2.30 pm Sunday 26th May 2024 at Preston City Hall, Preston.
Squawkestra gratefully acknowledges the support of the City of Darebin
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