This event has been cancelled.

Ticket buyers have been contacted directly with more information and options regarding their tickets.

Click here to read the official statement from Musica Viva Australia.

 "Lacey’s articulation is impeccable, and her approach to phrasing delicate and nuanced, drawing the listener in with each lilting sigh, pause, and flourish" - Limelight

In 2020, when asked whether she thought Musica Viva could put on stage a program she had conceived entirely for the recording studio – a lovely juxtaposition of music old and new, a collaboration with a dear and well-matched friend, renowned harpist Marshall McGuire – the wondrous musician Genevieve Lacey responded:

"During this time of isolation, people the world round are yearning for shelter, both physical and spiritual. Bower Roman is an associative, ephemeral nest, woven with memories, heart, hope. Musical treasures found, borrowed and made are lovingly fashioned into a sanctuary."

Accordingly, this program emerges gently onto the concert platform, offering audiences a unique shared experience, enhanced with sound by Jim Atkins and lighting by Niklas Pajanti. Genevieve’s 'bower' is the most authentic extension of the ideas at the heart of one of the programmed pieces, Purcell’s exquisite Evening Hymn:

Now, now that the sun hath veil’d his light
And bid the world goodnight;
To the soft bed my body I dispose,
But where shall my soul repose?

ARTISTS

Genevieve Lacey Recorders
Marshall McGuire Harp

PROGRAM 

Music by John Playford, Jacob van Eyck, Cipriano de Rore, Heinrich Ignaz Franz Biber and Henry Purcell (some arranged by Genevieve Lacey and Marshall McGuire), alongside Australian premieres;

SKIPWORTH Cavern
BENNETT Baiyan Woka (arr. Erkki Veltheim)
KELLER I Surrender
VAN REYK threaded in amongst the infinite threading
FLYNN AND HUMPHREY A mutual support for precarious times
VELTHEIM Nocturne over blue ruins
RODGERS Birds for Genevieve 

RUNNING TIMES

Starts 7:30pm
Finishes 8:45pm*
No Interval

*Times are approximate and subject to change at any time.

ADDITIONAL TICKETING INFO

$40 FOR UNDER 40s
Under 40 tickets are $40 for anyone under 40 years of age. A valid proof of ID must be presented at time of booking and may be requested on the night.


$15 STUDENT TICKETS 
$15 Student tickets are available for full-time students, and may be booked in advance and at the door for all MVA concerts. 
Valid ID card must be presented upon purchase to receive the discount and carried on the night.

CONCESSIONS
Means-tested Australian pensioners (Ages, Disability, Veteran's Affairs and Supporting Parent) and Health Care card holders are eligible to receive Musica Viva's Concession prices.

SUBSCRIBER DISCOUNTS 
10% discount applies to the subscribers of the following:  

• Musica Viva Australia
• West Australian Symphony Orchestra
• Black Swan State Theatre Company
• WA Opera
• WA Ballet
• St Georges Cathedral Concert Series

Please call Box Office on 9231 9999 or visit us in person to take advantage of this special offer. ID must be presented when collecting tickets. 

MOBILE TICKETS
Mobile tickets will be emailed shortly after the order confirmation.

FOOD & BEVERAGES

Grab & Go 
A Grab & Go menu will be made available closer to the event. 

PLEASE NOTE: 

• Prior to an event if you are feeling unwell, we ask you please do not attend the performance and contact our Box Office on either boxoffice@perthconcerthall.com.au or 9231 9999 to discuss the options for your tickets. 
• Social distancing requirements will be in place for this event
• Health and safety guidelines for the venue can be found here.

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