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2026 Jul 19 - Corn Riggs are Bonny

    3:00pm, Sunday 19 July 2026

    Venue: Private Residence (Heritage Mansion), Fitzroy North


    This July, Progetto Corelli returns to the beautiful heritage mansion in Fitzroy North where we had [Divertimenti] and [Banchetto Musicale] concerts. Fresh from the 2026 National Celtic Festival, we are delighted to bring our festival program home to Melbourne, expanded with additional Baroque sonatas by those composers.


    This concert will showcase a selection of favourite old Scots airs and sonatas published in the mid eighteenth century, the period now referred to as the Scottish Enlightenment. At that time, it was popular for Italian musicians to seek further opportunities for themselves in Scotland. Composers like Barsanti and Geminiani applied their Italian aesthetic to Scottish music, for example adding formalised basso continuo and ornamentation. Scottish composers like McGibbon, Oswald and Reid were influenced by the Italian approach, and wove similar musical devices into their own settings and compositions that they published and sold in London and Edinburgh. This cosmopolitan cross-over became known as the ‘Scots drawing-room style’.


    Program include:

    • Francesco Barsanti (1690 ~ 1775)

    • General John Reid (1721 ~ 1807) 

    • Burk Thumoth (c.1710 ~ c.1755)

    • William McGibbon (1690 ~ 1756)

    • Francesco Geminiani (1687 ~ 1762)

    • James Oswald (1710 ~ 1769)


    A more detailed program will be announced soon.

    2026 Jun 6 - National Celtic Folk Festival

      ​​Progetto Corelli showcases a selection of old Scots tunes, sonatas and airs from manuscripts of the mid eighteenth century—the Scottish Enlightenment. Leaning into the Scots Drawing Room style, the concert features melodies published by Francesco Barsanti, Burk, Geminiani, Reid, McGibbon, and Oswald.


      There will be two shows on Saturday in Portarlington:

      • ​2:30pm 6 June 2026 - Club Room

      • 7pm 6 June 2026 - St Patrick's Church​


      Details about the national celtic folk festival 2026: https://www.nationalcelticfestival.com


      Ferry services connecting Melbourne and Portarlington: https://www.portphillipferries.com.au/tickets-times/portarlington-to-docklands/


      2026 Mar 22 - Fairest Isle

        ​St. Joseph's Catholic Church, South Yarra, VIC

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        Baroque music from Britannia, featuring John Blow, Henry Purcell, Gottfried Finger, and James Oswald. From the favourites of London’s royal courts to work inspired by Scottish folk tradition, this program highlights the island’s tapestry of courtly splendour, cultural crossover and distinctive regional identities.​

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        Henry Purcell - Chaconne in F major from King Arthur, Z. 628

        John Blow - Suite from Venus and Adonis

        James Oswald - Sonata of Scots Tunes

        Henry Purcell - Chacony in G minor, Z. 730

        Gottfried Finger - Trio Sonata for 2 Violins & Continuo, Op. 5 No. 3

        Henry Purcell - Suite from The Old Bachelor, Z. 607

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