Past events

UPDATE: Here we go again… It is with the deepest regret that we announce the cancellation of our upcoming Chelys Germanica concert in Beechworth on Sunday 6th June. We were so looking forward to getting back on stage, but with the uncertainty over the length of the current lockdown, it is impossible to proceed. We hope to […]

It’s been a long while since we’ve made a public outing, and we couldn’t be more excited, and grateful to the Peninsula Summer Music Festival, to be making our post-COVID debut at the stunning Port Phillip Estate. At the turn of the 17th Century, the violin, a new kid on the block, was emerging as […]

As you all know, regional Victoria has been having a rough time this Summer, so if you happen to be there on 22nd February, be sure to check us out at the historic Beechworth Town Hall! We’re going to be joined by our dear friend Tim, who’s come back to Australia all the way from […]

Due to the ongoing social distancing restrictions caused by the pandemic, and the ongoing uncertainty about when we will be able to assemble together in a performance space, we must regretfully inform you that we have now decided to postpone the entire Death Concert Series until 2021. We look forward to a time when we are […]

For the first performance in the Early Music in Beechworth November calendar, Harken Well are performing violin sonatas from 17th Century Italy and Germany alongside a selection of Frescobaldi’s solo works performed on the glorious organ of the Beechworth Town Hall. Come along on Saturday 30th November to hear us, and make sure to check […]

Harken Well are ready to brighten up your winter with a programme of fiery, early 17th-Century Italian repertoire. And we’re taking it on tour! This was a super exciting time in the history of the violin, so please join us in Melbourne, Castlemaine, and Buninyong for performances of works by Bertali, Castello, Cima, Farina, Fontana, […]

For their debut at the Castlemaine State Festival, Harken Well present a programme of 17th Century Germanic music, including works by Schmelzer, Buxtehude, Erlebach and Capricornus. Joined by continuo dream team Donald Nicolson (harpsichord) and Nick Pollock (theorbo), this is not to be missed. Instigated by Franz Tunder, the father-in-law of Dieterich Buxtehude, in the mid-17th Century, […]

In Harken Well’s second performance at the Castlemaine State Festival, we present a programme of Renaissance and early Baroque music by composers of questionable character. For this special concert, Harken Well are joined by very special early music multi-instrumentalists John Weretka (harpsichord, tenor viol, voice) and Lucy Price (baroque ‘cello, bass viol). Can art improve society […]

We’re absolutely thrilled to be joining forces with our dearest friends from Freitags-Akademien (Berlin) for a concert of Classical works from four different nations, at the Church of All Nations. We’ll be performing works by Boccherini, Bologne, Miča and Mozart.    Tickets are $30 (full) / $20 (concession/artists) available at the door. Come and check it out!  […]

We’re so pleased to have the opportunity to present our programme and the light shines through darkness, this time with a very special extra Easter treat, at this year’s Holy Week at the Scots’ Church. We have an all-star continuo section joining us comprising Donald Nicolson on the organ and Nick Pollock on theorbo. The Scots’ […]