Robert Harris is performing at Tuggeranong Arts Centre on Tuesday 9 September. Book tickets now. Photo: Tuggeranong Arts Centre.
Explore different musical themes with musician Robert Harris in a relaxed conversational setting at Tuggeranong Arts Centre.
New in 2025, this series of music appreciation gatherings kicks off with a celebration of the lunar eclipse in the appropriately-named room The Space.
Discover music for moonlight and starry nights, from Beethoven to movie themes. Robert Harris is a renowned viola player with a career in orchestras, opera, ballet, stage and screen.
Repertoire
Johann Strauss, The Blue Danube Waltz & Music of the Spheres Waltz
Beethoven, Moonlight Sonata
Debussy, Clair de Lune
Dvorak, Song of the Moon from Rusalka
Richard Strauss, Sunrise from 2001 Space Odyssey
Greig, Morning from Peer Gynt
Puccini, Stars Shining Brightly from Tosca
Holst, Music from The Planets suite
And more, from Classical and contrast styles (think favourite songs like Moon River and Here Comes the Sun; TV ‘classics’ Doctor Who and The Jetsons) with spoken commentary by Robert Harris. There will be complementary visual art and imagery from great artists ad pop art.
About Robert Harris
Musician and arts fan(atic), now a Canberran after 50+ years of concerts in 30+ countries (from Carnegie Hall and Wigmore Hall to our worlds of Asia and Oceania, from Foreign Affairs tours to Classic Concerts cruises), Robert Harris continues his ‘arts & entertainment’ pleasures. He is a renowned viola player in Classical and contrast styles for orchestras, opera, ballet, stage and screen, and has performed as Principal Viola for ACO, and with great artists such as Pavarotti, Streisand and Stevie Wonder.
The details
What: Heavenly Music: Moon, Sun & Stars
Where: Tuggeranong Arts Centre, 137 Reed Street North
When: Tuesday 9 September, 4 pm
Cost: Pay what you can. Book tickets now.
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