Enjoy stunning Christmas carols and a few contemporary Christmas songs sung beautifully as solos and duets.

Tuesday 13 December | 11AM | GPAC Theatre

With a long year nearly behind us it will be such a joy to welcome back our loyal morning show audience for a special Christmas performance.

Perennial favourite, Chris McKenna will compare and narrate this highly entertaining Christmas concert.

Joining Chris will be Australian Tenor star, Roy Best along with international Soprano, Alison Jones. Jones was born in Morwell and has sung leading roles on the West End of London. Enjoy stunning Christmas carols and a few contemporary Christmas songs sung beautifully as solos and duets.

With plenty of laughs along the way this show will be just the ticket to warm your heart leading into Christmas.

All of this will be backed on the grand piano by Australia’s fastest rising piano virtuoso William Schmidt.

Join this talented cast to “sing in” Christmas 2022!

Join Gippsland’s very own Latrobe Orchestra, Yallourn Madrigal Singers and Latrobe Valley Community Choir to celebrate the very essence of community music making, in our spiritual home of the Traralgon Town Hall.

 The Latrobe Orchestra, Gippsland’s longest running community orchestra, is excited to be joined by the Yallourn Madrigal Singers and the Latrobe Valley Community Choir to welcome in the summer season.

This event will premiere works by local home-grown composer Dani Maree Ashmore, explore the themes of Rimsky Korsakov’s Scheherazade, and the ever-popular Blue Danube waltz. 

Additionally, join in with the festivities of the Christmas season with 100 musicians and choristers combining to perform some of your favourite carols.

A beautiful program of works by English master composers, Gustav Holst, Ralph Vaughan Williams and the brilliant Edward Elgar.

Sunday 13 November | GPAC Theatre

“Something might be made of it" and with these immortal words uttered by Elgar one of the most admired and acclaimed pieces of music began. Much has been made about the Enigma and many have pondered what the Enigma is, however what isn’t in dispute is that the Enigma Variations is a classical music masterpiece.

English Folk Song Suite, composed in 1923 is a collection of folk songs from Norfolk and Somerset, including Seventeen Come Sunday, Pretty Caroline, Green Bushes, and Blow Away The Morning Dew and demonstrates Vaughan Williams love of English folk tunes.

Holst, like Vaughan Williams explored the rich tapestry of English folk music in his Somerset Rhapsody. The is not strictly programmatic however, Holst did confide in a colleague that the work did have narrative:

"Into a quiet country scene comes the sound of approaching soldiers. A youth who is courting a girl is persuaded to enlist and go to war. The soldiers march into the distance and the pastoral quietness returns. The girl is left alone."

Join us for a beautiful afternoon of classical music.

We regret to announce this performance and workshops are cancelled due to the impacts of the current Victorian floods.

Yorta Yorta artist, Allara and Ukrainian Canadian artist, Olenka Toroshenko share a deep kinship and creative collaboration presented as a tender musical experience.

Sunday 23 October | 5.30pm | Little Theatre & GPAC Outdoors

Their debut duo show, which was scheduled for FUSE Darebin March 2020, is now ready…With resilience, stubbornness and direct intent, Allara and Olenka call upon the guidance of their Elders and Ancestors to navigate the troubling reality of the state of our current cultural paradigm and planet. 

Rekindled Systems is the song Yorta Yorta artist Allara sang that called in the spirit of Ukrainian Canadian artist Olenka Toroshenko.

The following day it was Olenka’s recitation of ‘Walk into the Fire’ that unlocked the passageway to what has become a deep kinship and creative collaboration.

While cutting beets for borscht on Sviat Vechir (Ukrainian Christmas) in Jan 2020, the pair realised they are both descendants of people who survived genocides intended to annihilate a peoples and their cultural identity.

Free workshop 

Monday 24 October | 10am - 12pm | GPAC Undercover

Registration is free but registration is a must.

2 hours of workshops in a round-robin style will include 4 x 30min sessions:

Language workshop

Dance workshop

Poetry/song writing workshop

Clowning workshop

An intimate recital of classical and contemporary piano music, exploring meditative sounds from JS Bach to Nat Bartsch.

Saturday 12 November | 2-3pm | GPAC Theatre 

This event is intended to allow the listener to engage in a deep listening experience, and to come to this style music however they feel comfortable to do so. Audience members will be seated on stage around the performer, relaxing in bean bags and chairs, while drenched in low blue light.

Josh Hooke is an award winning musician based in Melbourne, Australia. He performs regularly as a recitalist, concerto soloist and chamber musician throughout Australia, as well as in Europe and the UK. He has studied with a number of eminent pianists, including Ian Holtham, Imogen Cooper in London, as well as Paul Badura-Skoda in Vienna.

Full Program:

-JS Bach- Gottes Zeit ist die allerbeste Zeit, BWV 106: I. Sonatina (Arr. J Hooke)



-Fr. Chopin- Etude in A flat major Op. 25 No. 1 “Aeolian Harp”



-Claude Debussy- Préludes Book I, L. 117: IV. Des pas sur la niege



-JS Bach/Vivaldi- Concerto in D minor, BWV 569: II. Sicillienne (Arr. J Hooke)



-Jack Vanzet/Josh Hooke- Composite 2



-Claude Debussy- Preludes Book I, L. 117: X. La cathedral engloutie



-Anne Boyd- Market Gardens and Musicians



-Fr. Chopin- Prelude in D flat major, Op. 28 No. 15 “Raindrop”



-Nat Bartsch- Leap one



-Claude Debussy- Preludes Book I, L. 117: VIII. La fille aux cheveux de lin



-Franz Schubert- Impromptu in A flat, D. 935 No. 2



-JS Bach- Keyboard Concerto in F minor, BWV 1056: II. Largo (Arr. J Hooke)



-Robert Schumann- Arabesque in C, Op. 18



-WA Mozart- Adagio “for glass harmonica,” K. 356

The Strzelecki Stringbusters with support act The Reel Deal will provide a Good Natured Riot for one and all!

Saturday 1 October | GPAC Theatre

In the timeless tradition of the Hayride & Medicine show String Band entertainment, The Strzelecki Stringbusters combine elements of Ole Time Country, Bluegrass, Blues and Jug band sounds with good humoured banter and audience participation.

The fourteen piece strong ensemble hailing from the hills and hollers of the northern slopes of Gippsland Strzelecki Ranges play fiddles, mandolins, guitars, banjo, ukulele, harmonica and the odd kazoo, locked down with a rock solid double bass and combined with soaring harmony vocals.

The boundless enthusiasm and sheer love of the music and a myriad of great tunes results in a “good natured musical riot”.

Formed in 2003, these boys know how to entertain a crowd. An exhilarating and memorable musical experience is assured with The Stringbusters on board…and be ready to join in and sing along!

The Reel Deal is Gippsland’s own Celtic Rock group. They perform an energetic style of music featuring strong vocals, melodies played on traditional instruments and rhythms played on modern rock instruments.

Enjoy the lively set of crowd favourite covers by The Pogues, Flogging Molly, The Rumjacks, Dropkick Murphy, The Go Set and others.

We invite you to join us for a celebration of Creedence Clearwater Revival.

Thursday 18 May | 7.30pm | GPAC Main Theatre

Clearwater Revival, as we walk-through the life and music of one of the world’s most iconic bands – from the songs they wrote, to the songs covered, to the songs they wrote for others.

From their album debut in 1968 to their last album in 1972, CCR was a juggernaut of phenomenal proportions. No other band has created such an impact in such a short time.

The Creedence Clearwater Collective brings to the stage a six piece band – with a guest Saxophonist and a vocalist that emulates John Fogerty’s distinct vocals – to capture the unique CCR sound.

You do not want to hear through the grapevine that you missed out on this hit-packed production.

Join us, a real-life travelling band.

A performance dedicated to orchestral and choral works.

Friday 14 October | 7.00PM | The Little Theatre

This is an opportunity for all Junior and Secondary Academy musicians from St Paul’s Anglican Grammar School’s Traralgon and Warragul campuses to perform together in a large ensembles format, drawing and expanding on the ensemble skills they have developed in Semester 1. 

Open to selected students, the Academy of Music offers a dedicated focus for the development of students’ chamber, orchestral and musical skills. With specialist orchestral instrumentalists and vocal tutors, an opportunity for solo and chamber performances will be available both internally and externally at a range of venues.

Incorporating live concert exposure and collaboration with professional performers, the Academy of Music is sure to inspire students and take their learning and musical skills to another level.

Don't miss Baker Boy on his first headline tour of regional Victoria! 

Following a triumphant slot at the 2021 AFL Grand Final in Perth, Baker Boy had to reschedule his biggest national tour due to pandemic logistics. Eventually hitting the road in April was a "mindblowing" experience. The Yolŋu superstar relishes keeping people on their toes and he’s reveling a nostalgic side with his first single since 2021's acclaimed debut album Gela. The dancer, rapper and singer has reimagined Bernard Fanning's acoustic folk 'Wish You Well' as a feel-good hip-hop anthem alongside the Powderfinger frontman himself.

Five years after he broke out with the empowering 'Cloud 9' and winning the first of successive National Indigenous Music Awards; Baker Boy is a pop culture phenom, amassing over 55m streams globally. In 2021 he received an Order Of Australia (OAM) medal. That October, Baker Boy aired Gela – a chronicle of identity and personal growth – led by the ARIA Gold jam 'Cool As Hell'. A triple j Feature Album, Gela landed at #3 on the ARIA Albums Chart and was included in prestigious 'Best Of The Year' lists (cue: The Guardian Australia, Tone Deaf, NME, Junkee, AU Review, Yamaha, Double J, Beat, Broadsheet) and nominated for the Australian Music Prize. Over summer, the festive 'My Mind', featuring G Flip, became Baker Boy's latest entry in the Hottest 100, while 'Ride', with a soulful Yirrmal, was shortlisted for the APRA Song Of The Year.

Additional accolades included striking covers on NME Australia, The Big Issue, Spectrum (Melb, Syd), features in Rolling Stone Magazine Australia, The Music, Pilerats, radio album features on 3RRR, 4ZZZ and tonnes of support across playlists on Spotify, Apple Music, YouTube Music, Amazon Music & Soundcloud.

This live edutainment extravaganza is jam packed with all your favourite Pevan & Sarah bangers.

Pevan & Sarah are bringing the joy of their Cub Club music to theatres around the country.

Together, the big friendly tiger and his pocket rocket bestie will rock the house with a performance that’s equal parts musical, educational, hilarious and downright FUN! After two years of being beamed into classrooms and homes for remote learning, Pevan & Sarah are bringing the joy of their Cub Club music to theatres around the country.

Students will sing, learn and laugh their way through a fifty-minute adventure with the dynamic duo as they role play a “typical” day in the classroom. This interactive performance will weave its way through many points of the literacy and numeracy curriculum as well as highlighting key early years experiences such as teamwork, social skills and building resilience.

Prepare your little ones for an excursion like no other and one they’ll never forget. So don your tiger ears, brush up on your favourite lyrics and get ready to rock because Pevan & Sarah can’t wait to see you all!