Saturday 2 May 2026
Performance Red Dirt Hymns BRISBANE BEL CANTO FESTIVAL EVENT Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â
Buy TicketsThe idea of acclaimed composer Andrew Ford, Red Dirt Hymns is a collection of secular hymns with lyrics by some of Australia’s finest writers.
Working with poets including Sarah Holland-Batt, John Kinsella and Ellen van Neerven, Ford has created a collection of songs that sing praise to the everyday. Be it in the shape of a vase or desire by a river at dusk, Red Dirt Hymns sings of an Australia we all know and love.
If The Birth of Bel Canto is a concert exploring the beginnings of bel canto music, in Red Dirt Hymns we invite you to explore the art of song today.
Running time – approximately 80min with no interval
Composer Andrew Ford
Director Patrick Nolan
Music Director Steve Newcomb
Featuring Jazz Department vocal and instrumental students from Queensland Conservatorium Griffith University.
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$70
Opera Queensland Studio
140 Grey Street, South Bank, Queensland
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Saturday 2 May 2026
Running time – approximately 80min with no interval
Opera Queensland Studio
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