Bring your picnic rug and join us for a magical evening of holiday tunes as the sun sets behind the stunning amphitheatre at Happs Winery. Performed by a piano quintet of some of Australia's finest young musicians, this concert will feature some beautiful and well-known selections from the standard classical repertoire and of course your favourite jazzy Christmas songs.
Saturday 16 December
Picnic from 5:30pm
Concert begins at 7pm
General Admission
Early Bird Adult Tickets: $45 (available until November 20)
Standard Adult Tickets: $55
Kids (4-12): $15
Infants (0-3): Free
Limited
VIP Tables
This year we'll be offering a limited number of VIP table. Make your evening extra special by reserving a table for your friends or family.
VIP tables are available for groups of four or eight.
A VIP table for four is $400 and includes: admission (4), a glass of sparkling on arrival (4), a festively set table with prime visibility, a decadent grazing board prepared by Cheese by Louise, a bottle of Happs Shiraz or Chardonnay.
A VIP table for eight is $800 and includes: admission (8), a glass of sparkling on arrival (8), a festively set table with prime visibility, a decadent grazing board prepared by Cheese by Louise, and two bottles of Happs Shiraz or Chardonnay.
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Grazing Boxes
Save yourself the trouble and pre-order a delicious grazing box lovingly prepared by Cheese by Louise. Grazing boxes are available for two ($60) or four people ($100) and contain:
- Soft and hard cheese selection with quince, dried fruit and candied nuts
- Sliced prosciutto, salami and cured sausage with assorted pickles
- Housemade Preserved lemon Hummus, Roast capsicum and cashew dip
- Assorted crackers
- Local chocolate
- Olives
- Seasonal fruit selection
Grazing boxes can be purchased on trybooking when booking your tickets.
*Image is for reference only and the exact contents may vary on the day,
Meet The Musicians
Liam Wooding
Liam Wooding hails from, New Zealand where his love of the piano was fostered at an early age in primary school. After initial piano studies in New Zealand, he furthered his education at the Australian National Academy of Music, and in the United States as a Fulbright Scholar. He collaborates with a range of artists and chamber music groups, most recently soprano Stephanie Acraman, percussionist Timothy
Constable, and ensembles including the NZTrio, Ad-Lib Collective, and Arcadia
Winds.
Jared Yapp
Jared is a composer, violist, and concert curator who is passionate about bringing people together through transformational artistic experiences. He is also a member of the Ad Lib Collective, a group of
musicians who are focused on performance creation, community engagement and collaboration with a wide variety of artists.
Meg Cohen
Meg is a violinist with a multi-faceted practice. Having completed Bachelor (Hons) and Masters degrees at the Sydney Conservatorium, she relocated to Naarm/Melbourne to study at the Australian National Academy of Music. As an in-demand freelance musician, Meg now performs regularly with the
Melbourne Chamber and Symphony Orchestras, Genesis Baroque, Inventi Ensemble, and the Australian Haydn Ensemble, among many others.
Jeremy Garside
Jeremy Garside moved to New Zealand earlier this year to take up the position of Associate Principal Cello with the Christchurch Symphony Orchestra, and has been acting as Principal Cello since he arrived.
Before moving to Christchurch he regularly performed with the West Australian Symphony Orchestra, after training at the Australian National Academy of Music
(ANAM) under Howard Penny.
Phoebe Masel
Phoebe Masel is a freelance violinist based in Hobart. She enjoys an eclectic performance career, playing regularly with the Tasmanian and Melbourne Symphony Orchestras. A graduate of the Australian National Academy of Music and the University of Queensland, Phoebe has toured nationally with the
Australian Chamber Orchestra, Musica Viva Australia and Opera Australia. She is a sought-after chamber musician, having performed at many of Australia’s major music festivals.