Upcoming concerts
Concert dates for 2026:
- Sunday 17 May 2026
- Sunday 30 August 2026
- Sunday 6 December 2026
Celebrating 20 years of the Maruki Community Orchestra
Book Launch & Special Screening
Sunday 1 March at 2:30pm, Lyneham High School Performing Arts Centre
This special event celebrates twenty years of the Maruki Community Orchestra — a community of Canberra musicians who have spent two decades making ambitious, joyful music together.
At the centre of the afternoon is the launch of "John Gould and the Maruki Community Orchestra", a new book that tells the intertwined story of an orchestra and its founder. Part biography, part community history, the book traces how John Gould, after an international professional career, came to see community music as music’s deepest purpose — a belief that shaped Maruki from its very first rehearsal.
The afternoon will include a special screening of the film "String Quartet" (1972), discussion with the author and some musical surprises, finishing off with afternoon tea.. Please join us for this special event.
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