The Mosman Concert Series is organised and presented by Mosman Music Club which was founded in 1946, affiliated with the Federated Music Clubs of Australia NSW Council, Inc.
Initially formed to provide live music, performed in private Mosman residences for its own music lovers and those of its neighbouring suburbs, in those days, not long after the war, when live music was on the other side of the bridge, most of the not very numerous cars were still sitting on blocks, and evening concerts in Sydney Town Hall and the Conservatorium were an unattractive journey in cold trams and some distance by foot in colder streets.
Today, Mosman is a lower North Shore suburb, accessible from almost anywhere and Mosman Concert Series attracts audiences from distant areas – Bondi, Miranda, Epping, Avalon, Hornsby and wherever, to its superb series of six to eight concerts a year.
Many concerts are held in the excellent acoustics and ambience of the Blessed Sacrament Church on Bradley’s Head Road. Access is easy, with plenty of street parking, and buses that stop at the Church both ways (the 100 QVB/Wynyard to Taronga Zoo and 238 Balmoral to Taronga Zoo Wharf buses. Check the TripView app for timetable and route information).
Other concerts are held at the Sacred Heart Hall on Cardinal Street in Mosman. Please check the details for each concert to confirm the venue.
These are not just concerts of “something for everyone”. Every concert is superb in itself and every concert is for everyone. What better way to spend a Sunday afternoon, or two or three, or even nine!
Entry to the concerts is by program, available at the door, and includes free afternoon tea.
See the “concerts” tab for concert dates.
Details for the Mosman Music Club
Address: PO Box 4088, MOSMAN NSW 2088
Website: mosmanconcertseries.org
Office Bearers & Committee:
President: Chloe Kim
Music Director: Jacques Emery
Secretary: Leone Ziegler
Publicity: Fiona Ziegler
Grants Manager, Front of House: Catherine Wyburn
Production Manager: Peter Canavan
Web Manager: Behnaz Kalapesi
Logistics: Andrew Presland
Catering: Sally Fennell, Jeanette Earl
General Committee: Sharna Clemmett, Libby Manuel
Mosman Musical Society representative: Jim Coyle
Life Members:
Fr. Peter Christie, Sally Fennell
Deceased Life Members: Alan Ziegler, Nan Pryor, Don Pryor, Alice Ramsden, Patricia Fletcher
Federated Music Clubs of Australia Each year the NSW Council of the Federated Music Clubs of Australia provides a large number of valuable awards for young musicians, mainly through the McDonalds Performing Arts Challenge. These awards cover duo-piano, wind and string instruments, voice, choral and chamber music. Prizes range from $150 to $2,000. Details can be obtained from the City of Sydney Cultural Council (tel. +61 2 9261 8366).
For more information about the The Federated Music Clubs of Australia NSW Council, Inc., go to www.fmca.org.au
** A piece of history: program from the Mosman Music Club’s first concert on 21 September 1946
