Chapel of Love: Baroque Botanica

Step into the glowing beauty of The Glasshouse at Montvale for an intimate evening of music, atmosphere and botanical refreshment.

Chapel of Love: Baroque Botanica invites you to slow down and drink in the moment — the music, the candlelight, the forest beyond the glass, and the company of those gathered around you.

As early evening settles over the hinterland, musicians from the Sunshine Coast Symphony Orchestra gather inside Montvale’s beautiful glass chapel for a jewel-like chamber concert of baroque favourites.

The ensemble features a chamber group of 8–10 strings joined by Angela Phillips (flute) and Emma Secomb (oboe) — both from Montville — performing music perfectly suited to the chapel’s warm acoustic.

The program includes beloved works such as:

Mozart — Eine Kleine Nachtmusik

Marcello — Oboe Concerto (slow movement)

Gluck — Dance of the Blessed Spirits (flute solo)

Handel — Arrival of the Queen of Sheba

Vivaldi — selection from The Four Seasons

Inside the chapel, the glass walls open to the surrounding forest, creating a natural canvas of shifting evening light. The building itself is a work of quiet drama — constructed from reclaimed timbers from Garden Island Navy Wharf in Sydney, the Eltham Rail Trestle Bridge in Victoria, and Oregon timber from a historic Victorian schoolhouse. These weathered beams rise skyward, drawing the eye upward through the glass and into the canopy beyond.

Guests are invited to linger and enjoy a signature Rangebow refreshment, included with your ticket and crafted using Montvale’s own botanical gin.

The Baroque Velvet — a botanical gin cocktail with citrus and aromatic botanicals.

The Sonata Botanica — a refreshing alcohol-free botanical citrus mocktail.

Sip, mingle, and continue the experience as conversation and music drift together in the soft glow of the evening.

An immersive moment of music and refreshment in one of the most enchanting settings of the Rangebow Festival.