"Devastatingly Capable Players"

We are delighted to host Apeiron Baroque for their first performance in the Courtroom - a really great venue for these musicians.

Apeiron was launched in 2022 by Early Music specialists John Ma and Marie Searles. After honing their skills in the concert halls and ensembles of Europe over nearly two decades, the pair returned to Canberra to reconnect with family and to share their knowledge and experience with Australian colleagues and audiences.

Taking cues from genres of music such as pub bands, jazz, and folk, Apeiron aims to present high-quality concerts that are honest, raw, and passionate in a casual and relaxed atmosphere. Their repertoire is chosen from the early Baroque (c.1700) to the early Romantic (c.1850) and performed on period instruments in historically appropriate styles.

Violinist/Violist and viola d’amore player John is well known to Gunning, having directed the Musica da Camera String Orchestra for two rapturously received performances in the Shire Hall in recent years. At this concert in the Courtroom, he will joined by his wife Marie (fortepiano/harpsichord/piano).

Apeiron will present music from the Baroque era featuring a composer imitating birds, a bird imitating a composer, and music for the city siege! Hardware for the concert will include a harpsichord, a baroque violin, a mistuned violin, and a Viola dámore!

Enquiries welcome on 0429 906 834 and gunningfocusgroup@gmail.com