Music & Tea at City Central: Guitar Duo

Name: Music & Tea at City Central: Guitar Duo
Start: 2026-12-03T11:00:00+1100
End: 2026-12-03T12:30:00+1100
Location: City Central Presbyterian Church

Thu, 3 Dec, 11am - 12:30pm AEDT

City Central Presbyterian Church

Wollongong NSW, Australia

Inspire Music_Aust

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Emerging Artist Concert Series

Light & Shade

I am pleased to share the stage with Nigel Jones and present a program that moves through vivid contrasts of style, colour and character. From the elegance and clarity of Fernando Sor to the unmistakable voice of Heitor Villa-Lobos, we travel through the lyrical world of Egberto Gismonti and the rhythmic energy of Astor Piazzolla. Contemporary works by Andrew York, Leonard Grigoryan and Shaun Rigney add to the diversity, with pieces that shift between quiet moments of intimacy and dynamic bursts of energy. Through this music, we invite you into a world where dance, storytelling and imagination meet, with each work revealing a different shade of the guitar's voice.

Matthew Zengoski is a talented young guitarist who demonstrates strong musical instincts, technical focus, and interpretive maturity well beyond his years. Following the tremendous feedback from his debut concert last year and the valuable experience he gained, he was invited to return for a second concert series.

Nigel Jones is a well-respected guitarist, educator, composer and chamber musician from the Wollongong area. He has helped shape the careers of many young performers through teaching while remaining active as a recitalist and collaborator.

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*Also at St Jude's Bowral, December 2 at 1:15 pm

Tickets for good, not greed Humanitix dedicates 100% of profits from booking fees to charity

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Sharing the Joy of Music in the Community

InspireMusicAust is a not-for-profit that nurtures emerging classical, jazz, and world musicians by creating performance opportunities in the community. InspireMusicAust is committed to increasing accessibility to classical, jazz and world music within the community. Our concerts are often scheduled at a time of day, making them available for those who find concerts at night difficult. We partner with venues to provide accessible programs to all within the community, regardless of their economic situation. To facilitate this, many of our concerts are entry by donation. However, we strongly encourage those who can donate to do so generously to help support our commitment to paying performers following the Musicians Union of Australia and awards.

Currently, our major program is the EMERGING CONCERT ARTISTS SERIES, which features outstanding young performers under 26. The musicians are given the freedom to curate, present, and perform a program in multiple venues, which helps create a performance progression path for emerging artists. In some concerts, the emerging artists work with established performers; in others, they pair up together. Other concerts we run include the annual MUSIC FOR MEDICINE concert, which features emerging artists in performance with a leading Australian artist at Wollongong Town Hal, with all profits going to a charity committed to the health and well-being of those in need. We also run CONCERTS ACROSS THE LAWN: A Musical Experience in Nature. As young artists progress, we offer to help them set up concerts involving a paid entry in different locations.