Winter Sanctuary Long Lunch Concert

Welcome to our Winter Sanctuary Long Lunch Concert presented by Long Listen Festival 2026.

Experience a long, slow Sunday lunch of chamber music, food, conversation and connection, set in the stunning property Bahche, a farm-stay in Peachester, Sunshine Coast hinterland.

Join us for our first Winter Sanctuary Long Table Lunch Concert, with our new venue partner Bahche. 

This intimate event brings together live chamber music, a shared long table, and the chance to support the future of Long Listen Festival and hear a sneak peak from our Artistic Director, Louise King of what is in the pipeline for our 2026 program in October. 

Set against the beautiful grounds of Bahche, this is a curated, listening experience woven through a generous luscious long lunch, with artists performing beautiful music on violin and cello threaded through the event and sharing stories and inspiration behind the music along the way.

Event Details

What: Winter Sanctuary Long Lunch Concert

When: Sunday 5 July

Time: 12pm - 4pm

Where: Bahche, 151 Commissioners Flat Rd, Peachester QLD

Tickets: $155 per person

Arrival & Parking

• Guests are welcome to arrive from 11:45am

• Please allow time to park, settle in, and enjoy a welcome drink

• Parking details and event reminder will be sent to ticket holders closer to the event

About the Experience

This seasonal, shared menu celebrates Turkish flavours, generous hospitality, and slow dining, designed to be enjoyed alongside live classical music, conversation, and the gardens of Bahche. This event unfolds in two short live concert sets across the afternoon, framed by a relaxed long table lunch and time to connect with the artists. This is a festival fundraiser - a gathering of food and music lovers who care about keeping our boutique festival alive. 

Expect:

• A welcome drink of champagne or glass of wine of your choice and pre-concert mingling with canapés served as you are seated.

• A violin and cello duo performance (close, intimate, and conversational).

• A shared long table lunch with matched wines and cameo solo and duo performances between courses

• A beautiful social afternoon concert in the stunning. gardens by the bamboo arbour, weather permitting.
  

Bahche Signature Long Table Menu

This will be a shared long table lunch designed to complement the music and setting. 

• Entrées: Hummus and muhammara with village bread and white anchovies on toasted Turkish bread

• Mains: Charred chicken with Turkish rice, Grilled Middle Eastern-style lamb köfte wrapped with pita, Oven-baked eggplant

• Desserts: Pistachio baklava and Turkish Delight

Guests will also have the option to enjoy Turkish wine pairing, available for an additional $15 per glass.

This seasonal, shared menu celebrates Turkish flavours, generous hospitality, and slow dining, designed to be enjoyed alongside live music, conversation, and the gardens of Bahche.

Our Concert Program 

Our program features Vivaldi’s iconic Winter concerto reimagined for violin and cello duo, alongside music by leading Australian composers Elena Kats-Chernin, Stephen Chin, Betty Beath, Anne Cawrse, Ross Edwards and Katherine Rawlings. Woven throughout our program are haunting renaissance tunes by Hildegard von Bingen, Nordic and Scandinavian folk melodies, alongside the fiery rhythms of Piazzolla and the dramatic virtuosity of Saint-Saëns ‘Danse Macabre’ to close.

About Our Artists

Louise King - cello

Artistic Director of Long Listen Festival and founder of Cello Dreaming, Louise is an award-winning English cellist whose career spans Europe, Asia and Australia. She has recorded 17 albums with labels including ABC Classics, and has performed everywhere from the Royal Albert Hall to regional halls and private homes. Louise is passionate about building community, mentoring creatives and connecting audiences to artists through thoughtful programming, and creating meaningful musical experiences beyond traditional city concert halls.

Courtenay Cleary - violin 

Violinist Courtenay is a graduate of The Juilliard School (MMus) and the Royal Academy of Music, London (BMus Hons I). She has performed as soloist for HM Queen Elizabeth II at Westminster Abbey and Buckingham Palace, and at major venues including Wigmore Hall, St James’ Piccadilly, and QPAC Concert Hall. Recent highlights include concertos with the Canberra Symphony, Willoughby Symphony, Brisbane Philharmonic, and Corda Spiritus, plus the Australian premiere of David Lang’s Mystery Sonatas. A recipient of numerous awards including the Dame Joan Sutherland Award, Courtenay was named one of Queensland’s 40 Under 40 (2024) and teaches at Griffith University’s Young Conservatorium.

About the Venue Bahche

Set in the Sunshine Coast hinterland, Bahche is a serene farm stay designed around gardens, nature, and slow gathering.

The name Bahche means garden, and this beautiful property invites you to linger among lush grounds, and sit by a peaceful bamboo arbour. Thoughtfully renovated with a focus on permaculture and sustainability, Bahche offers a calm, intimate setting where music, food, and conversation unfold. It’s a place to breathe deeply, listen closely, and share a long table moment surrounded by the beauty of the hinterland.

Why This Event Matters

This long table lunch is part of a new micro-fundraising initiative designed to support the future of Long Listen Festival. These events are relationship builders, intimate, generous, and grounded in shared values around music, place, and community.

• The annual festival costs over $150,000 to deliver to the region

• Our goal is to raise $10,000 through fundraising events

• Every contribution, from $25 to major gifts, makes a difference

• Donations are tax deductible via Sunshine Coast Arts Foundation and Australian Cultural Fund

This project is proudly supported by the Queensland Government through Arts Queensland, Queensland Arts Showcase Program, and the Regional Arts Development Fund, a partnership between the Queensland Government and Sunshine Coast Council supporting local arts and culture in regional Queensland.

This project is supported by the generosity of individual donors who support our donor campaigns. Our fundraising partners are Sunshine Coast Arts Foundation and the Australian Cultural Fund.