INTERNATIONAL musical event series Candlelight Concerts is coming to Bendigo\u2019s Town Hall for a three-show run that will include tributes to Hans Zimmer, Queen, and Vivaldi.<\/p>\n
Set for July and August, the concerts are being put on by live entertainment platform Fever and aim to engage those who may not have attended a classical music performance before by placing them in smaller venues in a unique way.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt’s really a multisensory experience that goes beyond the live performance itself,\u201d said Fever\u2019s regional manager Phil Mallet.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt will be hosted at the Town Hall and it’ll be illuminated by thousands of candles which create a really strong visual element and there will be a string quartet, Eclective Strings, from Melbourne.<\/p>\n
\u201cThey are performing tributes to Hans Zimmer, Queen, and Vivaldi. These are the first three shows that we will be performing in Bendigo.<\/p>\n
\u201cCompared to a more traditional classical music concert you will find something more intimate with this atmosphere, created not only by the candles but also the fact that you’re in a smaller size venue and there is more engagement with the artists.\u201d<\/p>\n
Mr Mallet said the concerts had evolved to include more mainstream artists in an attempt to broaden engagement.<\/p>\n
\u201cInitially we really focused on traditional composers like Vivaldi and Mozart,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
\u201cBut we rapidly realised that there was a strong appetite for tributes to more contemporary artists like Queen, Coldplay, and Abba. At some concerts we have a jazz band performing Amy Winehouse.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe have a show with a ballerina. So, you have a string quartet or a piano playing with the ballerina on stage dancing for the audience.<\/p>\n
\u201cMore recently we are really experimenting with a much broader set of tributes to contemporary artists like Taylor Swift, Rihanna, and even Korn.\u201d<\/p>\n
Candlelight Concerts The Best of Hans Zimmer and Tribute to Queen will take place on Saturday 22 July with Vivaldi\u2019s Four Seasons scheduled for Saturday 19 August.<\/p>\n