General News
7 February, 2025
Don’t miss Concert on the Hill
ALL roads lead to the St Brigids Church hall on Sunday, February 16 for a very special afternoon musical matinee.
‘Concert on the Hill’ will feature a vast array of talented artists with music to suit all tastes and ages.
Mel and Trevor McKenzie, Triptych, Harpistry, Demby McKenzie and friends (supported by Martin Sullivan), will all feature throughout the afternoon.
Triptych includes Jo, Jenelle and Carli, three musical women from the Port Fairy district. With a love of harmonies, these girls weave their voices together to take audiences on a beautiful acapella journey.
A mutual love of all things harp, plus some chance meetings at The Lake School Of Celtic music, led to the beginning of this musical collaboration (Harpistry) in 2019.
Their music radiates folk melodies, original and contemporary compositions.
They recently released their first studio recording on CD, and are excited to perform in the beautiful acoustics of Crossley Church.
Harpistry comprises multi-instrumentalists Pam Bennett, Sylvie Rogers and Merran Moir.
Originally from Camperdown, Demby McKenzie is a music theatre graduate from the Victorian College of the Arts, specialising in a range of vocal styles from Music Theatre, Jazz, Classical Crossover, Celtic, Rock ‘n’ Roll & Gospel.
Demby is a co-founder of local production company “Serenata”, who most recently staged its second annual concert “Dreams” in Warrnambool, and more recently produced “Demby McKenzie and Friends” at the Theatre Royal Camperdown.
Joining Demby will be fellow founder of “Serenata”, James Philpot (piano) and guest performer Sarah Lim.
James is soon to start a Bachelor of Fine Arts (Interactive Composition) at the Victorian College of the Arts and Conservatorium.
Sarah is in the midst of planning and music directing yet another Serenata production - a Celtic Concert raising funds for a mission trip to Guatemala, set to show in April 2025.
St Brigids Church can be found at 212 Koroit-Port Fairy Road, Crossley.
Bookings for the concert can be made on try booking.
Admission is just $25 per person which includes afternoon tea.
The concert will run from 2pm until 4.30pm.
