Happy 40th Fine Music 102.5!

Sydney-siders, head into the city or tune in to 102.5 FM on 18 July to help Fine Music 102.5 celebrate 40 years of FM broadcasting with a special free concert - Fine Music Live from Sydney Town Hall. 

A gathering of talented musicians and ensembles will perform a range of styles and genres that reflect the diversity of the music played on Fine Music 102.5 and the station's presenters will be hosting segments and interviewing special guests from the fine music world in attendance on the day and holding vox-pops with the audience.

Performers will include Frances Madden and Band (jazz), Omega Ensemble with Jane Sheldon (chamber music), Duo Histoire (guitar and saxophone), Acacia Quartet (chamber music), Nexas Quartet (saxophones), incredible young talent Kevin Fan (piano) and current Kruger scholarship recipient recorder-player Alicia Crossley with her baroque ensemble.

One half of Duo Histoire, Russoniello says Fine Music has been so supportive of his music that he views his performance on the day, with guitarist Murilo Tanouye, as a way to say "thank you". In terms of what audiences can expect from Duo Histoire's performance, Russoniello says: "This is a special ensemble for audiences as this combination is extremely rare. There is basically no other saxophone and classical guitar duo in the world that plays the repertoire we play.

"I'm really looking forward to performing some of Piazzolla's Four Seasons of Buenos Aires at the Town Hall. Murilo and I formed the duo based on a mutual love of Piazzolla's music, so for us playing this music will be like going back to our roots".

Omega Ensemble will be performing excerpts from its regional tour with Jane Sheldon as well as an arrangement of Mark Isaacs Berceuse from his new Chamber Symphony. This will be a world premiere for clarinet, piano and soprano.

Acacia Quartet will perform Gershwin's gentle Lullaby alongside Joe Twist's groovy Dancing With Somebody.

"Acacia just love to perform and share our music so the chance to play at Sydney's majestic Town Hall - for both radio and walk up audiences - is very exciting! Plus as Fine Music's Artists-in-Resident and media partners it's a great opportunity for Acacia to give something back to this amazing organisation," said the group.

"We also hope lots of people who wouldn't normally listen to classical music or go to classical concerts will become Fine Music fans too."

The event is FREE ENTRY and will run from 3 - 6pm. Find out more on the Fine Music website or Facebook page.