Booked Out
This event is booked out, but there is often a drop-off in attendance for our free events on the day of the performance. If you arrive at the venue before the advertised start time and make yourself known to Front of House staff, in most instances we will be able to find a seat for you once audience members with tickets have been seated. Please note that entry without securing a ticket in advance cannot be guaranteed.
If you have booked for this performance and are no longer able to attend, please email us at fineartsmusic-tickets@unimelb.edu.au to release your booking, or cancel your booking via your Eventbrite account.
This recital is presented as part of the Melba Hall Lunch Hour Concert Series. All concerts in this series can also be streamed live via our website.
Monique diMattina
“Monique diMattina has reached that hallowed ground where influences and inspirations coalesce to produce a unique voice” - Martin Jones, Rhythms Mag
"Monique's witty songs are on a par with the Broadway songsmiths of the 1930s ..how refreshing to hear her intelligence bringing popular music and jazz together again" - Lucky Oceans, ABC
Composer/lyricist, pianist/vocalist, Fulbright Scholar and Yamaha Artist Monique diMattina has enjoyed an eclectic career reflecting broad musical interests, her seven albums spanning jazz/roots through folk/indie pop to neo- classical solo piano compositions. In this concert Monique presents works from her back catalogue alongside songs from her debut musical in development - 'STELLA: The Miles Franklin Story'.
Program
All original works by Monique diMattina
Zephyr
Species
Angelina
Filament
Serafina Lucid Dreamer
She Reads Me
Superfluity
Brindabella
Throw a Seed
Somewhere in Between
Henry Handel Richardson
Proposition of Marriage
Stella Hits Chicago
About the artist
Monique diMattina
"A touch, tone and sensibility only found in artists of the highest calibre" - Dr Tony Gould AM
"Calm notes with a sharp intelligence" - Sue Roberts, BBC Radio 4
Monique diMattina is an Australian pianist/composer and singer/songwriter working in many genres and formats. Monique’s most recent album, TIDES (Feb 2021) is her third solo piano release. She has also released three jazz/pop/roots albums as singer/songwriter. Monique is known for writing bespoke songs on air to listener requests (ABC /TripleR) and for her compositions for film/stage. She has lived in NYC and Melbourne, and has been the recipient of many prizes including Fulbright, Queens Trust and Australia Council awards. Monique teaches at the Melbourne Conservatorium of Music and Monash University jazz departments and is a Yamaha artist.
moniquedimattina.com
First single from Monique's album TIDES for solo piano.
ACCESSIBILITY
Melba Hall is wheelchair accessible via a side entrance. To read more about access services available at our venues, please visit: https://finearts-music.unimelb.edu.au/access-our-events
IMPORTANT INFORMATION
Due to current University guidelines, there are a number of conditions currently in place for our in-person events.
- The University continues to strongly encourage individuals to remain up to date with their COVID-19 vaccinations, but no longer requires evidence of vaccination in order to access campus.
- You are welcome to wear a face mask anywhere on campus for personal and community safety.
- Please stay at home if you feel unwell or have been ordered to isolate.
Walk-ups and latecomers will be admitted at the discretion of front of house staff.
To read more about the University's COVID-19 response, please visit: https://www.unimelb.edu.au/coronavirus.
