Performance History
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1978
6 May 1978 — St Mary’s Anglican Church, Queensberry St, North Melbourne
Amor e Guerra — Inaugural performance by La Romanesca, 1st concert 1978 subscription series.
Review: Melbourne Herald, John Sinclair.
18 June 1978 — Camberwell Music Society, St John’s Anglican Church, Camberwell
Spanish and Italian Secular Music — Camberwell Music Society
22 July 1978 —St Mary’s Anglican Church, Queensberry St, North Melbourne
Ballades, Chansons et Complaintes — 15-16th century Burgundian & French music. 2nd concert in the 1978 La Romanseca subscription series
31 July 1978 — Blackwood Hall, Monash University, Melbourne
La Romanesca — Spanish Italian and Flemish works. Presented by Monash University
14 October 1978 — St Mary’s Anglican Church, North Melbourne
Medieval Romance — La Romanesca Subscription Series, Concert 3
Reviews: Clive O’Connell in The Age, Tony Gould in The Sun
27 October 1978 —St Mary’s Anglican Church, Nth Melbourne
St Mary’s Anniversary Concert
17 November 1978 — Bendigo Town Hall, Bendigo, Victoria
Ballades, chansons et complaintes — Bendigo Festival weekend of Organ & Harpsichord, Melbourne International Festival of Organ and Harpsichord
26 November 1978 — Private Home, Toorak, Melbourne
Ballades, chansons et complaintes — Musica Viva Younger Group
1979
16 March 1979 — Morrison Hall, Geelong College, Geelong, Victoria
The Albigensian Crusade — Presented by Geelong College
Review in Geelong Advertiser
18 March 1979 — Ararat Art Gallery, Ararat, Victoria
The Albigensian Crusade — With guest Ron Keightley. Ararat Art Gallery
24 March 1979 — Grant St Theatre, Melbourne
The Albigensian Crusade — With guest Ron Keightley. La Romanesca 1979 Subscription Series
Reviews by Tony Gould in The Sun; John Sinclair in The Herald
2 April 1979 — Blackwood Hall, Monash University, Melbourne,
Music of Medieval France — Presented by: Monash University
5 May 1979 — McNab House, Essendon Grammar, East Keilor, Melbourne
English Renaissance Music — presented by the Delphi Society, Essendon Grammar
11 May 1979 — St Peter’s, Toorak, Melbourne
Sonatas & Cantatas of the Spanish & Italian Baroque— Melbourne International Festival of Organ and Harpsichord
7 June 1979 — Frankston Teachers College, Melbourne
Amor e Guerra — Frankston Teachers College
8 June1979 —Ripponlea, Melbourne,
Renaissance & Baroque program — Musica Viva
Reviews: Kenneth Hince, The Age; John Sinclair, The Herald
15 July 1979 — Eltham College, Eltham, Melbourne
Baroque program — Ruth Wilkinson, John Griffiths & guest Sharyn Wicks (viola da gamba),
presented by Eltham College
21 July 1979 — Grant St Theatre, Melbourne
Il Flauto Dolce — La Romanesca with guests Philip Swanton (baroque flute) and Sharyn Wicks (viola da gamba), La Romanesca Subscription Series
13 October 1979 — Grant St Theatre, Melbourne
Cantigas, Canciones, Cantatas [add link: https://soundcloud.com/john-griffiths-4/sets/cantigas-canciones-y-cantatas-la-romanesca] — La Romanesca Subscription Series
17 October 1979 — Morrison Hall, Geelong College, Geelong
Cantigas, Canciones, Cantatas — presented by Geelong College
Review: Geelong Advertiser
20 October 1979 — Young, NSW
Cantigas, Canciones, Cantatas — Festival of Early Music at Lambing Flat
Review by Roger Covell, Sydney Morning Herald
1980
10 April 1980 — Grant Street Theatre, Melbourne
Pour la Chambre du Roy — La Romanesca Subscription Series
Review: John Sinclair, Melbourne Herald
25 May1980 — St John’s Anglican Church, Camberwell, Melbourne
Le nuove musiche — Camberwell Music Society
27 July 1980 —Edmund Wright House, Adelaide, Sth Australia
Le nuove musiche — Musica Viva
Review by Stephen Whittington, Adelaide Advertiser
19 August 1980 — Queen St Galleries, Sydney, NSW
Le nuove musiche — Musica Viva
Review: Fred Blanks, Sydney Morning Herald
7 Sept 1980 — Private home, Melbourne, AUS
Baroque Music for Flutes and Lute — Musica Viva Younger Group
4 October 1980 — Grant Street Theatre, Melbourne
O in Italia Felice — La Romanesca Subscription Series
Review: John Sinclair, Melbourne Herald
1981
1 February 1981 — Move Records recording release
Love Lyrics and Romances of Renaissance Spain — Recorded at LaTrobe University recording studios
Reviews in the Weekend Australian, Sydney Sun Herald
28 February 1981 — Geelong Art Gallery, Geelong, VIC
Musica Intima — presented by Geelong College
21 March 1981 — Melba Hall, The University of Melbourne, Parkville, VIC
Canzone amorose — La Romanesca Subscription Series
22 May 1981 — Religious Centre, Monash University, Clayton, VIC
Romanze, Canzone e Sonate — presented by Early Music Society of Victoria
20 June 1981 — Melba Hall, The University of Melbourne, Parkville, VIC
Canciones de Amigo — La Romanesca Subscription Series
Review: John Sinclair, Melbourne Herald
1 September 1981 — [Venue unknown] VIC
Canzone d’Amor — Performers: Hartley, John, Ros
3 October 1981 — Melba Hall, The University of Melbourne, Parkville, VIC
Chansons d’Amour — La Romanesca Subscription Series
21 October 1981 — National Theatre, Carlisle St, St Kilda, VIC
Siete Canciones de Amigo — presented by the School of Dance VCA with Nanette Hassall, dancer
22 October 1981 — National Theatre, Carlisle St, St Kilda, VIC
Siete Canciones de Amigo — presented by the School of Dance VCA with Nanette Hassall, dancer
23 October 1981 — National Theatre, Carlisle St, St Kilda, VIC
Siete Canciones de Amigo — presented by the School of Dance VCA with Nanette Hassall, dancer
1982
2 January 1982 — St John’s Hall Paddington — Sydney, AUS
Siete Canciones de Amigo — with Nanette Hassall, dancer. Festival of Sydney
Reviews in Sydney Morning Herald, The Australian
3 January 1982 — St John’s Hall Paddington — Sydney, AUS
Siete Canciones de Amigo — with Nanette Hassall, dancer. Festival of Sydney
4 January 1982 — St John’s Hall Paddington — Sydney, AUS
Siete Canciones de Amigo — with Nanette Hassall, dancer. Festival of Sydney
11 March 1982 — Melba Hall, The University of Melbourne, Parkville, VIC
Medieval Monodies — presented by The University of Melbourne
16 April 1982 — Cell Block Theatre, Sydney, NSW
Siete Canciones de Amigo — with Nanette Hassall. Sydney Biennale 1982
17 April 1982 — Cell Block Theatre, Sydney, NSW
Siete Canciones de Amigo — with Nanette Hassall. Sydney Biennale 1982
10 May 1982 — Orange Civic Centre, Orange, NSW
La Romanesca — presented by Musica Viva
12 May 1982 — Bathurst, NSW (?)
Reis Glorios — presented by Musica Viva
23 May 1982 — Queensland Conservatorium of Music, Brisbane, QLD
Cantigas y Canciones — presented by the Queensland Conservatorium
26 May 1982 — Queensland Conservatorium of Music, Brisbane, QLD
Ballades Chansons et Complaintes — presented by the Queensland Conservatorium
13 June 1982 — Great Hall, National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Reis Glorios — presented by the National Gallery of Victoria
21 June 1982 — Queensland Conservatorium of Music, Brisbane, QLD
Il Flauto Dolce — presented by the Queensland Conservatorium
28 June 1982 — Queensland Conservatorium of Music, Brisbane, QLD
Affetti Musicali — presented by the Queensland Conservatorium
8 August 1982 — Castillo Antiguo, S. Pere de Ribes, Sitges, Barcelona, Spain
Cantigas y Canciones — presented by: X Curso Internacional de Baile Español
13 August 1982 — Iglesia Parroquial, San Feliu de Pallerols, Gerona, Spain
Affetti Musicali — Estiu82 presented by the Ayuntament de S Feliu de Pallerols
15 August 1982 — Racó de la Calma, Sitges, Barcelona, Spain
Affetti Musicali — 7e Cicle de Concerts de Estiu, presented by Juventuts Musicals
17 August 1982 — Iglesia de Santa Marina, Udalla, Cantabria, Spain
Cantigas y Canciones — XXXI Festival Internacional de Santander
18 August 1982 — Capilla de los Condestables, Catedral de Burgos, Burgos, Spain
Cantigas y Canciones — XVII Semana Internacional de Música Antigua “Antonio de Cabezón”
Review: Diario de Burgos (Ramón Perales de la Cal)
19 August 1982 — Iglesia de la Orden Tercera, La Coruña, Galicia, Spain
Cantigas y Canciones — Noches de la Ciudad Vieja, presented by: Ayuntamiento de la Coruña
20 August 1982 — Museo Nacional de Arte Antiga, Lisbon, Portugal
Cantigas y Canciones — presented in collaboration with the Australian Embassy
24 August 1982 — Museo Nacional de Arte Antiga, Lisbon, Portugal
Cantigas y Canciones — presented in collaboration with the Australian Embassy
25 August 1982 — Australian Embassy, East Berlin, German Democratic Republic
Affetti Musicali — presented by the Australian Embassy
28 August 1982 —Schloss Grünau, Neuburg an der Donau, Germany
Affetti Musicali — Musikfestival in Altmühltal
29 August 1982 — Schloss Tegernsee, Tegernsee, Germany
Cantigas y Canciones — Musikfestspiele im Bayerische Oberland
31 August 1982 — Australian Embassy, Bonn, Germany
Affetti Musicali — presented by the Australian Embassy
5 September 1982 — Wigmore Hall, London, United Kingdom
Cantigas y Canciones
Review: by Nicholas Kenyon in The Times
6 October 1982 — Toorak Uniting Church, Toorak Rd, Toorak, VIC
Affetti Musicali — Musica Viva, Heritage Series
1983
16 January 1983 — Wesley Centre, Forrest, Canberra, ACT
Italia Viva — Australian Early Music Summer School
Review: W. L. Hoffman, Canberra Times, 18 January 1983
1 February 1983 — Release of Medieval Monodies LP
Medieval Monodies — Move Records, Melbourne, VIC
Review: John Sinclair, The Herald, Melbourne, p. 29. 1 Mar 1983
26 March 1983 — Ballarat Art Gallery, Ballarat, VIC
Music of the Troubadours — presented by Ballarat Art Gallery
18 June 1983 — Trinity College Chapel, The University of Melbourne
Dowland and other Sundry Delights — La Romanesca Subscription Series
19 June 1983 — Armadale Uniting Church, Denbigh Rd, Armadale, VIC
Dowland and other Sundry Delights — La Romanesca Subscription Series
15 July 1983 — Great Hall, University House, ANU , Canberra
Italia Viva — presented by: Humanities Research Centre, ANU
23 July 1983 — Trinity College Chapel, The University of Melbourne
Italia Viva — La Romanesca Subscription Series
24 July 1983 — Armadale Uniting Church, Denbigh Rd, Armadale, VIC
Italia Viva — La Romanesca Subscription Series
10 September 1983 —St John’s Camberwell, Melbourne
Dowland and other Sundry Delights — presented by: Camberwell Music Society
Review: John Sinclair, The Herald, Melbourne, p. 16. 12 September 1983
25 September 1983 — Robert Blackwood Hall, Monash University, Melbourne,
Dowland and other Sundry Delights — presented by Monash University
1 October 1983 — Trinity College Chapel, The University of Melbourne
Remede de Fortune — La Romanesca Subscription Series
2 October 1983 — Armadale Uniting Church, Denbigh Rd, Armadale, VIC
Remede de Fortune — La Romanesca Subscription Series
October 1983 — ABC Studios, Malvern, Vic
Remede de Fortune — Studio recording
22 October 1983 — Basketball Stadium, open air venue, Hong Kong
Cantigas de amigo — La Romanesca with Nanette Hassall, representing Australia at the 1983 Festival of Asian Arts
24 October 1983 — New Territories outside amphitheatre, Hong Kong
Cantigas de amigo — La Romanesca with Nanette Hassall, representing Australia at the 1983 Festival of Asian Arts
27 October 1983 — City Hall, Hong Kong
Cantigas de amigo — La Romanesca with Nanette Hassall, representing Australia at the 1983 Festival of Asian Arts
29 October 1983 — City Hall, Hong Kong
Cantigas de amigo — La Romanesca with Nanette Hassall, representing Australia at the 1983 Festival of Asian Arts
1984
24 March 1984 — Trinity College Chapel, The University of Melbourne
Dowland/Caccini — La Romanesca Subscription Series
28 April 1984 — Trinity College Chapel, The University of Melbourne
Music at Versailles — La Romanesca Subscription Series
20 May 1984 — Great Hall, National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
O in Italia Felice — presented by the National Gallery of Victoria
9 June 1984 — Trinity College Chapel, The University of Melbourne
Monteverdi with Friends — La Romanesca Subscription Series
Reviews: Clive O’Connell in The Age, 11 June 1984; Bevan Leviston in The Herald, 11 June 1984; Harvey Mitchell in The Australian, 11 June 1984
16 June 1984 — Trinity College Chapel, The University of Melbourne
Monteverdi with Friends — La Romanesca Subscription Series
17 June 1984 — Chisholm Institute of Technology, Melbourne
Monteverdi with Friends — presented by Chisholm Institute Staff Club
10 July 1984 — Araluen Arts Centre, Alice Springs, NT
La Romanesca — presented by Araluen Arts Centre. Inaugural concert of the centre
Reviews: Centralian Advocate; Elizabeth Salisbury, Adelaide Advertiser, 14 July 1984
15 August 1984 — Morrison Hall, Geelong College, Geelong, VIC
Chanterai pour mon courage — presented by Geelong College
24 August 1984 — Melba Hall, The University of Melbourne, Melbourne
Chominciamento di gioia — presented by the Victorian Recorder Guild as opening concert of Recorder 84, with Geoffrey Cox (organ, tenor)
10 September 1984 — Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney
La Romanesca — presented by Musica Viva
Review: Fred Blanks, Sydney Morning Herald 12-Sep-1984
12 September 1984 — Katoomba Primary School Auditorium, Katoomba, AUS
La Romanesca — presented by Blue Mountains Concert Society & Musica Viva
13 September 1984 — Bathurst Civic Centre, Bathurst, NSW
La Romanesca — presented by Bathurst Music Society & Musica Viva
Review: Bathurst City newspaper
26 October 1984 — Trinity College Chapel, The University of Melbourne
La Romanesca — presented by Italian Arts Festival
17 November 1984 —Trinity College Chapel, The University of Melbourne
Landini/Machaut — La Romanesca Subscription Series
1985
29 March 1985 — Trinity College Chapel, the University of Melbourne
La Romanesca — 14th-century Italian and French program to open the Series “Music of the Lyrebird” — presented by the Faculty of Music, University of Melbourne
12 April 1985 — Toorak Uniting Church, Toorak, VIC
The Phoenix and the Lyrebird — Opening concert of EMU85 (Early Music Unlimited) presented by: Early Music Society of Victoria
Review: Clive O’Connell in The Age, 16 April 1985
4 May 1985 — Trinity College Chapel, The University of Melbourne
Romances y Letras — La Romanesca Subscription Series
5 May 1985 — Knox Civic Centre, Melbourne
La Romanesca — presented by Knox Arts Council
24 May 1985 — Glenn College, LaTrobe University, Melbourne
Trecento — La Romanesca with Margaret Arnold, Lloyd Fleming and Ian McDonald,
presented by Latrobe University Music Dept
31 May 1985 — Sacred Heart Convent, Sydney
La Romanesca — program of Spanish Renaissance Music, presented by Early Music Association of NSW
5 July 1985 — Melba Hall, The University of Melbourne, Parkville, VIC
Burgundy & Baroque — presented by Alliance Française de Melbourne
13 July 1985 — Trinity College Chapel, The University of Melbourne
The Name of the Rose — La Romanesca Subscription Series
7 September 1985 — Trinity College Chapel, The University of Melbourne
Pyramis et Tisbe — La Romanesca Subscription Series
2 December 1985 — Teatro Kollegiou, Athens, Greece
La Romanesca — presented by Australian Embassy/Greek Society of Classical Music
3 December 1985 —Estia Neas Smirnis, Athens, Greece
La Romanesca — presented by Australian Embassy/Greek Society of Classical Music
4 December 1985 —Patra, Greece
La Romanesca — presented by Australian Embassy/Greek Society of Classical Music
5 December 1985 —St Andreoi Catholic Church, Kerkira, Greece
La Romanesca — presented by Australian Embassy/Greek Society of Classical Music
7 December 1985 — Heraklion, Crete, Greece
La Romanesca — presented by Australian Embassy/Greek Society of Classical Music
8 December 1985 — Hania, Crete Greece
La Romanesca — presented by Australian Embassy/Greek Society of Classical Music
9 December 1985 — Rethimnon, Crete, Greece
La Romanesca — presented by Australian Embassy/Greek Society of Classical Music
19 December 1985 — Auditorio, Conservatorio B. Marcello, Venice, Italy
Una Specchia Lontana - A distant Mirror — presented by Cantatibus Organis
1986
27 January 1986 — Australian Embassy, Paris, France
La Romanesca — medieval Program, presented by the Australian Embassy
31 January 1986 — Institut Britannique de Paris, Paris, France
La Romanesca — presented by the Universités de Londres et de Paris
26 August 1986 — Melba Hall, The University of Melbourne
The Wild Nightingale — with Lloyd Fleming, tenor. Presented by the Australian and New Zealand Association of Medieval Studies
Review: Harvey Mitchell, The Australian, 28 August 1986
1 October 1986 — Melba Hall, The University of Melbourne
Stride Charity Concert — concert with La Romanesca (with Lloyd Fleming), Loris Synan & Donald Thornton, Alexander Semetsky, Ronald Farren-Price. Presented by the Stride Foundation
8 October 1986 —Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston, USA
La Romanesca — presented by the City of Boston
10 October 1986 — [unknown venue] Boston, USA
La Romanesca — presented by the City of Boston
12 October 1986 — Franklin Park Zoo, Boston, USA
La Romanesca — presented by the City of Boston
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