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It’s showtime at Catholic schools music festival
Thousands of young musicians hit the stage this week for the largest music festival in the Southern Hemisphere – the 2026 Queensland Catholic Schools and Colleges Music Festival. Source: Brisbane Catholic Education.
World’s longest concert scheduled to end in 2640
A small organ in eastern Germany is the headliner of the world’s slowest concert. It has been playing the same piece of music by composer John Cage at a glacial pace for nearly 25 years. Source: Crux.
Mamma mia, children’s choir to perform at the Vatican
The Australian Children’s Choir is embarking on a significant tour of Italy this month, including singing at a Mass in the Vatican on June 30. Source: Melbourne Catholic.
Concert turns Opera House into house of prayer
More than 5000 Christians gathered at the Sydney Opera House for the OneSydney concert, turning the secular, historic site into a place of prayer on Sunday. Source: The Catholic Weekly.Â
Concert to bring together Christians of all denominations
A teenage encounter with Christ at a Christian retreat set Philip Ryall on a path that would eventually lead to one of Sydney’s biggest ecumenical events, set to take place this month. Source: The Catholic Weekly.
Rock-a-bye baby: neonatal intensive care unit introduces music therapy
A new Mercy Health program is bringing music into a Melbourne neonatal intensive care unit to accompany premature and critically ill babies and their families. Source: Melbourne Catholic.
Bangers and Mass: Hymns a hit with pub audiences
An Irish pub singer living in Australia has begun including Mass hymns in his gigs, alongside cover versions and original material. Source: EWTN News.
God or rock ‘n’ roll? Fr Matutina chose both
Cranking electric guitar licks to accompany prayers during Sunday Mass in a remote outback church isn’t how most people envision their rock star dreams. Source: ABC News.
Music the string that connects violinist to her Catholic faith
After the 2019 bushfires, the landscape around Bianca Porcheddu’s home in Malua Bay, New South Wales, was stripped bare. Not knowing what else to do, the professional violinist picked up her instrument and played Bach amongst the blackened trees. Source: Catholic Voice.