Date: Sunday, August 23, 2026 Time: 2:00 PM Venue: Lucas Parklands, Montville Two rising stars of the classical music world—Australia’s Reuben Tsang and New Zealand’s Madeleine Xiao—will take the stage…
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From the Hinterland to the Concert Hall: A New Road to the QSO
On Sunday 3 May, twenty residents from the Montville, Mapleton, Maleny and Nambour region boarded a Mystic Mountain Tours coach and headed south to the Queensland Performing Arts Centre at…
Maleny Music Festival
🎶 Maleny Music Festival: A Weekend of Rhythm & Soul 🎶 Get ready to escape to the hills for a weekend of pure sonic magic! The Maleny Music Festival is…
A Season of Piano Excellence Returns to Lucas Parklands
Montville’s celebrated rainforest concert hall announces a compelling first half of 2026, featuring four distinguished pianists across three landmark programmes Lucas Parklands, the celebrated concert venue and accommodation estate set…
Konstantin Shamray Returns to Lucas Parklands for 20th Performance
For his 20th performance at Lucas Parklands, Russian-Australian concert pianist Konstantin Shamray returned to the venue where he has played more times than anywhere else, delivering a programme that demonstrated…
Mapleton Choir Celebrates 40-Plus Years with “Rhythm of Life” Concert
Local spirit and musical excellence unite as the ensemble delivers memorable weekend performances. The Mapleton Choir brought the house down this past weekend with two stirring performances of “Rhythm of…
Rising star Madeleine Xiao delivers commanding performance spanning three centuries at Lucas Parklands
On a grey Sunday afternoon that threatened rain, 20-year-old New Zealand pianist Madeleine Xiao transformed Lucas Parklands’ intimate concert hall into a vessel for musical storytelling, delivering a commanding performance…
Mapleton Christmas Concert Brings Community Together for 15th Year of Festive Celebration
As December’s first Friday approaches, Mapleton’s most anticipated festive tradition returns to the Mapleton State School on 5 December for the 2025 Mapleton Christmas Concert (formerly ‘Light the Lights’). Organised…
Young Kiwi Pianist Brings Classical Jazz to Montville
Lana Ritchie’s Gershwin program marks new direction for Lucas Parklands Lucas Parklands ventured into unfamiliar territory on Wednesday afternoon, 15th October , hosting New Zealand pianist Lana Ritchie in a program…
Paris Conservatoire Pianist Brings Forgotten Masterworks to Montville
International concert pianist Ida Pelliccioli returns to Lucas Parklands this week as part of an ambitious month-long tour that began in Thailand and will take her across Australia before concluding…