A tasty series of free lunchtime concerts featuring staff, students or visiting guests serving up sumptuous musical treats for hungry ears!

Expect a magical night of music under the stars, with reimagined arrangements of songs you know and love, as well as original works.

This is a story of ambition in which brutal actions have brutal consequences.

WAAPA's production weaves the poem love army 2.0 by the late Australian poet Candy Royalle into this unflinching look at justice, revenge, and the enduring power of love.

Mozart’s sublime comic opera, performed in Jeremy Sam’s lively translation, is the ultimate tale of mistaken identity, fidelity, forgiveness and sparkling joy.

Step into the extraordinary world of Kander and Ebb, the celebrated American songwriting team behind the hit musicals Cabaret, Chicago, Kiss of the Spider Woman, and many others.

The extraordinary Darlington Quartet, WAAPA’s Quartet-in-Residence, performs works by Beethoven and Imogen Holst.

WAAPA's Music Artist students showcase their original music for acoustic solos and duos in the intimate setting of The Edith Spiegeltent.

Through mesmerising explorations of drumming, philosophy, imagination, and percussion theatre, Huang takes the art form into the future.

Hear this captivating piece, along with works by Sculthorpe, Westlake, Charlton and others, in a poignant and intimate exploration of modern Australian guitar repertoire.

Over three performances, percussionist Adam Tan joins Defying Gravity to create an enchanted world of sound, rhythm and groove.

Melbourne-based composer, performer and researcher Iran Sanadzadeh presents electronic music from her debut album Ocean, Again, performed on terpsichora floors.

In a night of divine music, WAAPA’s Classical Voice students join Argentinian-Australian pianist, coach and repetiteur Andrea Katz to perform treasures from German Lieder and French Art Song.

For this concert you will hear Grabowsky accompanied by the next generation of jazz performers, interpreting his masterful compositions that reflect the rich tapestry of human emotions – ranging from the vibrant, spontaneous and exuberant, to the introspective and melancholic.

Guest artist Iran Sanadzadeh invites Composition and Music Technology students in collaboration with students from Performance Making to imagine a new path for sound that takes it beyond the familiar, auditory or actioned.

Join a selection of vocalists from Diploma to 4th Year students as they take you on a journey through modern pop song arrangements for choir.

An amazing showcase of new works for acoustic and electronic instruments from the next generation of composers and composer/performers.

This concert celebrates the 200th anniversary of WAAPA’s recently restored 1824 Broadwood grand, an instrument almost identical to that owned by Beethoven.

WAAPA proudly presents an exciting showcase of the rising talent of the Western Australian jazz world.

This is a play about being lost in the jungle of teenagerdom and coming out the other side.

This double bill includes a performance each of Girl Asleep and Beautiful Burnout on the same day.

Students from WAAPA’s Symphonic Wind Ensemble and the University of Western Australia's Wind Orchestra join forces for a spectacular special event at Churchlands Senior High School.

This knockout play is a funny yet incredibly honest and moving exploration into what is truly at the heart of the boxing culture.

Showcasing WAAPA’s stunning Fazioli grand piano, the Classical Piano students present a kaleidoscope of music, from virtuoso showpieces to ethereal nocturnes and much more.

Join WAAPA’s graduating Contemporary Music students as they each present a short performance of original songs and/or original arrangements.

Join us for a transformative evening that celebrates the pivotal role played by women composers in this ever-evolving musical landscape.

Featuring choreography by Cass Mortimer Eipper and Zee Zunnur, this double bill of edgy new contemporary dance works gets the 2024 LINK season off to a thrilling start.

Be enchanted as WAAPA's String Camerata celebrates the wonderful tradition of British string composition, in music from Purcell to Britten and beyond.

This performance celebrates the end of the first day of the Massed Sax Festival, and continues the decades of WAAPA saxophonic excellence

Celebrating the 10th year of the Massed Sax Festival, this unique concert showcases the incredible talent of saxophonists from all walks of life.

WAAPA’s talented dancers rise to new artistic heights in this perfect mix of ballet and contemporary dance.

This hilarious, exuberant jukebox musical is an Elizabethan-era romp set to the songs of the iconic all-female rock band The Go-Go’s.

Don’t miss these fabulous mid year performance recitals.

This night showcases the Diploma and Advanced Diploma students as they present the creative collaborations that highlight their WAAPA Music Artist journey.

The award-winning LA-based Australian singer-songwriter Ben Abraham performs songs from his catalogue with the Contemporary Music students.

Sparks and Synergies showcases musical collaborations between WAAPA staff and visiting music faculty from Nanjing University of the Arts (NUA), offering an unparalleled experience of classical, jazz, contemporary and traditional Chinese music at its entrancing best.

East meets West in a musical collaboration between WAAPA staff and visiting music faculty from Nanjing University of the Arts (NUA) – one of the oldest and most-renowned music institutions of higher education in China. WAAPA’s Associate Dean of Music, Associate Professor Jonathan Paget, directs East-West Alchemy, an unparalleled experience of classical, jazz, contemporary and traditional Chinese music at its entrancing best.

This performance showcases six magnificent finalists, who compete for the 2024 Taryn Fiebig Award.

East meets West in Ensembles Showcase, a scintillating performance that showcases diverse musical collaborations between WAAPA students, and visiting music students from Nanjing University of the Arts (NUA).

Described as ‘a gift to the world of music’, Russian-born classical guitarist Vladimir Gorbach is internationally acclaimed for his outstanding musicality and brilliant virtuosity.

Stewart Smith leads an intrepid group of student explorers though a fascinating and dynamic musical landscape with works spanning from the 1st century AD to the end of the 19th century.

In a night of drama and superb musicianship, WAAPA's leading classical soloists join the WAAPA Symphony Orchestra to battle it out in the final of the prestigious 2024 Warana Concerto Competition.

This year, in collaboration with the Western Australian Opera, WAAPA is delighted to have WAO’s Artistic Director, Christopher van Tuinen, conducting the choir in a French-inspired program of works.

Acclaimed saxophonist Jamie Oehlers joins the Darlington Quartet to perform Astor Piazzolla's gorgeous Five Tango Sensations.

Don't miss this fiery collaboration – it’ll be an unforgettable night of rhythm, melody, and pure Latin passion!

This performance covers a wide musical base from pop to rock, R’n’B to soul and funk classics, in a spectacularly produced concert with a huge cast of talented young musicians and singers.

This concert is creativity at its most exciting, a performance experience overflowing with energy and passion.

This showcase performance features an eclectic combination of acoustic and band-driven music that is truly inspiring!

Witness a new generation of performance makers encounter new horizons full of possibilities.

Established in his honour, the Richard Gill Award is an annual showcase of the skills of WAAPA’s graduating class of Classical Music students.

The Laramie Project is a deeply moving theatrical experience that explores the depths to which humanity can sink and the heights of compassion of which we are capable.

Join us for a captivating evening of vocal virtuosity, as WAAPA's Jazz Vocal Choir pays tribute to the iconic groups that have helped shaped the genre

Nora is the perfect wife and mother. But when a secret from her past comes back to haunt her, Nora's life rapidly unravels.

Time to bend and snap! Harvard’s beloved blonde takes the stage by pink storm in this gloriously upbeat story of self-discovery.

Fiona Digney will dazzle in amazing new solo works for percussion, and join Defying Gravity to present some all-time classics.

This is theatre at its most eclectic, with powerful performances and inventive stagecraft underpinning highly original works that explore the very fringes of theatre making.

This mosaic of jazz musicianship showcases technical and compositional diversity in a dynamic, energetic and joyful performance.

Steve Reich’s masterpiece Drumming is an overwhelming and unforgettable experience.

Using ritual, choreography, improvisation and text, LINK Dance Company embraces, adapts and collides with shifting social realities and the spectres of the past, in the students' final performance of the year.

Join the WAAPA Gospel Choir as they perform music of the Gospel and sing praise with their voices.

Drawing on WAAPA’s rich collection of historical instruments, Classical Piano students and staff perform chamber music by JC Bach, songs from the pleasure gardens, and examples of the newly emergent solo and duet repertoire from London’s finest composers.

Audio-visual duo Black Zenith (Darren Moore and Brian O'Reilly - Singapore) investigate the intersecting points between electronic music, improvisation and abstract moving images.

The Spanish may have invented the guitar, but the Italians also made the instrument their own!

Guest artists Black Zenith are joined by hearNOW, WAAPA's new collaborative Art Ensemble.

Featuring the graduating Classical Voice class of 2024 along with the marvellous Mark Coughlan as Musical Director, this elegant performance is a night not to be missed.

Refreshing, unpretentious and positive ... Mo Award winner Emma Pask is one of Australia’s favourite voices in jazz.

WAAPA's graduating Contemporary Music students bring their studies to a thrilling conclusion in exceptional graduation recitals.

A night of celebration and achievement, as WAAPA's top music students receive a glittering series of performance prizes and scholarships.

The 2024 Screen Academy Gala Screening premieres the original short films produced by this year's cohort of producers, writers, directors, cinematographers, sound designers and editors.

WAAPA’s outstanding Composition and Music Technology students share the best of their original compositions for acoustic and electronic instruments in an exciting showcase of new music.

The musical sensation that is Spooktacular! is back, to see out the semester and bring in the holiday season.

Each year the 2nd Year Performance Making cohort create an original work inspired by and in response to a site or place.

Verge 2024 moves to the State Theatre Centre to present WAAPA Dance's first full collaboration with the Music department.

A stunning series of free graduation recitals by WAAPA's Classical Music students mark the end of their WAAPA studies.

Wesley Enoch’s bold adaptation of Euripides’ classic play, Medea, weaves the cultures of Ancient Greek and Indigenous storytelling into an unflinching and powerful commentary on contemporary Aboriginal experience.

In the latest chapter in a long-term partnership, the 3rd Year Performance Making students will collaborate with Spare Parts Puppet Theatre to create a brand-new work of visual theatre.

Carol Ann Duffy’s stunning update of the medieval morality play is a scathing assault on the myopic materialism of the modern age and a reminder of the importance of our choices in life.

Based on Stephen King’s best- selling novel, this bloody cult classic returns to WAAPA in 2024.

WAAPA's Bachelor of Arts (Composition and Music Technology) students perform their graduation recitals in the Richard Gill Auditorium from 20-22 November.