3-26 July
12 STUNNING VENUES
32 INCREDIBLE INSTRUMENTS
250 WORLD-CLASS PERFORMERS
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KEYS OF GOLD 2027 ———————
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JULY 2026 • 16 CONCERTS OVER FOUR WEEKENDS
BENDIGO, CASTLEMAINE, MALDON AND INGLEWOOD
PROGRAM ——— 2027
Weekend 1
3-5 JULY
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2026 Festival Launch Concert
6 pm – 7 pm
Lauriston Chapel, Langley Estate, BendigoThomas Heywood (Organ)
Merlyn Quaife AM (Soprano)
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A Majestic Duet
11 am – 12 pm
Forest Street Uniting Church, BendigoPatrick Savage (Violin)
Thomas Heywood (Organ)
Christmas in July
4 pm – 5 pm
Sacred Heart Cathedral, BendigoDouglas Heywood OAM (Director)
Merlyn Quaife AM (Soprano)
Thomas Heywood (Organ)
Massed Choirs
Bendigo Brass Quartet
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Long live The King (of Instruments)!
3 pm – 4 pm
St Paul’s Cathedral, BendigoThomas Heywood (Organ)
Weekend 2
10-12 JULY
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Quite the Liszt!
6 pm – 7 pm
Lauriston Chapel, Langley Estate, BendigoYasmin Rowe (Piano)
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Castlemaine Double
11 am – 12.50 pmPart 1: In Paradise
Castlemaine Uniting ChurchBendigo Chamber Choir
Louise Bottomley (Soprano)
Peter Hunt (Bass)
Michael Bottomley (Director)
Thomas Heywood (Organ)
IntervalPart 2: Coronation Classics
Christ Church, CastlemaineBendigo Chamber Choir
Michael Bottomley (Director)
Thomas Heywood (Organ)
Celestial Sounds
4 pm – 5pm
Holy Trinity Church, MaldonYelian He (Cello)
Thomas Heywood (Organ)
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From Notre-Dame to Sacré-Cœur
3 pm – 4 pm
Sacred Heart Cathedral, BendigoJohann Vexo, France (Organ)
Weekend 3
17-19 JULY
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The Bold, the Beautiful and the Bizarre!
6 pm – 7 pm
St Andrew’s Uniting Church, BendigoThomas Heywood (Organ)
Merlyn Quaife AM (Soprano)
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Inglewood Double Day
The Four Seasons
11 am – 12 pm
St Augustine’s Church, InglewoodThomas Heywood (Organ)
Lizzy Welsh (Baroque Violin)
Brilliant Bach!
3 pm – 4 pm
Inglewood Town HallThe Coomoora Ensemble
Lizzy Welsh (Baroque Violin)
Edwina Cordingley (Baroque Cello)
Ann Morgan (Harpsichord)
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Mozart and More!
3 pm – 4 pm
Long Gully Uniting Church, BendigoMasahide Kurita (Flute)
Thomas Heywood (Organ)
Weekend 4
24-26 JULY
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Duo in Dialogue
6 pm – 7 pm
Lauriston Chapel, Langley Estate, BendigoYasmin Rowe (Piano)
Roman Ponomariov (French Horn)
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Flourish and Flair!
11 am – 12 pm
St Kilian’s Church, BendigoLouisa Trewartha (Trumpet)
Thomas Heywood (Organ)
* Including the World Premiere of a newly commissioned work by Gordon Kerry
Benjamin Britten – Antiphons & Anthems
3 pm – 4 pm
St Paul’s Cathedral, BendigoAustralian Boys Choir
The Vocal Consort
Fiore
Nicholas Dinopoulos (Director)
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Let’s Go to the Opera!
3 pm – 4 pm
St Paul’s Cathedral, BendigoMelba Opera Trust Artists
Thomas Heywood (Organ)
‘Until next time’ post-festival reception
4 pm – 5.30 pm
St Paul’s Cathedral, Bendigo
Want to see multiple performances?
Book six or more tickets and receive a group discount of 10%.
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SAVE THE DATES ——— 2027
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FEATURING IN ALPHABETICAL ORDER
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TRAVEL ——
TAXI
Bendigo Taxi’s can be contacted on 131 008 or 13 CABS
TRAIN
Coming from Melbourne? Then we recommend you take the train. VLine run trains to Bendigo from Southern Cross Station every hour on Saturdays.
BUS
The Bendigo public bus services have several routes into the CBD, for timetable and route information view the timetables here.
PARKING
If you are driving to any of our events, there is street and off-street parking available, feel free to call the specific venue for clarity. You can also head to Parkopedia for all of Bendigo’s parking options.
UBER
Uber is available in Bendigo.
ACCOMMODATION ——
Bendigo Tourism has a range of accommodation options available with our region.
Head to www.bendigotourism.com to book your accommodation.
OR consider one of our Partner Accommodations:
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EVENT SPONSORS
We gratefully acknowledge our partners and sponsors for supporting this year’s Keys of Gold Classical Music Festival.
3-26 July
12 STUNNING VENUES
32 INCREDIBLE INSTRUMENTS
250 WORLD-CLASS PERFORMERS