Long Listen

Name: Long Listen
Address: Sunshine Coast, QLD, AU
Telephone: +61415128799
Rating: 5

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11/06/2026

❄️ 🎻WINTER SANCTUARY IS HERE!

Tickets are now on sale for our brand-new Winter Sanctuary weekender, a collection of intimate music, food and gathering experiences across the Sunshine Coast Hinterland this July.

From a cosy Small Hall Concert in Eudlo, to our new Eat Sip Listen wine bar series at Roads ROADS Peregian, an intimate private house concert, and our signature Long Table Lunch Concert at Bahche Bahche Hinterland , Winter Sanctuary brings together everything we love about Long Listen Festival: beautiful music, inspiring artists, meaningful conversation and community.

Joining me Louise King Louise King for the weekend is the extraordinary violinist Courtenay Cleary Courtenay Cleary and together we’ll share music by Vivaldi, Elena Kats-Chernin, Anne Cawrse, Ross Edwards, Betty Beath, Stephen Chin and more.

📬 Our latest festival eNews has just landed in subscriber inboxes with all the details, ticket links and our EOFY fundraising update.

Read it here 👉 http://eepurl.com/Ff99lY89Rx

We’re also edging closer to our EOFY fundraising goal, having raised $7,517 of our $10,000 target to support our next festival program.

If you’ve been looking for an excuse to slow down this winter, gather with friends, eat well and soak up some beautiful live music, we’d love to welcome you.

Tickets are limited and some events have very small capacities, so jump in early.

01/06/2026

It is with great sadness that I share the passing of one of our dear artists, supporters, mentors and friends, Australian violist Simon Oswell.

Thanks to Barry Alsop for the capture of a legend.

Here are some of my favourite memories of Simon in performance and at the 2025 Long Listen Festival, shared with love and permission from his wife Bron and family.

Simon came into my life like a burst of sunshine. He was generous with his time, wisdom, encouragement and friendship. When things became difficult (as they inevitably do when delivering a festival!), Simon was always there with a coffee, a hug, advice and an unwavering belief in my vision.

Together with Bron, his wonderful wife, he opened their home for our very first festive fundraising house concert.

We hatched ideas, dreamed up projects and spoke about the importance of putting love into what you do. There was still so much more music we wanted to play together, for the joy of it. Simon and I shared a belief that music can change the world because it transforms us from the inside out.
I miss him deeply.

Simon brought warmth, kindness, generosity to every room, home and stage he entered. He was a musician of international distinction, performing with some of Australia’s and the world’s finest orchestras and chamber ensembles, yet remained endlessly humble, curious and supportive of others.

One of my most treasured memories is having Simon join our inaugural Festival Chamber Orchestra in 2025 and witnessing the joy he brought to our stage. His belief in what we were building meant more than he ever knew.

After the festival, Simon wrote: “I’m still on a high, Lulu, after an inspirational involvement in your Long Listen Festival... I have played in the great concert halls of the world, yet somehow this seemed so real, wonderful and impactful on our community.”

To Bron and the beautiful Oswell family, our hearts ♥️and deepest are with you.

Your legacy lives on in every musician fortunate enough to share a stage with you.

Rest peacefully, dear friend. I miss you. 🎻🖤

26/02/2026

🎶 Meet Our Artists Louise King & Janice Preece 🪉

On Sunday 1st March, we are thrilled to bring you our first Long Lunch Garden Concert at Bahche .hinterland, Peachester, featuring an extraordinary cello + harp duo, Louise King (cello, Artistic Director Long Listen Festival and ) and Janice Preece (harp, Brisbane).

💫 A musical collaboration 20+ years in the making

Louise and Janice first met over two decades ago and have since recorded on three albums, including a Christmas Carol album for ABC Classics with Carisma. Their music is a blend of classical, folk, cinematic, and contemporary music.

Our Garden Concert Program 🎶
FIRST HALF Roots, Reflection & Romance
Promenade à l’Automne – Marcel Tournier
Benedictus – Karl Jenkins David of the White Rock – Traditional Welsh Tra Bo Dau – Traditional Welsh The Swan – Saint-Saëns Gabriel’s Oboe – Ennio Morricone

SECOND HALF Folk, Migration & Melodies
O’Carolan’s Concerto – Turlough O’Carolan
Carolan’s Quarrel with the Landlady – Turlough O’Carolan
Shenandoah – Traditional American Folk Song
Cinema Paradiso – Cinematic
Autumn Leaves – Joseph Kosma
Golden Hour – JVKE

📆 Sunday 1 March 2026 | ⏰ 1–4:30pm
🎟️ Tickets $145pp Limited Seats Left! (Link 🔗 in bio)

Join us for an afternoon filled with food and music and support our fundraising for the 2026 Long Listen Festival program.

12/02/2026

📣 Exciting news! Long Listen 🎧 is launching a new series of intimate micro-fundraising events to support our 2026 festival program.

From boutique house concerts to garden gatherings and long lunches, we’re connecting artists and audiences in stunning spaces across the Sunshine Coast, from Peachester, Buderim, Palmwoods, Eudlo, Mapleton, Tewantin, and Sunshine Beach.

Introducing our new festival venue partner Bahche .hinterland a farm-stay in Peachester with lush gardens, permaculture, exquisite Turkish food, and live music.

First event is our Long Lunch & Garden Concert 🎶 🎻🪉
📆 Sunday 1 March
⏰ 1–4:30pm (arrive from 12:30pm)
📍 Bahche, 151 Commissioners Flat Rd, Peachester
🎟️ $145pp – limited tickets [in bio] or here 👉 https://events.humanitix.com/long-lunch-garden-concert
Artists: Louise King & Janice Preece (harp)

Concert Program highlights are Benedictus (Karl Jenkins), The Swan, O Mio Babbino Caro, Welsh & Celtic folk, Gabriel’s Oboe, Cinema Paradiso

Bahche Signature Long Table Menu
🥂 Welcome glass with entrées
🍽️ Five-course long lunch with matched wines
🍨 Pistachio baklava & gelato to finish

Be part of this boutique festival experience, connecting extraordinary music, food, and spaces, seats are strictly limited!

08/12/2025

🎉 SOLD OUT! Long Listen Private House Concert at Buderim, Sunshine Coast.

Our first-ever fundraising private house concert has officially sold out!

Huge thanks to everyone supporting this festive fundraiser for Long Listen Festival 2026.

Artists: Festival String Quartet 🎻 Courtenay Cleary · Samuel Andrews · Simon Oswell · Louise King

Program Sneak Peek: Mozart • Borodin • Elgar • Gershwin • Sia • Radiohead plus Nordic folk tunes by Danish String Quartet + festive carols! 🎄

I mean who wouldn’t want to experience a LIVE concert, artist chat & mingle with sunset drinks, cheese and charcuterie!

Missed out on tickets 🎟️? There are more mini-fundraisers at private homes in the pipeline!

AND you can be a host and help us bring world-class music and artists right into your home! Get in touch via DM if you’re interested.

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01/12/2025

📣 Just Announced! 30 tickets 🎟️ only. Long Listen House Concert - A Festive Fundraiser 🎶🎄

Step inside a private home for an intimate, one-of-a-kind musical afternoon featuring our Festival String Quartet, Courtenay Cleary Samuel Andrews Simon Oswell Louise King

🎟️Limited to 30 guests only.
📍Private residence Buderim (address revealed on ticketing link).
Please secure your place via the link in bio 🔗

What to Expect:
🎼A stunning afternoon intimate live string quartet concert
🎶 Classical favourites, modern hits & festive carols (Mozart, Borodin, Elgar, Gershwin, Sia, Radiohead + more!
🎄Communal carols with song sheets provided
🥂Pre- and post-concert mingling with the artists
A welcome drink 🍸 + cheese 🧀board included.

This is a brand-new initiative by our founder and Artistic Director, Louise King to bring world-class music directly into private homes while raising vital support for the Long Listen Festival 2026 program and our new music commissioning fund.

Don’t miss this bold, beautiful, and brave experience!

Ticket 🎟️ link 🔗 https://events.humanitix.com/long-listen-festive-fundraiser-private-house-concert so book your tickets before they’re gone!

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11/11/2025

🎥✨Woohoo! Our festival highlights video just dropped 💥

Long Listen Festival 2025 lit up the Sunshine Coast Hinterland with bold music, deep listening, and extraordinary artistry.

From world premieres and small hall concert magic to festival conversations and morning meditations, this festival was one for the culture seekers and music lovers.

One of our festival’s core aims is to support and celebrate young talent both on stage and behind the scenes. This year we were thrilled to have Lara Lawson from Lens & Launch on our crew.

At just nineteen, she’s already making creative waves with her videography, and she captured so many incredible moments across Long Listen 2025 both at Palmwoods and at our closing Blues On The Range concert at .pub 🎥✨

Here’s a taste of what she’s created… and you’ll need to wait just a little longer before we drop her full-length festival wrap-up!

09/11/2025

Sunday morning brunch party! 🎉 We love gathering our team for our post-festival celebration - now an annual event, acknowledging the dedication and hard work of our team, volunteers, artists, and festival crew 🌺

Thanks to 's amazing community of volunteers and AD Louise King for the brunch gathering 🍹at Tallowwood Shelter it might have been a little rainy 🌧️ but we were cozy at our fave spot 🌴🦎🍄

Our menu featured fresh orange 🍊 juice, champagne 🥂 and delish pastries 🥐 from plus homemade middle eastern dips, Tunisian meatballs and marinated chicken wings, and Egyptian eggs made by Lyn Pointer.

Louise King made dips, fruit 🍉 platters, stewed spiced peaches 🍑 tabbouleh and a middle eastern mess with pomegranate, rose 🌹 water cream and strawberry 🍓 coulis with Turkish delight and dates. Yum 😋

Thanks to everyone who made this so special and delicious!

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Sunshine Coast, QLD

Telephone

+61415128799

Website

https://linktr.ee/longlistenfestival

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