History

AB's lead ensemble is Musica da Camera performs and tours regularly in Australia at public concerts and festivals. Musica da Camera has also toured internationally to Hong Kong and China in April 2005 where they performed to enthusiastic audiences at the Xinghai Concert Hall, Guangzhou, Shenzhen Middle School and the Hong Kong Academy of Performing Arts. In January 2004 they performed for the Hong Kong Chamber Music Society at the Hong Kong Club and ensemble member Tessa Miller performed with the City of Hong Kong Chamber Orchestra in their ‘Venetian Delights Program'. Musica da Camera has also toured the UK (1999) for critically acclaimed performances at Warwick and Leamington Festivals and Australia House in London. Musica da Camera broadcasts regularly in Australia and when on tour.

The ensemble has also produced one self-titled CD and appears on the April 2005 AB release Passion.

AB trains and nurtures musicians and audiences through a vigorous education program

In addition to its performance activities AB has been the training ground for many Australian musicians in the art of baroque performance practice through its workshops. It has been responsible for the development of such musicians as Ben Dollman (Australian Brandenburg Orchestra, Jane Downer (UK based baroque oboist), Joanna Dudley (Berlin based recorder player) to name a few.

Since 1977, AB through its performances, workshops and touring has played an important role in the training of early music specialists and in aiding South Australians to discover the delights of historically-informed baroque music.

Marryatville High School through its highly regarded Special Interest Music Centre has helped nurture musicians who now have careers as musicians around the world. Frequently the School's prize-winning choirs, bands and orchestras tour nationally and internationally to great acclaim.

In July 2005 the Music Foundry was launched, a partnership between AB and Marryatville High School Special Interest Music Centre that seeks to develop comprehensive music training courses providing extensive musical skills development and exciting performance opportunities. The Music Foundry partnership evolved from successful past projects such as 2006 workshop and public performance of Handel's: L'Allegro- Il Penseroso, ongoing courses in sight singing, Adelaide Fringe 2004 YEP project, Reviewing the Fringe and the inaugural Marryatville Music Academy (July 2002).