Secret Trio is the latest project from guitarist and composer Robbie Melville, and members and their guests will be able to enjoy it on Friday 19th June.

Featuring Sophie Dunn on violin and viola (Devil Goat Family String Band) and accordionist Phil Mcleod (The Blue Grassy Knoll), the trio explore a juxtaposition of heavily-structured arrangements with free-spirited extemporisation.

Their music is informed in equal measure by contemporary jazz and Norwegian folk, the sparse and playful writings of Richard Brautigan, the photography of Viktor Kolář, and the film soundtracks of Mark Orton.

Friday 19 June 2026
Doors open at 5.40pm for a 6pm start.
This event is free for members and $25 for non-members.
Bookings can be made through Trybooking using this link

Affinity Quartet’s performances have been praised by critics for their ‘flawless technique’ and ‘emotional breadth’.

Now entering their second decade, Affinity Quartet is this year focusing on collaborations with some exciting guests, including two leading Australian musicians based overseas: Catherina Lee in London and Isabella Bignasca in Auckland/New York.

Catherina (violin) and Isabella (viola) will join Nicholas Waters (violin), Josef Hanna (viola) and Mee Na Lojewski (cello) in the library to perform the following program:

• Huw Belling, Now vanishing, now forming - composed for TAIWA (2026)
• Mozart String Quintet no.5 in D Major K.593
• Brahms String Quintet no.2 in G Major Op.111

Friday 12 June 2026
Doors open at 5.40pm for a 6pm start.
This event is free for members and $25 for non-members.
Bookings can be made through Trybooking using this link

A couple of years ago musician Ash Davies assembled a band to do a concert at the library, playing a selection of instrumental music from previous albums and recordings.

It went so well that the band (dubbed the True Adventurers) ended up doing some gigs in Brunswick but then, as Ash tells it, “we all got busy, I got crook and it slowly came to a halt”.

“Given the constraints of keeping a permanent lineup together I have realised that the True Adventurers are a fluid and floating combo, not just one band of permanent individuals but a band for a moment in time,” says Ash.

For their upcoming concert in the library there is a new True Adventurers combination joining Ash - Jeb Cardwell on guitar, Rick Plant on bass and Adrian Whitehead on piano - and they will play a set of instrumentals and a few songs.

“I have played with these guys on and off over the years and am really looking forward to joining up together for this performance,” says Ash.

Friday 29 May 2026
Doors open at 5.40pm for a 6pm start.
This event is free for members and $25 for non-members.
Bookings can be made through Trybooking using this link