Join us for this powerful commemorative concert to mark the declaration of peace in the Pacific 80 years ago.
Presented by the Australian War Memorial
Produced by The Flowers of Peace
Directed by Chris Latham OAM
This nationally significant cultural event will remember those who served abroad and those who supported the effort at home. Greater Love will commemorate this historic anniversary with an epic concert that will describe through music, paintings, poetry, images and narrations these defining events.
The concert will be narrated by Australia’s greatest theatre actor, John Bell AO OBE FRSN, performed by the Canberra Symphony Orchestra and the Australian Defence Force’s finest musicians with soloists William Barton, didjeridu; Simon Tedeschi and Edward Neeman, piano; Alice Giles, harp; Dong Ma, erhu; Andrew Goodwin, tenor; Rachel Mink, soprano; Brisbane Chamber Choir, Flowers of Peace Chorus and the Luminescence Children’s Choir.
With a history of producing concerts that tell the story of the nation's conflicts from WWI onwards, the audience reaction says it all:
'powerful, emotional performance that I was awash with tears.'
'Absolutely superb. In tears for most of it. Scarcely able to speak when it was over'
'I've been fortunate enough to have been at many thousands of symphonic concerts since the 1950s, but this was the most moving concert I have ever attended'.
'the most beautiful and gripping tribute I have ever witnessed.'
Don't miss this special one night only performance.
When: Friday 15 August 2025 I 7.00 pm - 10.00 pm
Location: Llewellyn Hall, ANU School of Music, Canberra
Tickets will go on sale Tuesday 10 June 2025.