Flowers of Peace

22/05/2026

A pleasant surprise - the documentary on FS Kelly titled Elegy that we filmed in Skyros last May just won best doco in Athens Marathon Film Festival. Written by Dr Michael Walsh and filmed by Dan Frodham - we will screen it this November along with the launch of Kelly's biography by Dr Therese Radic and performances of his virtuso piano music by Dr Edward Neeman

28/04/2026

Do try and support this wonderful Canberra International Music Festival. Tickets on sale now.

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24/04/2026

A quiet and slow moving slideshow of photographs and paintings from WW1 and 2 and Vietnam for ANZAC Day. This curated collection are ideal for a peaceful reflection or as a background for an event or public gathering or ceremony.

Lest We Forget - A Visual Tribute ANZAC Day 2026.

24/04/2026

We have been busy creating new videos for ANZAC Day, including popular songs from the Vietnam War era from the ‘Vietnam Requiem’. Fabulous performances from our brilliant guest singers, band and orchestra…download or add to your playlists.

The Flowers of Peace are producers of Australian commemorative music concerts and recordings to help heal the trauma of war. Over time, this project will create a complete commemorative musical repertoire, often in the form of requiems by telling the stories of major conflicts that Australia has bee...

22/04/2026

A festival close to our hearts is the Canberra International Music Festival 2026 which starts in less than 2 weeks:

29 April – 3 May 2026

Across the Festival, audiences encounter music deeply rooted in place and tradition, alongside expansive surveys of English and French repertoire. Composer-in-residence Fiona Hill and Indigenous artist-in-residence Aaron Wyatt anchor the season with powerful new works that speak to country, culture and the evolving future of Australian music.

Find out more at https://cimf.org.au/

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29/01/2026

Congratulations Chris for directing and performing in this moving concert on 27 January 2026. Thank you also to Jolien De Gendt soprano, Aude Van De Keere piano and the St George Quintet. Together they reinforced the power of music to bring people together across continents to share cultural connections. Fabulous images too.

02/12/2025

30/11/2025

22/08/2025

Invitation to the Australian National Eisteddfod Piano Division,
Today, Saturday 23 August and Sunday, 24 August 25 at the . Wesley Music Centre, Forrest, Canberra.

The Piano Open Championship Section will be held this weekend when twelve amazing pianists from Canberra and interstate will compete this Saturday and Sunday morning to be one of the four finalists to perform Sunday afternoon at 3.30pm. Prize money will total $8,500. Tickets ($25 Adult plus concessions) are available through the Wesley Music Centre or can be purchased at the door.

Other Sections for $5 per day will be held at other times and days: Saturday the 15 Years and 18 Years and under Sections, as well as some Chamber Music. Monday through to Friday will feature children from as young as seven years of age. They are delightful and you will be amazed to hear the high standard of playing from these children.

Everyone is welcome to attend and encourage these musicians as well as support the Piano Eisteddfod.

21/08/2025

Thank you, Chris Latham and Flowers of Peace for giving us the opportunity to sing in a beautifully moving concert in Llewellyn Hall last Friday commemorating World War Two.