This show belongs to the Adelaide Fringe 2025 season. This season is now over.

Melanie Walters playing a bass flute wearing a black top in front of a white brick wall
Adelaide Fringe 2025

The Flute Revamped

"The flute as you don’t usually hear it!"

Join flautist Melanie Walters for this concert of vibrant music inspired by television, pop music, children's literature, and other popular culture. The program includes music by Jacob TV, Eve Beglarian, Anne La Berge and Ian Clarke.

★★★★★ "An hour better spent is hard to immediately recall than with flautist Melanie Walters and her exceptional solo recital The Flute Revamped" The Advertiser

Presented by: Melanie Walters

Melanie Walters has been described as a “champion of new music in South Australia” (The Serenade Files), and her flute-playing as “truly exceptional” (The Advertiser). She holds a PhD in flute performance, for which she received a Dean’s Commendation. She specialises in performing experimental and contemporary classical music, and has performed at the Bang on a Can Summer Festival, Musica Viva Sessions, COMA, and the Australian Flute Festival. Melanie is the Artistic Director of the flute ensemble Coruscalia Collective, Principal Flute of the Adelaide Wind Orchestra, and President of The Flute Society of South Australia.
Music • Classical
South Australia

Suitability & warnings

Content rating: G
Family friendly: Yes
Target audience: Junior Primary (5-7) | Primary (8-11) | Middle School (12-14) | High School (15-17) | 18+

Accessibility

 
High audio content
 
Suitable for audiences who may not have a comprehensive understanding of the English language

Presenter

Presented by: Melanie Walters

Melanie Walters has been described as a “champion of new music in South Australia” (The Serenade Files), and her flute-playing as “truly exceptional” (The Advertiser). She holds a PhD in flute performance, for which she received a Dean’s Commendation. She specialises in performing experimental and contemporary classical music, and has performed at the Bang on a Can Summer Festival, Musica Viva Sessions, COMA, and the Australian Flute Festival. Melanie is the Artistic Director of the flute ensemble Coruscalia Collective, Principal Flute of the Adelaide Wind Orchestra, and President of The Flute Society of South Australia.