www.georgcello.com

 

Welcome to the Homepages of

Georg Mertens
The Paganini Duo
& The Blue Mountains Trio

including

JENOLAN CAVES CONCERTS

Calendar (click here)

The World's Oldest Caves
Part of Blue Mountains World Heritage
Home for the world's most pure acoustics.

 

The Concerts in the Cave allow us to side step
from our normal speedy, noisy and stressful environment
and invite us to sit back and relax.

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Cello Concerts
are held regularly every 3d Sat of the month
with more than 140 concerts World's longest series of cello concerts

4 Seasonal Programs (click here)

* Gypsy Music Concerts with the Paganini Duo
are held regularly every 4th Sat of the month

4 Seasonal Programs (click here)

 

< On the left you find associated web pages <

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OUR LATEST CD's

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An Hour in Heaven (2007)
(click on CD cover to listen)

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The Concert Venue at Jenolan Caves

( photo courtesy of Michael Small from Kumbaya Photos, Leura )

To inquire about concerts for private groups CONTACT (click here): georgcello@hotmail.com

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I want to express special thanks to my web designer friends Clayton Wakefield, Simon Clough and Tim Mahony for their invaluable contribution to this project.

copyright - Georg Mertens
Founder of the series
"Concerts in the Cave" in the Cathedral Chamber.

Georg Mertens, Cello in the Cave
(Photo courtesy by Rob Whyte)

CONTACT US:
joining our email list
bookings and enquiries
click here on:
georgcello@hotmail.com

Private bookings / tuition
ph 02 4782 5440

Concert Bookings:
Jenolan Caves
ph. 1300 76 3311 or 02 6359 3911
then dial 2

NOW ALSO:

24 HOUR on-line BOOKING:
ph.02 8240 2200

- Click on icon for:

cello concerts

gypsy concerts

 

For Cave Tours visit the website:
www.jenolancaves.org.au

On Site Accomodation:
Jenolan Caves House
ph 02 6359 3911 then dial 1
www.jenolancaveshouse.com.au


For more cultural Events in the Jenolan / Bathurst area click here on the site of the:
Bathurst Arts Council

 

 

The Paganini Duo: Gustaw Szelski - violin / Georg Mertens - guitar
(Photo courtesy of Michael Small from Kumbaya Studios, Leura - Collage assembly by Jenny Reid from Berkojoey, Sydney)

 

 

The Concerts in the Cathedral Chamber

Forget the outside world, the stress!
Take a step to relax!
Walk for 10 minutes some steps up and down into the mountain.
Deep in the mountain opens up a grand museum, 54m (150 feet) high.
Beautiful formations, the Cathedral Chamber,
closed from the outer world offering peace and silence combined with visual beauty.
We are transported back - just for an hour - into a much simpler and purer world sharing the mellow sounds of the cello or traditional Gypsy Music for violin & guitar.

The Cathedral Chamber is an extraordinary inspiring space, not only stunningly beautiful, but also reputed for its perfect acoustics, the world's finest.
The Concerts in the Cave allow us to side step from our normal speedy, noisy and stressful environment and invite us to sit back.

In difference to most concert halls,
the distance to the performer is only 3-12 meters.
Also you have no problems hearing clearly:
the acoustic is so brilliant, you hear everywhere as if you sit just in front of the performer.

No car, plane or any artificial noise from our high tech environment enters this space, not even the sound of wind & mobile phones don't work here.

It never rains in the Cave,
if hot or cold outside,
in the Cave it's always 15 Degrees
(bring a light jumper)
No weather forecast is necessary to plan visiting a Concert in the Cave.

 

 

 

Jenolan Caves (photo GM)