SOPRANO Sonia Anfiloff and baritone Ben Connor live in Vienna these days, but are back in town fleetingly for an Artsong recital entitled “A Fleeting Fantasy”. Together with Alan Hicks, their lecturer from ANU School of Music days, at the piano, the husband-and-wife singers will “explore a dark, magical path through forests and skies with the likes of Debussy, Strauss, Ullman, Wolf and Medtner”. At Wesley Music Centre, 20 National Circuit, Forrest, 3pm, on Sunday, August 9. No bookings, tickets at the door.

GURRUMUL’S “The Gospel Album” is a re-imagining of the spiritual songs, lullabies and gospel songs from the church at Elcho Island to which his mother and aunts took him. He’ll be at the Canberra Theatre, supported by Caiti Baker, of Darwin duo Sietta, on Monday, August 10. Bookings to canberratheatrecentre.com.au or 6275 2700.

“SNOWTUNES 2015” is billed as a European-style festival set by the shores of Lake Jindabyne, 5pm-midnight, on Saturday, August 15. The line-up of Australian and international artists includes Slumberjack, Paces, Hermitude, rapper and hip-hop artists Allday, Tkay Maidza and Fortafy. Buses from Canberra and Queanbeyan. Bookings to snowtunes.com.au

DIRECTOR Ross McGregor reports from Sydney that he has just opened a play by Lisa D’Amour, “Detroit”, at The Eternity Playhouse in Darlinghurst. Former Canberra actors Ed Wightman and James O’Connell feature in the show.

THE Canberra Craft & Quilt Fair will feature two national quilt challenges, “True Blue” and the “Lest We Forget Quilt Challenge – 100 years, 100 quilts”. As well, there’ll be works by members of Canberra Quilters Inc. and 20 quilts by the Canberra Modern Quilt Guild. It’s at EPIC, 10am-4.30pm, on August 6-9. Bookings to craftfair.com.au or tickets at the door.

IGITUR Nos Chamber Choir, conducted by Matthew Stuckings, will present “Angel Voices” in Canberra Girls’ Grammar School Chapel, 2pm, on Sunday, August 9. Stuckings selected the music from 100 works nominated by choir members. The baroque orchestra for the concert will feature Australian-made wooden recorders played by Robyn Mellor and Olivia Gossip, as well as violas da gamba and baroque cello. Admission is free, but early arrival is advised.