Thursday 9 February, 1pm
![Event Hero - RELAXED](https://www.aco.com.au/-/media/season-2022/event-hero---relaxed.jpg?rev=160df7d74e724d54a3a38686cd945cde&h=887&w=1111&la=en&hash=470CDC83C50DDF1675F9F1D766AF2E7B)
ABOUT ACO RELAXED PERFORMANCES
Sharing music with new audiences lies at the heart of everything we do. Presented with flexible seating, adjusted lighting and sound levels, and a quiet space to chill out, ACO Relaxed Performances welcome people on the autism spectrum, people with sensory sensitivities, people with disability and access needs, and parents and carers with babies in an informal, daytime experience.
ACO Relaxed performances are tailored to those for whom the traditional concert hall experience may be inaccessible, or who may not have seen our orchestra perform live before - we want to bring the music to you. Come along, respond to the music, make noise, be yourself and have fun!
In 2023, performance will feature a 50-minute selection of music from highlights in our national concert tour and other programs.
![Ilya Gringolts Plays Bruch Australian Chamber Orchestra](https://www.aco.com.au/-/media/ilya-gringolts-plays-bruch_hero.png?rev=cad92fad65f9465683ce3a6d8ac1a4ad&h=1080&w=1920&la=en&hash=AE68A7D4411F1C96AC7CA143B45A88A0)
![ACO Collective at ACO Pier 2/3](https://www.aco.com.au/-/media/aco-collectiveportrait-26_-2023-italian-baroque.png?rev=7bbd1aebdf844b7e8b73d73a2d92c8a7&h=900&w=1600&la=en&hash=2A28E85BE08737CC283889B5780EDFE5)
Wednesday 7 June, 1pm
Relaxed Performance: The Italian Baroque
![Wilfrid Gordon McDonald Partridge](https://www.aco.com.au/-/media/wgmcdp.jpg?rev=791532b814954a76bb14455b8cfeb4cc&h=3360&w=4270&la=en&hash=895870E2758ED3EE4667C30F1EFD5B03)
Friday 14 July, 11.30am
Relaxed Performance: Wilfrid Gordon McDonald Partridge
![Dvorak's Serenade](https://www.aco.com.au/-/media/dvoraks-serenade-aco-website-1600x900px_1.jpg?rev=e6d4bd9520524405a34b85b29ed222c5&h=900&w=1600&la=en&hash=A786E177DE1987270C1DF957B537B691)
Thursday 17 August, 1pm
Relaxed Performance: Dvořák's Serenade
![The Princess, the Pea (and the Brave Escapee)](https://www.aco.com.au/-/media/2023-princess-aco-website-1600x900px_2.jpg?rev=f217e7a54e6e49e69bf60b5a066fc06c&h=900&w=1600&la=en&hash=E04B1F33C956DA0C56AE1E5C6FC69DA2)
Friday 6 October, 11.30am
Relaxed Performance: The Princess, The Pea (and The Brave Escapee)
There is the fairytale you know and love… but what isn’t known, what no book has ever recorded, is why exactly the princess was out in the middle of a storm, in the middle of a night, at the end of an adventure. This story is that story.
![Chopin & the Mendelssohns](https://www.aco.com.au/-/media/chobin-aco-website-1600x900px.jpg?rev=95857a601510426d8bf3642205103486&h=900&w=1600&la=en&hash=D1BFEAA5E88A5F14569BAAF286A7AEE8)
Thursday 16 November, 1pm
Relaxed Performance: Chopin & the Mendelssohns
![The Nutcracker](https://www.aco.com.au/-/media/nutcrackercontent-tile-dimensions.png?rev=6524c39ef1dd419facede5deb1f50165&h=453&w=605&la=en&hash=72A275897681FF7E2B3D73672B372172)
Tuesday 19 December, 11:30am