Music lovers are offered a chance to step into a time machine and travel back to the 18th and 19th centuries, to hear authentic music from what was known as the romantic era.

Five members of the Australian Romantic & Classical Orchestra are heading to the region, with performances at Huskisson, Bowral, Mallacoota, Wolumla and Kangaroo Valley between October 18 and 26.

They will be performing music by Schubert, Mayer and Mozart, on original instruments from the period in which the music was composed and first performed.

"They look different and sound different," said ARCO co-artistic director and clarinettist Nicole van Bruggen.

Glenn Ellard, South Coast Register
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