The Song Company’s ‘Sunken Dreams’ reviewed

Peter McCallum reviews The Song Company’s Sunken Dreams for the Sydney Morning Herald:

Peter McCallum reviews The Song Company’s Sunken Dreams for the Sydney Morning Herald:
Intrepid Voyagers Sydney Youth Orchestra Verbrugghen Hall, The Sydney Conservatorium of Music April 2, 2017 Written by Deen Hamaker There is a constant undercurrent of commentary on the future of classical music and whether it can survive into the future as our attention spans shorten and audiences drift away from traditional art forms. In the…
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