In Bach’s own hand.

The first manuscript in Bach’s own hand to enter the public market in 16 years, was sold in London last week, one hundred and eigty three years after it was written:

The first manuscript in Bach’s own hand to enter the public market in 16 years, was sold in London last week, one hundred and eigty three years after it was written:
If you’re missing your fix of concerts during the Easter season, here are some links that you might like to check out – performances of a variety of Easter musical fare by Australian and other composers and performers: Short listens: Sydney Chamber Choir performs Paul Stanhope’s Ubi Caritas This beautiful piece is a hymn of the…
The Melbourne Symphony Orchestra has a new chief executive. Andre Gremillet comes to the MSO after serving as president as chief executive of the New Jersey Symphony Orchestra since 2007. http://www.theaustralian.com.au/arts/music/french-canadian-to-helm-mso/story-fn9d2mxu-1226428527010 http://artsbeat.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/07/17/new-jersey-symphony-president-goes-down-under/?ref=music
The first online choir competition of INTERKULTUR, the INTERKULTUR Video Awards has ended after 128 virtual choir videos from 44 countries were submitted in two categories “Choirs A Cappella” and “Choirs with Accompaniment”. The winner in the “Choirs A Cappella” category was the Chor der Technischen Universität Vienna, Austria, singing “Some Nights“ by Nate Ruess,…
It’s over for another year – The Classic 100 – ABC Classic FM’s annual survey of listener favourites – which this year, compiled a list of the most popular 100 vocal works as voted in by listeners of ABC Classic FM. Topping the selections was the last movement from Beethoven’s Symphony 9, featuring the Ode to Joy,…
SoundsLikeSydney reports the sad loss of two luminaries of the opera world – soprano and voice coach Eilene Hannan and Opera Australia Italian language coach Renata Fresia-Verdino. Eilene Hannan passed away in London last week aged 67. Her roles for OA included the Marschallin and Katya Kabanova. She also sang the role of Natasha in Prokofiev’s War and…
Applications are now open to emerging musicians and composers from NSW for the second biennial Peter Sculthorpe Music Fellowship. Offered in honour of the internationally renowned composer, the $30,000 fellowship is offered every second year by Create NSW and the Sydney Conservatorium of Music, University of Sydney, in partnership with representatives of the Peter Sculthorpe Trust. This…