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Here’s the link to the full list of nominees for the 2011 Helpmann Awards tobe annouced at the Sydney Opera Hosue on August 1st.
http://www.helpmannawards.com.au/site/_content/document/00000183-source.pdf
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From April 2-7, 2013, 25 rare violins go on display at the Sydney Conservatorium of Music as part of Musica Viva’s bi-ennial festival. Amongst these is a 1732 instruments made by Carlo Bergonzi, 18th century luthier who learnt his skills from Amati, Guarneri, and Stradivari. This violin was owned by Sydney violinist Carl Pini for nearly 30 years….
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Students! Sign up at the link below and you can join the mailing list for $15 student rush ticket offers to selected Sydney Symphony concerts: http://www.sydneysymphony.com/concerts-tickets/booking-information/student-tickets.aspx
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For centuries, opera has been an European art form – its tales and music emerging from the literature, the librettists and the composers of the European continent. With the discovery of the New World, the art form reached across the Atlantic. It was only in 1955 that Marian Anderson (b1897) became the first African-American to…
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Singer Jenny Morris has created a project called Art of Music in which 10 paintings inspired by iconic Australian songs will be auctioned to raise funds for the Golden Stave Music Therapy Centre at the University of Western Sydney’s Kingswood campus. The auction is to be held at the Art Gallery of New South Wales on…
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Recording label Eloquence has launched a new website EloquenceClassics.com. The world-wide label established in 1999 is dedicated to the reissue of a vast backlog of recordings, the focus being on recordings not yet released beyond their vinyl format. The label has nearly 1000 titles in its catalogue. Reissues for 2017 will include material from the rich…
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Receiving personalised presents from good friends is surely one of the best things about celebrating a birthday. New music ensemble Halcyon celebrated its 15th birthday in 2013, with 21 new songs written especially for them by some of Australia’s finest songwriters. These songs have been crafted on to a new recording Kingfisher – Songs for…