Presenting Opera In Concert
With opera companies facing financial constraints and grappling with new ways of finding funds, Gillian Moore in BBC Music Magazine looks at the merits of presenting opera in the concert hall.
With opera companies facing financial constraints and grappling with new ways of finding funds, Gillian Moore in BBC Music Magazine looks at the merits of presenting opera in the concert hall.
The Federal Minister for the Arts, The Hon Simon Crean has invited public contributions to a discussion paper that will result in the formulation of a National Cultural Policy for Australia – the first one in 20 years. Estimating the 90 % of Australians participate in the arts, the Minister aims to create a 10 year plan that will…
Sydney Youth Orchestras has announced that after a decade and a half as Chair of SYO, Jan Bowen AM will be stepping down from this position. Shane Simpson AM has been appointed as her successor. When it was founded in 1973 SYOs could only dream of what it has become today. This is directly attributable…
Rachel Scott, cellist, creator and curator of the Bach in the Dark concert series writes of news about a new CD Little Birds: “Excitement is building here at Bach in the Dark headquarters as Little Birds is nearing completion. In January, accordion virtuoso Anthony Schulz and I met in Melbourne and recorded all our…
Keeping up with the Grigoryan brothers is no mean feat. This month Slava Grigoryan performs in concert with the Willoughby Symphony, the brothers Leonard and Slava appear on Jose Carbo’s recent release My Latin Heart, but most importantly, between early July and mid-October, they will undertake an extensive national tour from Perth to Townsville…
The ABC has announced the death of conductor Myer Fredman, who passed away last Friday night in Hobart, aged 82. Myer Fredman was very active in opera and orchestral music in Australian in the 70s, 80s and 90s, in Europe, and especially in his native UK, prior to moving to Australia. He was notable as a…
In a landmark innovation, Teldec releases its Complete Bach Edition on a USB stick! The 32 GB USB memory stick contains recordings of cantatas, instrumental works and PDFs of notes from the original 154 disc collection made in 2000. Click here to read the feature and review in The Guardian. Click here to order on line.