Musica Viva has recently launched a new national office in Sydney and included in the brand new premises is a rehearsal space intended to relieve the pressure on local ensembles struggling to find a rehearsal venue. Musica Viva intends to make this studio available to the wider music community on a cost-neutral basis. Musica Viva’s…
The highly-acclaimed Australian composer Liza Lim has joined the University of Sydney’s Conservatorium of Music to mentor and grow the reputation of women composers in this country. Liza Lim has been commissioned by some of the world’s pre-eminent orchestras including the Los Angeles Philharmonic, Bavarian Radio Orchestra, BBC Symphony, and Germany’s WestdeutscherRundfunk and SudwestRundfunk orchestras, and…
The 2014 Aurora Festival is set to run from April 30th – May 3rd. Highlights this year include the April 30 opening night concert in which the centrepiece will be the world premiere of Voyage through radiant stars by the Australian composer Brian Howard, a 60 minute work for solo saxophone and 18 musicians. Also…