A new composition, written especially for the performers, is part of the Sirius Chamber Ensemble’s final concert for 2012. Complementing the programme are well-loved masterpieces and a jazz ballet suite. Sydney-based composer, arranger and performer Nigel Ubrihien composed the septet Mestizo Dances after his travels in Mexico. It’s written for an unusual mix of wind and string…
Singing Bird Productions brings more fascinating insights into the music favourites of Sydney personalities with Maggie Beer the guest in their September presentation. The cook, food writer, creator of food products and restaurateur has selected some classics from opera for the evening, amongst them Delibes’ Sous le dôme épais (The Flower Duet) from Lakme, Au fond du temple saint…
The Sirius Chamber Ensemble connects the new with the old in a programme of classics derived from works by earlier masters. Ian Sykes, clarinet, Georgina Price, viola, Clare Kahn, cello, Julia Zeltzer, French horn, Alison Evans, bassoon, and pianist Clare Howard Race, present a programme of Beethoven, Bernstein, Neilsen and Mozart. Beethoven’s Quintet for Piano and…