Concert Review: Next Generation Baroque/ Australian Brandenburg Orchestra

Concert Review: Next Generation Baroque/ Australian Brandenburg Orchestra

Braving W C Fields’ infamous trope “Never work with children….,” the Australian Brandenburg Orchestra’s season of Next Generation Baroque which opened last night in Sydney, invited two young adults and a precociously gifted wunderkind to the stage, to perform with the ensemble. Baroque music is ideally suited to showcasing the prowess of emerging talent and…

IFAC Handa Australian Singing Competition Announces 2018 Semi-Finalists

IFAC Handa Australian Singing Competition Announces 2018 Semi-Finalists

The eleven semi-finalists of the 2018 IFAC Handa Australian Singing Competition have been announced, following heats in Australia, New Zealand and the United Kingdom. The National Adjudicator, Linnhe Robertson with assistance from local adjudicators, has selected these impressive young singers – sopranos Zoe Drummond, Shakira Tsindos and Cleo Lee-McGowan from Victoria, soprano Josie Ann Ellem and baritone Tristan…

Australian Brandenburg’s Noël! Noël! On CD And DVD

Australian Brandenburg’s Noël! Noël! On CD And DVD

The Australian Brandenburg Orchestra and Choir under Artistic Director Paul Dyer AO, have released a recording of their popular annual Noël! Noël! Christmas concert. This release was recorded live at St Francis of Assisi Church, Paddington NSW in December 2016 and is a  Christmas celebration like only the charismatic Paul Dyer and the Australian Brandenburg Orchestra and Choir…