CD Review: The Haydn Album/ Australian Haydn Ensemble

CD Review: The Haydn Album/ Australian Haydn Ensemble

  Barely five years old, the Australian Haydn Ensemble (AHE), has released its debut recording, The Haydn Album on ABC Classics. It marks an important milestone in the evolution of the ensemble, as it diversifies beyond the annual concert series it has presented since its founding in 2011 by artistic director and concertmaster of the ensemble,…

Concert Review: The Fairy Queen/ Henry Purcell/ Con Opera

Concert Review: The Fairy Queen/ Henry Purcell/ Con Opera

The Fairy Queen, Henry Purcell CON OPERA Music Workshop, Sydney Conservatorium Saturday 14 May 2016 Purcell’s stage works can present substantial difficulties for modern directors since, with the exception of Dido and Aeneas, they are all semi-operas.  That is, they are plays into which music is inserted as stand-alone masques which are only loosely connected to…

Ironwood Chamber Ensemble Celebrates A Decade With The Music Of Schubert

Ironwood Chamber Ensemble Celebrates A Decade With The Music Of Schubert

Ironwood Chamber Ensemble celebrates 10 years in 2016 continuing its series committed to exploring historically informed performance of repertoire from baroque, classical and romantic eras on period instruments. In the first of its four concerts for the year, Ironwood celebrates musical friendships and a decade of year of music making, exploring and sharing the music they…