orchestra seventeen88 The Chapel of Santa Sabina College, Strathfield 9 August 2014 The launch of a new orchestra is always a risky business. Three years ago the Orchestra Romantique was formed for historically informed performances of music of the Romantic period but it gave only a few performances before its disappearance at the end…
orchestra seventeen88 directed by violinist Rachael Beesley presents a programme of music by Haydn, Mozart, Stamitz and other classical pioneers for its first Winter Festival in August. This first Winter Festival is orchestra seventeen88’s foray into this exciting and new journey of music-making in Australia, offering performances by some of Australia’s leading historical instrument specialists….
There is a HIP new orchestra on Sydney’s music scene. In the case of orchestra seventeen88 their HIP style refers to Historically Informed Performance – surely one of the coolest trends of our times. Four of Australia’s most renowned musicians – conductor and educator Richard Gill OAM, violinist Rachael Beesley, clarinettist Nicole van Bruggen and…