Opera Foundation For Young Australians Announces Fairfax Scholarship Finalists And Concert

Opera Foundation For Young Australians Announces Fairfax Scholarship Finalists And Concert

  The Opera Foundation for young Australians (formerly Opera Foundation Australia) has  announced the finalists for the 2015 Lady Fairfax New York Scholarship.  The winner of this prestigious scholarship will be announced at the public recital with the six finalists on Sunday 1st November 2015. The winner will receive $43,000 providing a talented and strongly…

Concert Review: JS Bach Mass in B Minor/ The Song Company And Ironwood.

Concert Review: JS Bach Mass in B Minor/ The Song Company And Ironwood.

JS Bach’s Mass in B minor BWV 232 is described by Sir John Eliot Gardiner in his recent book Bach, as “unprecedented  in its scale, majesty and sobriety.” An ensemble taking on a performance of this masterwork has an exacting task in doing it justice. That task becomes even more formidable when the ensemble reaches…

ArtSong NSW returns in 2013

ArtSong NSW returns in 2013

A year after the untimely death of soprano Amanda Thane, ARTSONG NSW, the organisation she founded in 2009 and of which she was Artistic Director, keeps her legacy alive with new leadership and a new venue. Under the direction of its new President, Andrew Greene, and Vice-President, John Martin, the concerts will be held in the splendid surroundings and acoustic of the Independent…