News
Tarrega’s telephone tune
Did you know that the infamous Nokia ringtone is based on a phrase from Francisco Tarrega’s Grand Valse?! Thomas Dolby is the…
Month: October 2011
Shows
TaikoDeck at The Reginald
This week at The Reginald, Australia’s premiere taiko drumming ensemble TaikOz, presents TaikoDeck, a collaboration with Melbourne DJ and producer DJ M-Royce…
Shows
Australian Singing Competition Awards final
Whilst many of us are breathless from weeks of watching the Rugby World Cup and are preparing for a summer of long cricket…
News
‘Nightingale’ reviewed
The review is out for ‘The Love of the Nightingale’! http://www.smh.com.au/entertainment/opera/soaring-testament-to-power-of-music-20111023-1meez.html
News
music maker for the movies – ennio morricone to conduct in australia
Italian composer and conductor Ennio Morricone has won over 25 awards internationally, for his film scores. Amongst them, the haunting themes for Sergio…
News
behind the scenes of a dress rehearsal at Opera Australia
Attending a dress rehearsal for a production by Opera Australia, I sense that the audience has all the expectancy and impatience of…
Shows
‘The Love of the Nightingale’ – special for so many reasons.
Tonight, is opening night at Opera Australia. Opening nights are always special. This opening night has a few reasons for added excitement.…
News
Stephen Hough Strange Sonatas
Pianist Stephen Hough appears to be a man of boundless musical talent, tireless energy, intellect and generosity of spirit. He shares these attributes…
Shows
City Jungle – a battle of hits…(and who is Reginald?)
Syncopation, multimetrics, polyrhythms with the added spritz of digital programming . In City Jungle, two of the nation’s leading virtuoso percussion ensembles,…