Shows
Halcyon casts the first stones
Nine new composers. Nine new works. Contemporary music ensemble Halcyon performs these diverse and inspiring compositions that have been created through their First Stones…
Month: November 2011
News
Poland awards woodward the gloria artis
The Australian pianist Roger Woodward has been awarded the Medal for Merit to Culture, Gloria Artis, gold category, by the Polish government – the…
Reviews
Sabine Meyer in Sydney – beyond words
Playing to a packed house last evening (Monday 7 th November) in Sydney were clarinetist Sabine Meyer and the Modigliani String Quartet. How is…
Shows
Friday Lunchtime Music from the 19th century.
This week’s Friday lunchtime concert at St Stephen’s Uniting Church in Macquarie Street features violinist Ronald Woodcock with pianist Lillian Camhausen performing music…
Shows
The Metropolitan Chamber Orchestra ends 2011 with a bang.
In their final concert for 2011, the Metropolitan Chamber Orchestra conducted by Sarah-Grace Williams presents a trio of joyous works. Gounod’s Petite…
News
Music…comes with a (positive) health warning.
Music is ubiquitous. Its impact on our lives is vast and indefinable. Matthew Westwood reviews some of the current beliefs surrounding the effect of…
News
Anne Sofie von Otter review….
Murray Black of “The Australian” reviews Anne Sofie von Otter’s Sydney concerts: http://www.theaustralian.com.au/news/arts/mezzosopranos-double-bill-of-delights/story-fn9d2mxu-1226188092405
News
Sabine Meyer’s Perth concert reviewed….
“The stuff of great artistry” says Mark Coughlan in The Australian: http://www.theaustralian.com.au/news/arts/meyers-performance-the-stuff-of-great-artistry/story-fn9d2mxu-1226187063628
News
Opera in 21st century Australia – the debate continues…..
The music fraternity comments on Lyndon Terracini’s Peggy Glanville-Hicks address: http://www.theaustralian.com.au/news/arts/director-slated-for-failing-to-cultivate-opera-audiences/story-fn9d2mxu-1226184016943 ….and Lyndon Terracini responds: http://www.theaustralian.com.au/national-affairs/opera-in-search-of-an-audience/story-fn9l8bny-1226186191515
Shows
Sabine Meyer in Sydney
If you’re looking for an evening of exceptional entertainment, tonight, Musica Viva presents the world famous clarinettist Sabine Meyer with the Modigliani…