Shows
Thomas Keneally and his music
Singing Bird productions presents Music and Me, which features Booker prize winning author Thomas Keneally. In this innovative format, Thomas Kenneally talks to ABC…
Month: July 2012
News
Classical music in cinema – Gramophone’s top 10
Gramophone magazine nominates its top 10 classical music moments in cinema: http://www.gramophone.co.uk/features/focus/top-10-classical-music-moments-in-cinema Do you have favourites that aren’t on this list? We…
News
News from the US: Philadelphia and Seattle
…… in news from the US, the Philadelphia Orchestra which shocked the music world by filing for bankruptcy last year aims to…
News
MSO appoints a new CEO
The Melbourne Symphony Orchestra has a new chief executive. Andre Gremillet comes to the MSO after serving as president as chief executive…
News
The Barenboims: the second generation
Musical dynasties have made their mark in music from the days of the Scarlattis and the Bachs, through to the Shankars and the Lennons.…
Reviews
Aida reviewed
Opera Australia’s production of Verdi’s Aida, conducted by Arvo Volmer and directed and choreographed by Graeme Murphy has opened in Sydney. Peter McCallum…
Shows
Amarcord remembers Love, Murder and four centuries of song
“Amarcord means ‘I remember’. We remember our childhood, we remember the traditions and the history the music comes from. And other…
Shows
Classical Inspirations from the Sirius Ensemble
The Sirius Chamber Ensemble connects the new with the old in a programme of classics derived from works by earlier masters.…
Shows
A Sense of Connection with Halcyon and Acacia
A Sense of Connection is the inaugural collaboration between champions of new music, the vocal ensemble Halcyon and the Acacia Quartet. The concert celebrates…
Shows
A festival of Australian Music from the Conservatorium High
In their final concert for 2012, the students of the Conservatorium High School Orchestra and Choir conducted by Carolyn Watson present Australian works marking…