Stuart Skelton interview

Listen again to Margaret Throsby talking to Stuart Skelton in an interview first broadcast on ABC Classic FM Thursday November 29th.

Listen again to Margaret Throsby talking to Stuart Skelton in an interview first broadcast on ABC Classic FM Thursday November 29th.
The Sydney Symphony Orchestra has released a digital recording Simone Young Conducts Great Romantics with Chief Conductor Designate Simone Young, available free on the Sydney Symphony Orchestra’s website. The programme opens with Australian composer Paul Terracini’s brass attack, before floating onto the heavenly melodies of Mahler and Fauré. A contemporary piece by Michael Daugherty slices…
Music is ubiquitous. Its impact on our lives is vast and indefinable. Matthew Westwood reviews some of the current beliefs surrounding the effect of music on the mind. http://www.theaustralian.com.au/news/arts/for-health-keep-a-song-in-your-heart/story-e6frg8n6-1226188081061
Musical talent was an asset central to the eligibility of Jane Austen’s heroines. Indeed, music was part of family entertainment and society life. Musicologist and soprano Professor Julianne Baird from Rutgers University is in Perth this week to discuss and perform from the Jane Austen Songbook. If you can’t hot foot it to Perth, check out this article…
Stuart Skelton performed in gala concert in the Throne Room of Buckingham Palace on October 25, celebrating the 70th birthday of The Prince of Wales. The evening marked His Royal Highness’s longstanding support and patronage of the arts and was being led by Sir Antonio Pappano, Music Director The Royal Opera, Gregory Doran, Artistic Director The Royal…
On the eve of returning to conduct the 40th anniversary concert by the Sydney Chamber Choir, its founding director Nicholas Routley reflects on its growth and distinctive sound: “In July 1975 four students from the Music Department at the University of Sydney asked me if I would like to form a specialist small choir. I…
Scenes from the opening night of Dazzling Virtuoso – Gabriele Cassone performing the Haydn and Hummel trumpet concerti on the keyed trumpet with the Australian Brandenburg Orchestra.