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“Write in this book – Things that I see Things that I hear and know” Sei Shonagon, circa 1000 How do three composers respond to three writers from very different worlds? Take a rich and stimulating musical journey with Halcyon inspired by poets and writers who help us understand our lives from every wondrous…
The Sydney Consort’s programme Musical Friends is a reunion of composer colleagues and friends. The concert features the two most predominant musical figures of the eighteenth century – contemporaries Telemann and Handel and showcases their association and friendship. The Sydney Consort comprising Stan w Kornel playing baroque violin & viola d’amore with Monika Kornel at the harpsichord,…
In a touching gesture, the young musicians of today will acknowledge the heroes of the past when the Sydney Youth Orchestra conducted by Stephen Mould presents Legends of Past, an orchestral tribute to the centenary of the birth of the ANZAC legend – an indelible event in Australian history. Five special works will feature in the concert,…
Opera buff Paulo Montoya steps behind the scenes to preview this upcoming production. Inspiring music, moving stories, forbidden love, political intrigue, dysfunctional families, deceit, insanity and murder- these are the essential ingredients of great Italian opera! Donizetti’s Lucia di Lammermoor does not disappoint on any of these counts, and Rockdale Opera is preparing to stage this iconic…
The Australian Brandenburg Orchestra and Choir present an exotic blend of the ancient modern, east and west in their innovative winter programme Karakorum: a medieval musical journey, narrated by David Wenham and featuring French ensemble La Camera delle Lacrime. “Karakorum is absolutely ancient yet altogether new,” says Artistic Director Paul Dyer about the upcoming tour….
Soprano Lee Abrahmsen joins Omega Ensemble to perform songs of farewell from the richness of the romantic era along with a new work by Andrew Ford, launching the ensemble’s 2016 Virtuoso series. The essence of Wagner’s revolutionary Tristan und Isolde is perfectly captured in excerpts skilfully arranged by Australian composer James Ledger. As Isolde grieves over…