Australia Day is just around the corner! Take this quiz and see how much you know about some of the nation’s musicians: 1. Match these Australian musicians with the cities in which they were born Who: Peter Sculthorpe, Nigel Westlake, Joan Sutherland, Peggy Glanville-Hicks, Elena Kats-Chernin. Where: Melbourne, VIC; Perth WA; Tashkent, Uzbekistan; Launceston, TAS;…
It’s Messiah season again and Handel’s mighty oratorio is ringing out all around Sydney. Take our Messiah challenge and see how much you know about it. There’s more interesting trivia in the answers below: Handel’s librettist for Messiah was barred from public office, political or ecclesiastical. Who was he and why was he treated thus?…
Unscramble these words to find the names of 6 violinists. They’re all from the 20th/21st centuries, except for No 3. Scroll down to the bottom of the page for the answers button. 1. MIND EYE HUH I NU 2. GRAVE VENOM MIX 3. A COALING PINION (Clue: born in Genoa, 1872) 4. ENEMIES HAUNT PORT (3 words, was married to a…