Over the past few years, Remembrance Day seems to have grown in the public heart. Of a more universal scope than its January counterpart, ANZAC Day, Remembrance Day’s theme is of the senseless suffering worldwide caused by war. With the increasing prominence of the commemoration comes a similar realisation of the quality of the associated…
orchestra seventeen88 An Evening with the Viennese Titans New Hall, Sydney Grammar School, Darlinghurst 22 November 2014 orchestra seventeen88 is continuing to establish itself as a welcome addition to Sydney’s musical life. Its aim is to present music from the late eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries using historically informed practice and playing on instruments…
Tout Français Thoroughbass St Luke’s Anglican Church, Mosman November 16, 2014 Courtly dance music by lesser-known French composers was the focus for this concert given by Diana Weston – founder of early music ensemble Thoroughbass, with viola da gamba player, Shaun Ng and soprano Anna Fraser. Most of the works performed were composed during the…