In the way that Baroque painting creates a tapestry of vivid light and intense shadow, cellist and music educator Rachel Scott brings light to the music of Bach with her concert series titled “Bach in the Dark”. The next Sydney performances are scheduled for June 25th and 26th in the crypt of St James Church, King Street, with two…
Barely three years ago, soprano Amanda Thane devised a project that would give a platform to developing singers as a stepping stone to a career in opera, or indeed as an alternative to it. Art Song NSW has rapidly grown to be a force for informed performance and voice education in Sydney. In this time,…
Mention the name “Gabrieli” and the mind goes to Giovanni Gabrieli – a well recognized composer from 16thcentury Italy. There is however. another “Gabrielli” from the same time and area. Domenico Gabrielli was a virtuoso cellist from Bologna. Gabrielli and Merulo were cohorts of composers like Marco Uccellini, Andrea Falconiero and Johannes Kapsberger who together, represented…