Western Sydney Philharmonic Is Launched
Sydney’s newest orchestra, the Western Sydney Philharmonic (West Phil) has been launched, giving the young people of Western Sydney an opportunity to learn and play beautiful music in Western Sydney’s very own orchestra.
Ravel: Orchestral Works From Chandos Available To Stream On Idagio
Ravel: Orchestral Works (Chandos, 2022), a sumptuous treasury of music is now available to stream on Idagio.
Lookbook – Cobar Sound Chapel
Check out these stunning images of the Cobar Sound Chapel co-created by violinist, composer and sound artist Georges Lentz and prize-winning architect Glenn Murcutt.
The Cobar Sound Chapel – The Sky Is The Limit
The music will play day and night, It will do its work whether someone is there or not. Lentz illustrates “This old rusty water tank in the middle of nowhere, in darkness will glow from the inside with music and sound pouring out of all day and night. I believe it is doing its work just by being.”
Scarlatti’s Steinways At Melbourne – New On Move Records
Scarlatti’s Steinways at Melbourne is a new release on Move Records, featuring Professor Ian Holtham performing 23 of Domenico Scarlatti’s 555 keyboard sonatas on the Steinway pianos of Melbourne Conservatorium.
Matt Ottley’s New Multi-Modal Release
Prize-winning author, illustrator and composer Matt Ottley’s latest creation ‘The Tree of Ecstasy and Unbearable Sadness’ is a powerful, large-scale, multi-modal project weaving together the worlds of literature, music and visual art in the poignant story of one boy’s journey into mental illness.
Performance Opportunities At The Electronic Music Conference
Shout out to all musicians in the electronic media! The Australian Music Centre is offering performance opportunities at the Electronic Music Conference, Sydney, April 2022.
New Vocal Consort Castalia Aims To Inspire
Sydney has a new vocal ensemble Castalia, which makes its debut this weekend.
Lise Davidsen and Leif Ove Andsnes Release New Album Of Grieg Songs
Lise Davidsen and Leif Ove Andsnes, the two prodigiously gifted Norwegian artists who have risen to the top of the classical music world, have collaborated for the first time on a new album of Edvard Grieg songs now released on Decca Classics.