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The David Harold Tribe Symphony Award aims to promote interest in musical composition and to encourage and support the writing of music in Australia.

Opera Australia has announced the inaugural Patricia H. Reid Orchestral Fellowships to champion the professional development of early career string musicians.

Former Sydney Symphony Orchestra chief conductor David Robertson was a winner in the Best Opera Recording category for Porgy and Bess – a performance he conducted with the SSO in 2016!   

In anticipation of its new Music Theatre program in 2022, the Conservatorium Open Academy is presenting a workshop to give students aged 15 to 25 to the skills needed to be a great musical theatre performer. With insights including stagecraft and presence, vocal technique, characterisation, ensemble work and more, students will have the chance to…

Acacia Quartet first violinist Lisa Stewart talks about her double life as a popular illustrator.

Congratulations to Dr. Nicholas Milton AM, Chief Conductor and Artistic Director of the Willoughby Symphony Orchestra, who has a new appointment in Austria.

Mezzo-soprano Deborah Humble talks about life during and after lockdown – the disruption and loss, self-realisations, her responsibilities as a teacher and the opportunities – new and returning.

Cellist Anna Martin-Scrase talks about her life-like miniature creations.

2021 IFAC Handa Australian Singing Competition is calling for entrants, with the exciting news that the heats, semi-finals and finals concerts will be performed live. Heats are held for eligible entrants around Australia, in New Zealand, and in London. In 2021, heats will only be held in Australia. Entrants have the chance to perform on…