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Steve Reich on minimalism
Steve Reich is in Sydney! He talks to Matthew Westwood from The Australian: http://www.theaustralian.com.au/arts/steve-reichs-sounds-dont-scratch-the-surface/story-e6frg8n6-1226337506454
The movements that make the music
This is an absolutely fascinating animation from the New York Times of the connection between a conductor’s gestures, the responses of the musicians and the sounds that are created. Alan Gilbert, the music director of the New York Philharmonic talks it through: http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2012/04/06/arts/music/the-connection-between-gesture-and-music.html?ref=classicalmusic#
Don Giovanni re-invented…
Paris, London, Los Angeles, Berlin – all these cities will host productions of Mozart’s Don Giovanni in 2012. The London production, is at heaven nighclub and completely re-invents the character…… http://www.guardian.co.uk/music/2012/apr/11/don-giovanni-hero-or-villain
Jonas Kauffman interviewed
The impossibly perfect tenor Jonas Kauffman in a recent interview with The Guardian. In June he sings in a gala concert at the Royal Albert Hall with Anna Netrebko and ErwinSchrott, and also at Covent Garden in Les Troyens. http://www.guardian.co.uk/music/2012/apr/05/jonas-kaufmann-tenor-great-pretender
Halcyon and Vox Dream and Dance into the 21st century
When the voices of Halcyon get together with the voices of Vox, you can expect a vision of the future. This weekend they collaborate in a programme called Dreams and Dances in which the focus is very definitely on the ‘here and now’ as well as on ‘what’s next’. Halcyon is Australia’s premiere new music vocal ensemble, created…
APRA/AMCOS Art Music Award winners 2012.
Last week APRA/AMCOS announced its annual Art Music Awards winners for 2012. The awards acknowledge achievement in the composition, performance, education and presentation of Australian music. There are ten national awards and several State Awards which include these categories as well as outstanding contributions by individuals and organisations in Australian music, music education and regional music. The Art Music Awards were…
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Tafelmusik reviewed….
Peter McCallum reviews Tafelmusik for the Sydney Morning Herald. Tafelmusik repeat their concert at the City Recital Hall on Saturday March 10th at 2 pm. http://www.smh.com.au/entertainment/music/spirited-delight-of-ancient-analogy-between-music-and-cosmos-20120306-1ui98.html
Scholl records Bach cantatas
Counter-tenor Andres Scholl has released a recording of cantatas by JS Bach, revisiting repertoire that he first sang as a young treble. The Decca recording (CD 478 2733) was made with the kammerorchesterbasel and was released internationally in January 2012. It is also available for download. Scholl’s recent performances at Symphony Hall, Birmingham; the Barbican, London;…