Clare Salaman is a British musicians who founded the Society of Strange and Ancient Instruments in 2010 “to explore a repertoire that ranges from folk songs and earthy dances to high art music from the 18th century and before, as well as newly composed pieces.”
View this video from the BBC of some instruments in her unusual collection.
One spring Sunday afternoon in Sydney, just a few weeks ago, a motley conglomerate of around 100 choral singers and instrumentalists gathered with two solo singers, under the music direction of Dr Sarah Penicka-Smith, to perform in a hospital foyer. These people had never previously performed together as group. However, such was the spirit and…
Congratulations to the winners of the 2019 ART Music Awards! Winners in 11 national categories and eight state categories of the 2019 Art Music Awards were revealed at a gala function at the Great Hall of the University of Sydney on Monday 19 August. Hosted by APRA AMCOS and the Australian Music Centre (AMC), the…
Eight finalists announced for the Sydney Eisteddfod Opera Scholarship. These emerging singers will perform with the North Sydney Symphony Orchestra in the hope of securing their part of the $70,000 on offer for professional development. The 2018 Finalists are: Shikara Ringdahl – Soprano (Brisbane, QLD) Olivia Cranwell – Soprano (Waterloo, NSW) Joshua Oxley – Tenor (Lane Cove,…
Pianist Alejandro Alberto Téllez Vargas has released a new disc on the Move label. Latin American Piano Music is a collection of
15 works by Mexican and Cuban composers like Ernesto Lecuona, Manuel M Ponce and Ricardo Castro.
After 16 years as CEO of Opera Australia, Adrian Collette is leaving the company at the end of 2012 to take up a post with the University of Melbourne. Collette began his career with the company as a Young Artist, interleaved with a career in publishing before returning to the company as CEO in 1997….
Musica Viva launches its Musica Viva In Schools programme for 2021, marking 40 years of bringing live music to children and educators all over Australia. For 2021, Musica Viva has adapted its schools programme adopting some of the strategies discovered amongst the challenges of the global pandemic in 2020, offering schools a more flexible digital…