The 2014 Aurora Festival opens with some of Australia’s finest composers and performers, amongst them Australian saxophonist, James Nightingale, Roland Peelman, Daryl Pratt, Claire Edwards, didgeridoo player Mark Atkins, members of The NOISE, Ensemble Offspring and the Sydney Conservatorium Modern Music Ensemble. They will also perform music by Alex Pozniak, The NOISE, Ekrem Mulayim and…
Ensemble Offspring has curated a program of intriguing miniatures for flute, clarinet and percussion. Called Three and Under it showcases the members of Ensemble Offspring as theatrical soloists and chamber music gurus. They perform works written specifically for them by composers from home (Damian Barbeler, Jane Stanley and Matthew Shlomowitz) and abroad (Oscar Bettison, Jukka Tiensuu, Tom Johnson and David…
National Geographic said Hurricane Sandy which hit the east coast of the USA in late October 2012, was “a raging freak of nature that became one of the most destructive storms in U.S. history.” Its surge of nearly 14 feet set a new record for New York harbour. Amongst the devastation and isolation, guitarist and…