Album Review: Bird Spirit Dreaming/ HD Duo/Da Vinci Classics
Bird Spirit Dreaming is a throughly enjoyable recent release from the Australian ensemble, HD Duo on the Da Vinci Classics label.
Nexas Quartet With Coleman-Wright Present Composers In Exile
Virtuosic saxophone ensemble the Nexas Quartet presents the latest Sunday afternoon musical treat as part of the popular Prelude in Tea concert series at the Independent Theatre, North Sydney. Nexas Quartet will present a programme entitled Composers in Exile, featuring adaptations of cabaret works by composers from the Weimar Era until World War II. The…
CD Review: SOAR/ Gondwana Chorale
The national youth choir Gondwana Chorale, conducted by Paul Holley and Carl Crossin, has released its debut recording SOAR. Featuring 16 tracks, both sacred and secular, most works are by living Antipodean composers. This repertoire is the hallmark of the ensemble, established in 2008, which has drawn its singers from around the nation. Contrasting with the…