The Australian Brandenburg Orchestra’s Vivaldi Unwired programme, directed by Paul Dyer, AO opened at the City Recital Hall last night with guest artists violinist Brendan Joyce and saxophonist Christina Leonard. It was an entertaining evening of convention and innovation. Opening the concert with two cornerstones of the Baroque repertoire played in conventional style on period…
Paul Dyer, the Artistic Director of the Australian Brandenburg Orchestra exchanges the keyboard of his harpsichord for the keyboard of a Mac laptop when the ensemble performs the world premiere of Max Richter’s Recomposed – Vivaldi: The Four Seasons on period instruments in their upcoming tour Vivaldi Unwired. Joining him will be ABO concertmaster and soloist Brendan Joyce on…
The Australian Brandenburg Orchestra throws open the doors to 2015 with a celebration of the music of George Frideric Handel. Entitled Handel: Heaven and Harmony, the ensemble is joined by Argentine soprano Mariana Flores and Portuguese tenor Fernando Guimarães, both specialists in early music. “Their outstanding vocal purity and on-stage chemistry will totally spellbind Australian audiences,…