This is a re-post of our April 2014 interview with the late Richard Gill AO. In memoriam. “Being a conductor is kind of a hybrid profession because most fundamentally, it is being someone who is a coach, a trainer, an editor, a director” – Michael Tilson Thomas. In the case of Richard Gill, OAM, the…
ABC Classics has released Volume 18 in the Hush series, Collective Wisdom, performed by the musicians of ACO Collective, the Australian Chamber Orchestra’s mentoring and regional touring ensemble. Already available for purchase, the launch concert will take place in Sydney and Melbourne in September. Developed by medical pioneer Dr Catherine Crock AM to reduce the…
Congratulations to all the nominees and winners of the 2018 Art Music Awards. The winners, drawn from the six states and territories in 11 categories, were announced at a gala event honouring Australia’s finest art music composers from the genres of contemporary classical music, jazz, experimental music and sound art, held at Melbourne’s Plaza Ballroom…