Legendary clarinettist Sabine Meyer tours nationally for Musica Viva with the Alliage Quintett, a unique ensemble of four saxophones and piano. Paying homage to the 2018 birth centenary of Leonard Bernstein’s, the concert opens with the Overture to Candide. Also on the programme, Stravinsky’s Firebird, Dukas’ The Sorcerer’s Apprentice and other works from their recent CD, Fantasia, a collection…
Clarinettist Sabine Meyer and a member of the Alliage Quintett will conduct a masterclass in Sydney during her tour with the Alliage Quintett for Musica Viva. It is a welcome return visit to Sydney for the clarinettist who was last here in 2011. She is considered one of the most famous clarinettists through time and…
Performing is a curious business. It regularly throws up conundrums and contradictions and one of those is the phenomenon of memory. Dancers develop their muscle memory from hours of rehearsal and cues from the accompaniment; memorising lines is implicit in being an actor. Solo instrumentalists almost always perform from memory. All opera singers work from memory, yet…