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More than 250 years after his death, scholars of JS Bach continue to peel away the layers revealing new information and giving rise to new propositions about the composer whose music is a cornerstone of the western music canon. The fall of the Berlin Wall laid bare to the west a previously undiscovered repository of…
Mother’s Day Gift From The Willoughby Symphony
The Willoughby Symphony Orchestra is offering a special Mother’s Day gift package which features four Willoughby Symphony concerts and a Subscriber’s Card offering year round discounts to selected restaurants on The Concourse. The concerts are conducted by Dr Nicholas Milton and comprise Romeo and Juliette – A Dramatic Symphony, 21 and 22 JunePictures at an Exhibition – The Russian Masters, 9…
Where to next for symphonic music?
Symphony orchestras the world over face an uncertain future. To what extent should they change in order that they survive? http://www.theaustralian.com.au/news/features/symphonies-learn-the-score/story-e6frg6z6-1226068483453
Little Birds – A New CD Hatching Music For Cello And Accordion
Rachel Scott, cellist, creator and curator of the Bach in the Dark concert series writes of news about a new CD Little Birds: “Excitement is building here at Bach in the Dark headquarters as Little Birds is nearing completion. In January, accordion virtuoso Anthony Schulz and I met in Melbourne and recorded all our…
‘Sappho’ comes to life – Part I
Part 1 of two-part interview with emerging Australian conductor Jennifer Condon. Nearly 12 months ago, 28 year old Jennifer Condon visited Sydney to garner support for a project fired by a passion that has burned in her for the best part of a decade. During her final year of school in Sydney, she heard a fragment of…
Sydney Youth Orchestras Appoints New Chair
Sydney Youth Orchestras has announced that after a decade and a half as Chair of SYO, Jan Bowen AM will be stepping down from this position. Shane Simpson AM has been appointed as her successor. When it was founded in 1973 SYOs could only dream of what it has become today. This is directly attributable…