Regardless of your taste in music, there are no doubt numerous times when that earworm burrows deeper and deeper into your cortex.
American singers and producer Pharell Williams’ song Happy has enjoyed astronomical worldwide success. In this feature, experts in composition, a DJ, an academic and BBC 1’s head of music look at what makes a tune so hard to forget – and therefore, so commercially successful.
Opera returns to the Joan Sutherland Theatre after the COVID-19 shut down in March 2020, with Opera Australia unveiling a four- production, three-month, COVID-safe season for 2021 that includes two debut productions for the company. This quartet of productions is intended to be the first of several for the year. Due to open on 5…
Melbourne baritone Kiran Rajasingam will reach three exciting milestones when he sings the role of Prince Yamadori in Opera Australia’s production of Madama Butterfly which opens at the Sydney Opera House in June. It is his debut in Sydney, his debut at the Sydney Opera House and as a principal with the company.
Congratulations to the winners of the 2021 Art Music Awards, announced today. Presented annually by APRA AMCOS and the Australian Music Centre (AMC), the Art Music Awards acknowledge the achievements of composers, performers and educators in the genres of contemporary classical music, jazz, improvisation, sound art and experimental music. They include some of Australia’s finest…
The Splendour of Lying Naked in the Sun is a new release on the Kammerklang label featuring a song cycle of the same name, composed by Cameron Lam, playfully pondering nudity, self love and our place in the universe.
Sydney Eisteddfod announces the ten brilliant finalists in their Crowd Favourite Performances competition after a three-way tie amongst some of the contenders. The Top Ten Crowd favourites are: Rescue – Brooke Henderson Dance Studios/ Khachaturian Violin Concerto: I Allegro Con Fermezza – Harry/ Welcome to Hell with an Irish Twist – LA Feeney/ Vesti La Giubba – Sam…
Gondwana Choirs presents Sing with Simon Carrington – a three-day rehearsal program for singers in January 2014 that includes participation in a final spectacular concert featuring Australia’s finest youth choir Gondwana Chorale. Simon Carrington, Yale University Professor Emeritus, has enjoyed a long and distinguished career in music performing as a singer, double bass player and conductor. …