“We need to think differently to give our children a better music education….If given a chance, every child has a capacity to play an instrument and to appreciate music” so says music educator Robert Adediran in this feature on music education in The Guardian.
Musica Viva Australia has announced the return of the Melbourne International Chamber Music Competition (MICMC), which will be held live in Melbourne in July 2022. Established in 1991, MICMC is a prestigious competition held every four years to identify and cultivate the next generation of chamber music ensembles. The competition welcomes applicants who embody chamber…
The Australian Youth Orchestra invites applications from Australia’s most talented pre-professional musicians to participate in prestigious national and international musical programs offered by the AYO in 2016. The AYO runs innovative musical programs for musicians aged 12-30, and is an internationally recognised orchestral training-ground. Applications open 25 May and close on 12 June. Each year…
Mezzo soprano Jade Moffat, has been awarded the 2013 Marianne Mathy Scholarship (‘The Mathy’). The 23 year old from Queensland performed with the Australian Opera & Ballet Orchestra, conducted by Anthony Legge, competing with Hannah Dahlenburg, Alexander Knight, Edward Laurenson and Danita Weatherstone before adjudicators Conal Coad, Peter Czornyj, Michael Halliwell and Ian McCahon. Soprano Lorina Gore and…
The Metropolitan Orchestra’s (TMO) 2020 season includes four premiere performances by Australian composers alongside orchestral classics, while continuing to showcase exceptional Australian soloists. There will be five mainstage Met Concerts for 2020, a four-concert chamber music series in accessible and intimate venues, a Children’s Concert series with a new show written by Australian composer and…
Baritone Andrew Jones never intended to be a singer. He stumbled on a career in voice whilst marking time waiting to gain entry to drama school. The discovery was serendipitous because this young singer, presently a member of the Moffat Oxenbould Young Artist Program with Opera Australia is able to combine his love of acting with his gift of the voice….
Sydney opera fans will remember baritone Morgan Pearse who is presently in Houston, engaged in the Houston Grand Opera’s Studio Programme which offers emerging singers with exceptional talent the opportunity to be a working member of the prestigious opera company whilst furthering their training. Morgan has been singing the role of Prince Yamadori in the…