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The Sydney Conservatorium of Music, fondly known as “the Con” turns 100 in 2015! The iconic castle-like building with its distinctive turrets, sitting on the historical site of Sydney’s first bakery, housed Governor Macquarie’s horse stables in the 1800s and was then turned into a prolific music school in 1915. It will celebrate this historic…
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Wednesday August 22nd 2012 is the sesquicentenary of the birth of Claude Debussy. Whilst the music world plans for the anniversaries next year for Britten, Verdi and Wagner, the acknowledgement of Debussy’s 150th birth anniversary has been distinctly underwhelming. Anthony Tommasini of the New York Times investigates: http://www.nytimes.com/2012/08/19/arts/music/debussys-150th-birthday-gets-little-notice.html?_r=1&ref=music
Selby & Friends At Home With Tchaikovsky
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