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Willoughby Symphony Season Opener Travels To Italy

January 24, 2018January 24, 2018

The Willoughby Symphony opens its 2018 season with Gala, dazzling Italian-themed concert under Chief Conductor and Artistic Director, Dr Nicholas Milton AM.

This inspirational program includes the powerful and passionate music of Verdi, Rossini’s wit and perennial freshness, Mascagni’s glorious Intermezzo and Respighi’s Pines of Rome with its thunderous climax.

Gala will also welcome to the Concert Hall stage the Willoughby Symphony Choir under the direction of Chorus Master Peter Ellis.

Bookings: 1300 795 012 or visit theconcourse.com.au

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Baroque Violinist Has More Than One String To His Bow

July 9, 2014

It might seem like the obvious pun, but Russian Baroque violinist Dmitry Sinkovsky has more than one string to his bow. As well as directing and performing as solo violinist with the Australian Brandenburg Orchestra in concerts in Sydney in July/August, Sinkovsky will also sing with the orchestra as counter-tenor soloist, performing the music…

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ArtSong NSW returns in 2013

February 27, 2013March 10, 2013

A year after the untimely death of soprano Amanda Thane, ARTSONG NSW, the organisation she founded in 2009 and of which she was Artistic Director, keeps her legacy alive with new leadership and a new venue. Under the direction of its new President, Andrew Greene, and Vice-President, John Martin, the concerts will be held in the splendid surroundings and acoustic of the Independent…

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‘North and South’: Jane Sheldon’s CD in concert with the Acacia Quartet

June 4, 2013June 4, 2013

Soprano Jane Sheldon & Acacia Quartet are to give the first Sydney performances from their North + South CD, alongside music by Elena Kats-Chernin and Lyle Chan. Now based in the US, the Australian soprano has forged a strong international career. Her latest recording, North + South, is a contemporary take on ten traditional folk songs, drawing on ‘traditional’ styles. For the Sydney concert, Jane…

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HIP times with the new ‘orchestra seventeen88’

December 15, 2013December 15, 2013

There is a HIP new orchestra on Sydney’s music scene. In the case of orchestra seventeen88 their HIP style refers to Historically Informed Performance – surely one of the coolest trends of our times. Four of Australia’s most renowned musicians – conductor and educator Richard Gill OAM, violinist Rachael Beesley, clarinettist Nicole van Bruggen and…

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Acacia Quartet With Emile Cantor: 4+ Viola!

June 12, 2018June 12, 2018

Acacia Quartet Presents 4 + Viola! welcoming special guest Emile Cantor, international viola soloist who returns to Australia to join the quartet for a program of viola quintets by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Nick Wales and Antonin Dvorak. The program will feature Mozart’s exquisite String Quintet in G minor, K516, Boomi’s Ray by Australian composer Nick Wales, best…

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‘Life’s Journey’ at St James’ King Street

November 19, 2012

In their final subscription concert for the year, the Choir of St James’ King Street will be joined by mezzo-soprano Sally- Anne Russell to perform Life’s Journey – music about life, death, and everything in between. The programme represents a break from the usual style of the choir. It focuses on secular works of the 20th and 21st centuries, especially,…

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