On the Australian Chamber Orchestra’s ACOHomeCasts this week, cellist Julian Thompson and a mysterious challenger go head to head in a charming performance inspired by Cumberland Gap, a bluegrass favourite by “banjo virtuoso” Adam Hurt.
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The Song Company will be performing their seasonal concert An Orthodox Christmas. This program celebrates the joy of Christmas and features a sumptuous program of carols with Georgian, Greek, and other connections. The programme: Arvo Pärt: Magnificat/ Jonathan Pitts: Hark the Herald Angels sing!/ Ivan Moody: The Manger: A Carol for Christmas/ Antony Pitts: O Holy of Holies/ John Sheppard: Reges Tharsis/ John Tavener: The Lamb/ plus a…
The Sydney International Piano Competition presents The Sydney Piano Marathon. From Thursday 23 July they will webstream the entire 2016 competition – preliminaries, semis and finals – continuously over four days, with messages and commentary from the 2016 laureates, jury, chamber musicians, schools and other members of The Sydney’s extended family. Click here for all…
Omega Ensemble presents American Masters, a concert that will feature music by Philip Glass and John Adams as well as a new work by the acclaimed, ground-breaking American composer Nico Muhly. Commissioned for Omega Ensemble for their 2019 Season, the new work is written for chamber ensemble and solo baritone, featuring Australian baritone Brett Brown who…
TaikOz is thrilled to announce an exciting collaboration with award-winning media arts producer and sound artist, Tokyo Love-In: Origin of O. Incorporating video, photography and graphics with computer-generated music and live performance, Origin of O fuses the heart thumping, primal beats of the taiko with digitally created soundscapes. Explore the organic beauty of the taiko, as demonstrated by the TaikOz…
Members of the Sirius Chamber Ensemble, Ian Sykes (clarinet), Georgina Price (viola) and Claire Howard Race (piano) present a lunchtime concert of chamber music in the city. The programme: Saint-Saëns C: Clarinet Sonata Op.167 Mozart W.A: Trio in E flat for clarinet, viola and piano, K 498, “Kegelstatt“ Entry to the concert is free entry; donations…
The Australian Brandenburg Orchestra’s 25th anniversary celebrations continue with an all Mozart programme which includes his triumphant ‘Jupiter’ symphony, a favourite for flute and harp and a rarely heard overture. “In our 25th anniversary year, it felt appropriate for us to play this iconic work by one of my musical heroes,” says Paul Dyer AO, Artistic Director of the…