Emma Moore wins ‘The Mathy’

Congratulations to soprano Emma Moore from New South who has won the 2011 Marianne Mathy Award. More at:

Congratulations to soprano Emma Moore from New South who has won the 2011 Marianne Mathy Award. More at:
If you’ve found some newer compositions difficult to follow and remember it is possible that they were written with a looser structural style than traditional works. The ‘form’ of a symphony or a sonata follows a pattern of themes and modulations which make them easier to remember and to recall beyond a first hearing. This is not to say that…
Alexander Briger AO conducts the Australia World Orchestra in a tour which premieres a work by Paul Dean.
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The Australian Vocal Ensemble (AVÉ) have released their first creative short film inspired by the composition used in the video, Peace I Leave with You, composed by AVÉ’s tenor, Andrew Goodwin.