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An innovative synthesis of technology and nature. Is this the way forward for new music?
An innovative synthesis of technology and nature. Is this the way forward for new music?
Selby&Friends at Home perform Ravel’s Le Tombeau de Couperin, available now on their YouTube Channel. Originally performed in their By Arrangement tour, pianist Kathy Selby is joined by violinist Andrew Haveron, cellist Timo-Veikko Valve (Tipi) in this arrangement for piano trio by the American composer and pianist, Matt van Brink. Says Selby “This came as…
Counter tenor Nicholas Tolputt has won the 2016 IFAC Australian Singing Competition which includes the prestigious Marianne Mathy Scholarhip. Its a second triumph for the 25 year old Tasmanian who graduated from the University of Melbourne with a BMus in Voice and who now lives in Sydney. Just last month he won the 2016 City…
There are double passes on offer for the concert by the orchestra of the National Performing Arts Centre from Beijng in China. This is a very young orchestra which was established just this year, and is already undertaking international tours. The concert is on Tuesday 6th November 2012 at 8 pm at the Sydney Opera House. If you’d like…
Teddy Tahu Rhodes and David Hobson with pianist Sharolyn Kimmorley are in the midst of a national tour presenting a programme of operatic arias and duets and popular songs. They perform in Sydney on Friday November 4th, in the Concert Hall of the Sydney Opera House. This is a review of the tour which commenced in…
Soprano Amina Edris from Christchurch, New Zealand has won the 2013 Sydney Eisteddfod McDonald’s Operatic Aria Award. Singing Steal Me Sweet Thief from The Old Maid and the Thief by Menotti and Caro Nome from Verdi’s Rigoletto, Edris beat her compatriot from Auckland, baritone James Ioelu into second place. He sang Non piu andrai from…
Hiring major venues in Sydney is a costly exercise. Albeit the performers get a world class stage and the support services to boot. However, the budget involved is more often than not, beyond the means of smaller and emerging artistes; and the larger auditoriums are not always acoustically suited to the performers. Meeting these needs are a…