‘The Reef’ reviewed

Peter McCallum reviews the Australian Chamber Orchestra’s The Reef:
http://www.smh.com.au/entertainment/music/dream-dashed-by-clanging-cymbals-20120724-22n2p.html

Peter McCallum reviews the Australian Chamber Orchestra’s The Reef:
http://www.smh.com.au/entertainment/music/dream-dashed-by-clanging-cymbals-20120724-22n2p.html
Composer Chloé Charody’s new release due out on 1 April 2023 features two sonatas for violin and piano, the Violin Sonata No. 1 opus 38 (Tale of The Firebird) and the Violin Sonata No 2 (opus 49 LIMBO) written for and performed by virtuoso violinist Sonja Schebeck with pianist Chanda VanderHart with viola player Yukari Aotani.
Fieri Consort Christ Church St Laurence, Sydney August 27 2017 Written by Ria Andriani In their return visit to Sydney, the Fieri consort performed a programme of sumptuous music which explored the depths of despair as well as the hope of light. Singing in one-to-a-part formation, they combined the confidence of soloists with the sensitivity…
A distinctive and unusual album. Rojas is an exceptional pianist and anything but orthodox, relying on essential South American rhythms and connecting with the old masters.
Songs of Splendour – A Venetian Coronation The Choir of St James’/The Choir of St Mary’s Cathedral/Australian Baroque Brass Conducted by Paul McCreesh St Mary’s Cathedral, Sydney 21 May 2014 It is now twenty-five years since Paul McCreesh first compiled his conjectural reconstruction of the music performed at the coronation of Doge Marino…
Over the past few years, Remembrance Day seems to have grown in the public heart. Of a more universal scope than its January counterpart, ANZAC Day, Remembrance Day’s theme is of the senseless suffering worldwide caused by war. With the increasing prominence of the commemoration comes a similar realisation of the quality of the associated…
Hao rose to every challenge spectacularly, acquitting the cycle with panache and tenderness where appropriate; he made an excellent first case for Vines’ Indie Ditties, which should by most metrics be destined for a well-deserved place in the Australian piano canon.