Calming The ‘Ca-cough-ony’
Corinna Da Fonseca-Wollheim of the New York Times, writes about this form of ‘high-culture hooliganism’.
Corinna Da Fonseca-Wollheim of the New York Times, writes about this form of ‘high-culture hooliganism’.
The Musician Project Conductor Max McBride Schubert Incidental Music to Rosamunde D 997 and Brahms’ Symphony No 1 in C minor, Opus 68 Verbrugghen Hall, Sydney Conservatorium of Music, November 15, 2015 There was an abundance of talent on display when a selection of students from the Sydney Conservatorium of Music joined by more experienced…
Nimrod Borenstein (b 1969) is a composer whose music is increasingly grabbing attention – especially that of Vladimir Ashkenazy, who will conduct two of his works in 2013, one in Leicester in February (The Big Bang and Creation of the Universe, Op 52) and the other in June at the Royal Festival Hall (If you…
Matthew Westwood previews opera Australia’s upcoming production. http://www.theaustralian.com.au/news/arts/american-dreams/story-e6frg8n6-1226089024397
The first ever anthology of Gurrumul’s classics, The Gurrumul Story is set for release on September 10, 2021 by Decca on digital platforms, CD, Deluxe CD+DVD and on vinyl. The Indigenous Australian singer/songwriter Gurrumul (1971-2017) grew up on Elcho Island (Galiwin’ku), off the coast of tropical North East Arnhem land in Australia’s Northern Territory. The…
A fascinating feature from the New York Times on the 801 year old St Thomas Boys Choir in Leipzig and the impact of puberty on their voices. http://www.nytimes.com/2013/11/10/magazine/where-have-all-the-sopranos-gone.html?ref=music&_r=0
Handa Opera on Sydney Harbour returns in 2017 with a reprise of Bizet’s Carmen first seen on the harbour in 2013. The production will run from March 24 to April 23, 2017. Produced by Gale Edwards, the sets are designed by Brian Thomson and costumes by Julie Lynch. The cast for this production has yet to…