“An opportunity to shake hands across the centuries”. So says conductor Jonathan Grieves-Smith, who will be travelling from Melbourne to conduct the Sydney Chamber Choir in their concert “Bach to the Future” this weekend. Anchored by three of JS Bach’s immortal motets (“Komm, Jesu, komm”, “ Singet dem herrn ein neues lied” , and “Lobet…
It is surely a sign of the high esteem in which an artist is held, to have your peers gather to celebrate your achievements. Such is the respect and deep affection held for contralto Lauris Elms, AM, OBE, as she celebrates her 80th birthday this year. On Sunday, the Joan Sutherland and Richard Bonynge Opera…
Art Song NSW’s next presentation is “Hausmusik” at 7.30 pm July 16th, behind which lies a most extraordinary tale. Imagine you moved into an apartment only to discover that it had been lived in by a world famous conductor who had an equally famous composer living next door. Their guests were amongst the musicians who…