Eccentric compositions
Fifteen of the most offbeat works in classical music – can you pick them?!
From the baroque to the contemporary these composers thought outside the square in creating these works. Read the feature in
Fifteen of the most offbeat works in classical music – can you pick them?!
From the baroque to the contemporary these composers thought outside the square in creating these works. Read the feature in
Ensemble Offspring has an exciting venture. It is a new annual recording series, Offspring Bites, celebrating the creation of new art music in Australia today, featuring an audio release alongside newly commissioned video art created by video artists Samuel James and Oliver Miller paired with the recordings. It is a start towards realising what Ensemble Offspring…
Three new funding opportunities were recently launched by APRA AMCOS to provide much-needed support for classical, jazz and experimental composers. The largest of these is the Art Music Fund, a multi-faceted package that will dovetail into existing initiatives as well as create innovative programs to address the decline in local art music content. In the…
Check out this year’s winners of The Helpmann Awards: http://www.helpmannawards.com.au/site/_content/document/00000185-source.pdf
Sydney Symphony Orchestra chief conductor and artistic director David Robertson shares his thoughts on the orchestra’s recent tour to China – “…..there was electricity in the air, making soft passages seem loud and close up. You could sense the audience didn’t take the music for granted, that they don’t often get to hear these works played…
Applications are still open for two streams of Ensemble Offspring’s emerging artist development program, The Hatched Academy, which is designed to provide practical experience to the next generation of innovative young performers and composers from around Australia. The program draws on the skills and expertise of Ensemble Offspring’s Artistic Director, Claire Edwardes, core instrumentalists and guest…
When: Wed 10 Feb – 8.00pm/ Thu 11 Feb – 7.00pm/ Fri 12 Feb – 8.00pm/ Sat 13 Feb – 8.00pm Where: Sydney Town Hall What: TCHAIKOVSKY Violin Concerto/ CONNOR D’NETTO Uncertain Planning/ DVOŘÁK Symphony No.9, From the New World Who: SIMONE YOUNG conductor/ DANIEL RÖHN violin The Sydney Symphony Orchestra welcomes back audiences to…