The Parsons Affayre and period instrumental ensemble conducted by Warren Trevelyan-Jones present Membra Jesu Nostri a programme of Baroque music for Lent which featuring the works of J S Bach (1685-1750) and a cantata cycle by Dietrich Buxtehude (c 1637 – 1707).
The concert features special guests The Emerald City Viols conducted by Brooke Green.
Tickets $45/$40 Seniors/$30 Concession and students
Bookings: (02)8004 0369 or email [email protected]
Grammy nominated mandolin player and Deutsche Grammophon recording artist Avi Avital performs with the Australian Brandenburg Orchestra under the artistic direction of Paul Dyer AO, in Sydney in May. Rarely heard as a solo instrument in Sydney, Avital and the ABO perform music from opposite ends of the stylistic spectrum from the formality of the…
Ten aspiring singers line up this week in the semi-finals if the IFAC Australian Singing Competition for 2012. At stake are five places in the final later this month, which offers more than $200,000 in prize money and opportunities to further, if not to launch a career as a classical singer. The semi-finalists are: Thomas Atkins 22 tenor NZ Charlotte…
Tke in A Little Lunch Music during your mid-week lunch hour when Selby & Friends present The Metropolitan Orchestra (TMO), with Chief Conductor and Artistic Director Sarah-Grace Williams, featuring principal clarinettist Andrew Doyle and pianist Kathryn Selby AM. The title of this series is especilly apt as this lunchtime concert explores two of Mozart’s most loved concertos – the…
British prodigy and clarinettist extraordinaire, Julian Bliss, with New Zealand’s leading piano trio, NZTrio, present Timelight featuring a program of chamber music both vibrant and profound. Acclaimed by critics worldwide, Bliss has impressed audiences since the age of four with his incredible repertoire, passion and musical curiosity. The breadth and depth of his artistry are reflected in the…
The sound patterns of the eastern Australian seaboard are always nearby the music of Ross Edwards. The Australia Ensemble’s September program The Dance of Nature includes the premiere of Ross Edwards’ new work Animisms, written for the Australia Ensemble@UNSW, celebrating the rich diversity of the natural world and dedicated to his one-time teacher, Sir Peter Maxwell Davies. Also a…
As part of his tour for Musica Viva, Paul Lewis will conduct a masterclass with students from secondary and tertiary teaching institutions and other organisations through the Musica Viva Masterclasses program. Members of the public and other students are able to attend these masterclasses to observe Paul Lewis teaching. Information on Paul Lewis masterclasses musicaviva.com.au/whatson/masterclasses