Friday picture quiz – Fancy yourself an expert….?
Name these plucked stringed instruments on our Quiz page.
Name these plucked stringed instruments on our Quiz page.
London friends! Following its sell-out 2018 residency, the Australian Chamber Orchestra (ACO) returns to London for a second season in-residence at the Barbican Centre. The ACO is the only Australian orchestra to hold an international residency. This season marks the mid-point of the ACO’s three-year partnership with the prestigious concert venue and follows the orchestra’s…
The Sydney Symphony’s 8oth season gala continues tonight: http://www.smh.com.au/entertainment/music/symphonys-anniversary-hits-a-high-note-20120212-1szkg.html The ACO’s Chopin/Mendelssohn programme reviewed: http://www.smh.com.au/entertainment/music/capricious-performance-needs-more-melody-20120212-1szxx.html Cello-bration: http://www.smh.com.au/entertainment/music/no-more-mellow-cello-20120210-1sfbg.html
St Mary’s Cathedral Choir is offering readers of SoundsLikeSydney a double pass to their 7 pm Christmas Choral Celebration on Friday 13 December, when St Mary’s Cathedral will resound with exquisite Christmas music performed by the Cathedral Choir and Sinfonia Australis. With choral works by Bach, Handel and Rutter, and a feast of favourite Christmas…
As Wagner -mania is about to hit Melbourne, Gramophone magazine reports that a letter written and signed by the composer is to be auctioned in Barcelona this week. The letter is dated 1881 and in it, Wagner discusses the character of Lohengrin. A spare € 1,200 will open the bidding. Click here for the feature.
This recording now comes to life in September 2018 in the world premiere of the stage show. Iron in the Blood is a captivating new album (ABC Classics 4796387) which explores the rich tapestry of Australia’s colonial past. Available on July 1 on CD and digital, it features music by award-winning saxophonist/composer Jeremy Rose. The…
She’s a prodigiously gifted singer and actress, recognised for her roles from the high classics, through the great romantics, to music theatre. She owns the stage, be it in opera, on Sydney harbour, in musicals or cabaret. When I spoke to mezzo-soprano Jacqueline Dark in Sydney, she was enjoying some much needed down-time after a…