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Closer ties for the arts in Austral-asia
The federal government wants to build reciprocal relationships with arts bodies in Asia as part of closer ties with the continent http://www.theaustralian.com.au/arts/hopes-but-no-new-funds-for-asian-links/story-e6frg8n6-1226504849368
‘Synaesthesia: Music of Colour and Mind’ – a kaleidoscopic sensory encounter
“I hear a note by one of the fellows in the band and it’s one colour. I hear the same note played by someone else and it’s a different colour. When I hear sustained musical tones I see them in textures. If Harry Carney is playing, D is dark blue burlap. If Johnny Hodges…
World premiere broadcast of ‘Sappho’
Peggy Glanville-Hicks. There’s news of a historic event Australian music from conductor Jennifer Condon who has revived Peggy Glanville-Hicks’ forgotten opera Sappho: She says: “Greetings from Hamburg! Prior to the Australian release of the world premiere recording, Peggy Glanville-Hicks’ Sappho is being broadcast on ABC Classic FM’s Sunday Opera programme. (November 4th at 7pm) If you do…
Nicola Benedetti avoids the crossover and stays current
You may not have noticed, but a famous violinist slipped in and out of Sydney this week. She has promised to return ‘soon’ so we can hear her at her craft. Twenty five year old Nicola Benedetti was this year named ‘Female Artist of the Year’ at the Classical Brit Awards. Born in Scotland of…
The 2012 Peggy-Glanville Hicks address: Michael Kieran Harvey speaks
Pianist Michael Kieran Harvey has delivered the 2012 Peggy-Glanville Hicks address, calling for more funding for Australian music, Australian musicians and better music education in the school system. The Australian Music Centre’s Resonate magazine reports: Click here to read
The 2013 Sydney Festival!
The 2013 Sydney Festival is launched!! http://www.sydneyfestival.org.au/2013/
Latest reviews
S’wonderful – Simon Tedeschi’s ‘Gershwin and Me’
Though separated by time, pianist Simon Tedeschi and George Gershwin have been connected in spirit. Tedeschi’s newly released CD Gershwin and Me ( ABC Classics 481 00322) is an expression of this simpatico, affirmed by Tedeschi’s introduction to the CD in which he says “Gershwin’s music has, in some ways, been the accompaniment to my…
Chitty Chitty Bang Bang reviewed
Chitty Chitty Bang Bang is the musical from the book written by the alter-ego of Ian (James Bond) Fleming. The musical starring David Hobson opened in Sydney last week. John McCallum reviews the show: http://www.theaustralian.com.au/arts/flying-cars-are-cool-and-so-are-villains/story-e6frg8n6-1226519085593