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Art Music 2021 Winners Announced
Congratulations to the winners of the 2021 Art Music Awards, announced today. Presented annually by APRA AMCOS and the Australian Music Centre (AMC), the Art Music Awards acknowledge the achievements of composers, performers and educators in the genres of contemporary classical music, jazz, improvisation, sound art and experimental music. They include some of Australia’s finest…
Dr Lou Bennett Discusses New Work For Omega Ensemble
Omega Ensemble announces a special online conversation with Dr Lou Bennett on what would have been the world premiere of Bennett’s new work written especially for them. The talk is free but registration is required (see below). Join Bennett in discussion with composer and broadcaster Julian Day as she explores her music, career, and composing…
Adelaide Festival 2022 Opens With A ‘Kosky-kov’ Gem
Barrie Kosky will return to the Adelaide Festival in 2022 with its headline production of Rimsky-Korsakov’s fantasy opera The Golden Cockerel. The result of this collision of genius from Rimsky-Korkov and Kosky has resulted in a brilliant “Kosky-kov” production which will star British-Ukrainian bass-baritone Pavlo Hunka as the king, Russian lyric coloratura soprano Venera Gimadieva…
‘Pinchgut At Home’ Launches This Week
Pinchgut Opera’s Spring Digital Season, via its dedicated online platform, Pinchgut At Home opens on Thursday 9 September with the much anticipated return of Pinchgut’s stunning 60-minute opera film from 2020, A Delicate Fire. A new production will be added to the Spring Digital Season each month, with October featuring the premiere of the filmed…
Omega Ensemble Looks Ahead To 2022 As 2021 Season Is Cancelled
Omega Ensemble has regretfully announced the cancellation of its remaining performances in the 2021 National Concert Season, but is eagerly anticipating the announcement of its 2022 season in a few weeks. David Rowden, “fully-vaxed” Artistic Director and Founder of Omega Ensemble says: “Behind every performance are thousands of hours of planning and a dedicated team…
Flowers Still Bloom: New Release From Michelle Nelson On Move
Flowers Still Bloom is a new album from guitarist, composer and creative educator, Michelle Nelson. It is the result of her experiences in the midst of Melbourne’s first lockdown, encountering what so many other musicians did – the lack of work and isolation. It gave her the time and space to contemplate life as we…
Latest reviews
Concert Review: Fleury, Sun, Farid/Horn Trios/ Musica Viva
Horn Trios Nicolas Fleury (horn), Emily Sun (violin), Amir Farid (piano) Musica Viva City Recital Hall 19 June, 2021 A serendipitous outcome of the pandemic and the absence of overseas touring artists has been the innovative combination of Australian based artists who have, notwithstanding snap border lockdowns, been able to tour and grace us with…
Concert Review: Bach Akademie Australia/Obbligato Sonatas
The Obbligato Sonatas…a vital and impressive accomplishment by the Bach Akademie Australia in Sydney’s music calendar.