Quiz: Who Really Wrote These Famous Pieces of Music?
Who wrote Greensleeves? And where does the opening theme of The Rite of Spring come from?
Some interesting revelations in this quiz about the origins of some famous pieces of music.
A look at the music of Australian composer, pedagogue and pianist Dr Gina Ismene Chitty.
The Festival of Summer Voices is in full swing and tonight, the multiple ARIA Award winning a capella ensemble The Idea of North (TION), Resident Artists at the Gondwana Choirs National Choral School give one of their memorable concerts. TION alto Naomi Crellin has been spending the last fortnight at the choral summer school and…
Flautist Jane Rutter has released a new track for ANZAC Day, The Last Post Remix, for flute and didgeridoo.
Mezzo-soprano Deborah Humble talks about life during and after lockdown – the disruption and loss, self-realisations, her responsibilities as a teacher and the opportunities – new and returning.
The International Tchaikovsky competition held every four years in Moscow, is one of the most exacting and exalted music competitions. Inaugurated in 1958, past winners in its four categories of piano, violin, cello and voice have included Vladimir Ashkenazy and John Ogden( shared, 1962, piano), Gidon Kremer (1970, violin), Deborah Voigt (voice 1990). The XIVth International Tchaikovsky…
Of all the figures on stage during a concert, the conductor is perhaps the most enigmatic – commanding a great deal of attention from performers and audience and controlling the sound, whilst not actually making any music – and all the while with his or her back to the audience! This feature by Clemency Burton-Hill…