SSO’s choral contrasts reviewed
David Vance reviews the SSO conducted by David Zinman:
David Vance reviews the SSO conducted by David Zinman:
Tout Français Thoroughbass St Luke’s Anglican Church, Mosman November 16, 2014 Courtly dance music by lesser-known French composers was the focus for this concert given by Diana Weston – founder of early music ensemble Thoroughbass, with viola da gamba player, Shaun Ng and soprano Anna Fraser. Most of the works performed were composed during the…
The style is possibly as difficult to define as the English meaning of their name – “Arrebato”, variously translated as “fury”, “something that rises rapidly” or “a wave of emotion”. It’s fair to say that any and all of these describe the music of this ensemble. Arrebato release their second CD “Absolucion” in June 2011….
Twilight Musical Dialogues – Musical Kin – Husband and Wife Sally Walker (flute and artistic director), Clemens Leske (piano), Ami Williamson (singer-songwriter), Naomi Blanch (saxophone), Alexander Quayle (percussion) Adamstown Uniting Church, Newcastle 21 June 2019 Written by Andrew Chubb Twilight Musical Dialogues’ concert “Musical Kin – Husband and Wife”, featured works by composers linked not…
Winterreise – Sydney Schubert Society Independent Theatre, North Sydney 20 August 2017 Written by Deen Hamaker Franz Schubert’s Winterreise is one of the pinnacles of the lieder repertoire. It tells of a lonely person’s journey into a bleak winter landscape of snow, ice and bare trees. The 24 songs that make up the cycle explore…
Love it or loathe it, Opera Australia’s world premiere of a new production of Verdi’s opera Un ballo in maschera (A Masked Ball) has already polarised its pre-production and opening night audiences. The presentation is well resourced and diverse in its aesthetics. Presented in association with the Sydney Festival, it has been created by Catalan…
“A glorious mastery over these sometimes-troublesome instruments” says Peter McCallum in the Sydney Morning Herald. http://www.smh.com.au/entertainment/music/academy-of-ancient-music-sara-macliver-and-co-bring-clarity-and-comeliness-20131110-2x9m1.html …..and Graham Strahle reviews the Adelaide concert for The Australian http://www.theaustralian.com.au/arts/affectionately-yours-egarr-keeps-academys-ancient-history-alive/story-e6frg8n6-1226756826169