Susan Graham Interviewed
Legendary Mezzo soprano Susan Graham performs in Sydney tonight accompanied by the equally legendary pianist Malcolm Martineau. This is the link to a recent interview.
Legendary Mezzo soprano Susan Graham performs in Sydney tonight accompanied by the equally legendary pianist Malcolm Martineau. This is the link to a recent interview.
Way back in 1995, a young violinist won a double academic and music scholarship to Sydney’s Ravenswood School for Girls which she attended till 1998. She went on to St Andrew’s Cathedral School on a full music scholarship in Years 11 and 12. Whilst still at school, she won both the junior and senior sections of…
Nigel Westlake, the Willoughby Symphony’s 2018 Composer-in-Residence is guest conductor for Flight, a breathtaking concert of Nigel’s innovative works. One of Australia’s greatest composers, Nigel Westlake’s music has won numerous awards and is performed all over the world. He has created several dramatic film soundtracks as well. The opening item from the evocative score for the film Paper…
Handel’s timeless masterpiece Messiah is being performed this weekend by the choir of St Mary’s Cathedral, Sydney with orchestra and soloists soprano Kim Dover, bass Alex Knight and featuring trumpeter Paul Goodchild. Conducted by Thomas Wilson, the choir features the men and boys of the St Mary’s Cathedral Choir. This smaller vocal ensemble along with…
The Australian Chamber Orchestra introduces its first ever family concert series at the Sydney Opera House! It brings Margaret Wild’s beloved children’s book There’s a Sea in My Bedroom to life in an immersive stage adaptation featuring music written specially for children by Australian composer Paul Stanhope performed by a quintet of ACO Collective musicians….
This year, the Choir of Christ Church St Laurence, conducted by Dr Neil McEwan, celebrates its patronal festival day with a performance of Jean Langlais’ (1907-1991) Messe Solennelle– a work whose simple beauty hides the complexity of the music and described by the choristers as ‘a joyously semi-anarchic, mid-twentieth century French musical romp, for choir and organ.’ Langlais, though…
New York boy band the JACK Quartet will be performing at Carriageworks this August. With a reputation for virtuosity and fearless innovation, this string quartet pushed the boundaries with The Washington Post saying “The string quartet may be a 250-year-old contraption, but young, brilliant groups like the JACK Quartet are keeping it thrillingly vital.” Making its Australian debut…