Applications for the 2019 Paul Lowin Prizes, now open, as announced by Perpetual and the Australian Music Centre. Entries should be lodged online by 5pm AEST on Sunday 30 June 2019. The two prizes, The Paul Lowin Orchestral Prize 2019 of $25,000 and the Paul Lowin Song Cycle Prize 2019 of $15,000 are among Australia’s most significant prizes for…
World-renowned shakuhachi (Japanese bamboo flute) master, Riley Lee, has joined forces with the Enigma Quartet in Five Elements, an ambitious commissioning and performance project to create an entirely new genre of music that blends Japanese with European music. They will perform in November as part of the popular monthly Prelude in Tea series at North…
Arcadia Winds have released their debut self-titled EP in partnership with ABC Classics, available now. Formed in 2013 at the National Academy of Music, the ensemble comprises flautist Kiran Phatak, winner of the 2013 Australian International Flute Competition, oboist David Reichelt, clarinetist Lloyd van’t Hoff, winner of the 2015 ABC Symphony Australia Young Performer of…