ARIA Announces 2013 Fine Arts and Artisan Awards Nominees

ARIA Announces 2013 Fine Arts and Artisan Awards Nominees

  Nominees for the 2013 Fine Arts and Artisan ARIA Awards have been announced. The categories include  Best Classical Album, Best Jazz Album, Best Original Soundtrack/Cast/Show Album, Best World Music Album, Producer Of The Year, Engineer Of the Year, and Best Cover Art. Nominees for best Classical Album are Amy Dickson, Melbourne Symphony Orchestra for Catch Me If You…

CD Review: ‘Smile’ The Idea of North

CD Review: ‘Smile’ The Idea of North

  Celebrating 20 years of stylish music making, ARIA Award winning a capella quartet The Idea of North have released Smile, their 10th album on the ABC Classics label. The blend of voice, harmony and crystalline delivery is nothing less than listeners have come to expect from this ensemble. Soprano Sally Cameron, alto Naomi Crellin, tenor Nick Begbie and bass…

The Manhattan Transfer in Harmony with The Idea of North

The Manhattan Transfer in Harmony with The Idea of North

Two vocal ensembles world-renowned for their tight vocal harmony and perfect blend come together in a rare event to perform in Sydney. The Manhattan Transfer, the multi-Grammy winning vocal quartet who made Chanson d’amour famous  and the ARIA award winning Australian vocal ensemble The Idea of North will be sharing the stage for an interactive…