Tan Dun named a UNESCO Goodwill Ambassador

UNESCO has named Tan Dun, the composer of the Academy Award winning soundtrack to the movie Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon as a Goodwill Ambassador.
Click here to read the feature in Gramophone.

UNESCO has named Tan Dun, the composer of the Academy Award winning soundtrack to the movie Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon as a Goodwill Ambassador.
Click here to read the feature in Gramophone.
How did we miss this one? Sumi Jo speaks to Julieanne Strachan of the Sydney Morning Herald during her recent trip to Australia. Better late than never: Click here to read.
How often do you have a tune going around in your head that you know SO well…but you just can’t put a name to it. This amazing website could put an end to your sleepless nights…. The Multimedia Library’s Electronic Dictionary of Musical Themes created by Harold Barlow and Sam Morgenstern – lets you key in the…
It’s been a quiet week with the Easter break, but Sydney’s concert scene is getting busy again. In the meantime, here’s a retrospective on Opera on Sydney Harbour, and review of Reneee Fleming’s latest CD Poemes: http://www.theaustralian.com.au/news/arts/opera-on-the-water-floats-high/story-fn9d2mxu-1226327245185 http://www.theaustralian.com.au/news/arts/poemes-renee-fleming/story-fn9sulvf-1226323885741
The COVID-19 pandemic has created intense financial hardship for artists, crew and music workers from all genres. Many were the first to lose their jobs and income and this sector could well be the last to recover. Support Act is a charity providing services to musicians, music workers and crew including Crisis Relief grants, mental…
Polymath and opera buff Stephen Fry might have some answers to the physiology behind the way audiences respond to opera: http://www.openculture.com/2013/10/stephen-fry-hosts-the-science-of-opera.html
The release of the Australian Curriculum Review this month makes 30 key recommendations after receiving 1600 submissions. The government appointed Professor Ken Wiltshire AO and Dr Kevin Donnelly to conduct an independent review of the Australian Curriculum. Their report suggests that music and visual arts be mandatory to Year 10, but that drama, dance and…