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Classical Brit Winners 2013
The Classical Brit Award winners for 2013 have been announced with albums devoted to or influenced by film music, dominating the selections. Established in 2000 to ‘honour and recognise all forms of classical music from contemporary to crossover, opera to soundtracks, traditional to theatre’ the awards are organised by the British Phonographic Industry, the trade association which represents…

…conducted by Carolyn Watson
This is an introduction to look out for in Sydney as conductor Carloyn Watson builds her career after two years of studies in Europe. She has a gleam in her eye. “I absolutely luuurve opera and want to do more…. it has to be the most fun you can have with your clothes on! For…

A New Concertmaster For The AOBO
The Australian Opera and Ballet Orchestra has a new concertmaster. Laura Hamilton has taken up the position in Australia after working as Principal Associate Concertmaster at the Metropolitan Opera since 1999. Whilst there she led many of the popular “Live in HD” videocasts, including Carmen, Parsifal, Turandot, Faust, Salome, and Madama Butterfly. Laura is graduate of…

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MOMENTUM Plus Offers Recording Opportunities
The Australian Music Centre (AMC), in conjunction with Music Australia proudly announces a major initiative, the MOMENTUM Plus program which seeks to perpetuate contemporary Australian orchestral music in recordings.