The national cultural policy takes shape
Arts Minister Simon Crean is to announce a funding increase of 30% which will benefit 6 arts organisations. Matthew Westwood reports in The Australian.
Arts Minister Simon Crean is to announce a funding increase of 30% which will benefit 6 arts organisations. Matthew Westwood reports in The Australian.
It’s not so old, but already the Metropolitan Chamber Orchestra has re-invented itself and will, in future be known as The Metropolitan Orchestra (TMO). Here’s the announcement from the orchestra: “It is with great pleasure and excitement that we announce that the Metropolitan Chamber Orchestra will officially be rebranded as THE METROPOLITAN ORCHESTRA (TMO) at our next…
A superb performance by all in the Concert Hall of the Sydney Opera House, Monday 13th February 2012. The Sydney Symphony Orchestra is conducted by Vladimir Ashkenazy with soloists Lorina Gore, soprano, Sally-Anne Russell, mezzo-soprano, James Egglestone, tenor, and Michael Nagy, bass, with the Sydney Philharmonia Choirs. http://bigpondvideo.com/classical/422089
The Metropolitan Orchestra (TMO) under Artistic Director and Chief Conductor Sarah-Grace Williams has opened applications for its inaugural Composer Development Program in 2016 offering a unique opportunity for composers to extensively workshop and develop their composition and overall craft within a professional context. Submissions are due by February 19, 2016. A three-stage project, TMO’s Composer…
At the risk of resorting to a clichè, we are witnessing unprecedented times around the globe. The performing arts industry in Australia has suffered a double blow, through a complete shutdown of the performing arts for most of the rest of the year, as well as drastic cuts in Arts Council funding – there simply…
The world-famous baritone turns 50 this year and his upcoming roles couldn’t be more diverse – opening in The Flying Dutchman at the Royal Opera, followed by the role of Sweeney for the English National Opera. In this interview in The Independent he looks at the roles he has taken through his performing career. …
Ensemble Offspring has an exciting venture. It is a new annual recording series, Offspring Bites, celebrating the creation of new art music in Australia today, featuring an audio release alongside newly commissioned video art created by video artists Samuel James and Oliver Miller paired with the recordings. It is a start towards realising what Ensemble Offspring…