The Sixteen reviewed….

The eighteen singers of The Sixteen and their twenty strong instrumental ensemble perform in Sydney:
http://www.smh.com.au/entertainment/music/baroque-masters-offer-rich-textures-20120228-1u0rq.html

The eighteen singers of The Sixteen and their twenty strong instrumental ensemble perform in Sydney:
http://www.smh.com.au/entertainment/music/baroque-masters-offer-rich-textures-20120228-1u0rq.html
The Tallis Scholars/ Peter Phillips City Recital Hall, 7.30 pm November 5, 2016 When the Tallis Scholars visit Sydney it is like welcoming back old friends. Apart from their many tours and celestial sound, their summer schools and workshops with local choirs have won them many fans. On this 2016 visit to Australia, founder and…
A collection of the weekend’s reviews: Stephen Hough’s Canberra concert: http://www.theaustralian.com.au/news/arts/what-a-little-bit-of-moonlight-can-do/story-e6frg8n6-1226156246934 Placido Domingo and Katherine Jenkins in Sydney: http://www.theaustralian.com.au/news/arts/domingos-wondrous-voice-rises-above-arena/story-fn9d2mxu-1226156233592 http://www.smh.com.au/entertainment/music/aptly-seduction-set-the-tenor-for-a-night-of-vocal-splendour-20111002-1l3qr.html The Vienna Philharmonic in Perth: http://www.theaustralian.com.au/news/arts/old-school-orchestra-lives-up-to-its-conservative-traditions/story-fn9d2mxu-1226156272290
A talented work in progress and one worth cultivating with loving care.
Australia Quartet Transfigured Night, Thursday 31 October, Utzon Room Sydney Opera House. Programme: Kats-Chernin E: Scherzino (2013) World Premiere. Schoenberg A: Verklärte Nacht (Transfigured Night) arr. Barton Staggs, Schumann R: Piano Quartet in E flat major, op.47. In a well balanced programme of old elements and new, the Australia Quartet’s offerings proceeded in reverse…
The Man in the Other Room Acacia Quartet with Anna Fraser, soprano Mosman Art Gallery, November 8, 2015. Lisa Stewart, Myee Clohessy, violins; Stefan Duwe, viola; Anna Martin-Scrase, cello. Last weekend, Acacia Quartet performed the Sydney premiere of a new composition by Newcastle based contemporary Australian composer Ross Fiddes, The Man in the Other Room….
The style is possibly as difficult to define as the English meaning of their name – “Arrebato”, variously translated as “fury”, “something that rises rapidly” or “a wave of emotion”. It’s fair to say that any and all of these describe the music of this ensemble. Arrebato release their second CD “Absolucion” in June 2011….