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There is a project coming to life in Sydney that is about to overturn long held ideas about composing and performing music. Most of the time, composing would be considered to be an act of deliberate planning. The composer sets out to express an intensely personal statement in harmony, melody and style. Score markings tell…
2013 BBC Proms programme announced
It’s on again! The world’s biggest music festival, the BBC Proms, will run for nearly 2 months in 2013 from July 12th to September 7th. Paganini and the sea feature in the famed opening night programme with Britten’s Four Sea Interludes from Peter Grimes, and Vaughan Williams’ Sea Symphony alongside Paganini inspired compositions by Rachmaninov and Lutoslawski….

These Unprecedented Times…SoundsLikeSydney Supports Performers And Audiences
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…

Looking Ahead to Don Carlos – Furlanetto As Philip II
Whilst the focus of opera has shifted from the stage to the harbour, mainstage opera lovers have to bide their time till June for the winter season to begin. With it comes Opera Australia’s revival of Elijah Moshinsky’s production of Verdi’s Don Carlos (July 14 – August 15) planned on an epic scale and expected…
$400 Million For Sydney Opera House Upgrade
A $400 million upgrade is planned for the Sydney Opera House, reports Matthew Westwood in The Australian. Does this plan place too much competition on the venue to live up to expectations as a tourist facility as well as a centre for the arts and its ensembles in residence?

Sydney Eisteddfod 2021 Moves Online
Sydney Eisteddfod has announced that the 2021 Festival will continue on screen after coming to a sudden halt last June. The 2021 Festival will accept video submissions across all performance genres and the adjudicators will be judging and providing their feedback digitally. Rather than cancel the remainder of the 2021 Festival and, recognising the importance…