Singular Horizons | Elysian Fields 10 October, 2024, Church Street Studios, Camperdown, NSW Nestled in the back streets of Camperdown, Church Street Studios is an eccentric old building, housing 21 recording studios and a performance space. It’s a music nerd’s dream,...
Articles + Reviews By Brianna Louwen
Sir Donald Runnicles presents a formidable interpretation of masterworks by Debussy and Duruflé
Sydney Symphony Orchestra | Donald Runnicles conducts the Duruflé Requiem September 21, 2024, Sydney Opera House, NSW Sir Donald Runnicles, the full forces of the Sydney Symphony Orchestra, the Sydney Philharmonia Choirs, Camilla Tilling, Anna Dowsley and David Greco...
The Dragon of Wantley a gem, wit and hilarity from start to finish
The Muffat Collective and The Choir of St Paul's College | The Dragon of Wantley August 11, 2024, Waddy Performance Centre, St Paul's College, Camperdown, NSW Sydney has been totally ablaze with extraordinary productions of every kind. This week alone I have seen a...
PCQ play Joe Hisaishi – good art, excellent playing and joyful nights
Phoenix Collective Quartet | The Art Music of Joe Hisaishi August 5, 2023, Hunter Baillie Presbyterian Church, Annandale, NSW Joe Hisaishi is best known for his long collaboration with Studio Ghibli, while also being an excellent composer of Art Music in his own...
Viva Pagliaccio! Or should it be Viva Nedda?
Pagliacci | The CoOperative August 4, 2023, Pitt St Uniting Church, Sydney The CoOperative presented Leoncavallo’s Pagliacci in Pitt St Uniting Church on Friday 4th August to an extremely appreciative audience. Under the angels that are suspended from the rafters,...
Crowd rises to their feet for AYO’s Ngapa William Cooper
Australian Youth Orchestra | Ngapa William Cooper Monday 10 July, 2023, Sydney Opera House An unusual audience filled the Concert Hall at the Sydney Opera House on the evening of Monday 10th August. There were people young and old, seasoned concert-goers and new, all...
Sydney Chamber Choir – the whole effect was, quite simply, adorable
“That was the Sydney Chamber Choir, if you can believe it!” The words of Sam Allchurch, Artistic Director of the Sydney Chamber Choir, hit the mark perfectly during their ‘Winter Nights’ program on Saturday evening. From the moment the audience entered at stage level...