On Sunday the 19th of July I had the pleasure of hearing the Australian Youth Orchestra play Mahler's 6th Symphony and Debussy's symphonic sketches La Mer. Under the expert baton of conductor Sir Mark Elder, this orchestra is one of the most exciting groups of...
In these cooler winter months we want some warming background music, to sip our wine and slurp our tea to. The Bitter Suite, released by ABC Jazz, is a great CD for that. Some tracks make you feel like you've walked into a classy 1930's cocktail lounge from a BBC...
Although it features some Christmas music, this concert is a far cry from your usual carols concert. Ancient songs in French, Russian, Spanish, Czech and Latin were contrasted with contemporary compositions, and sacred solemnity was juxtaposed with cheeky wit....
The Song Company are an exciting group of singers. If you hear them perform, you may well be blown away by their unique voices, musicianship and sensitivity to the texts that they bring to life in song. Their current concert series, 'Dowland's Lute', offers the Song...