I was very excited to see this new music mini festival appear on the arts calendar. I feel new music and experimenting with what is performed to audiences is often lacking in the scene - or at least there could always be more of it! What I love about the Ensemble...
Articles + Reviews By Kathryn Robinson
A great variety of wind quintets and community feel from Sirius Ensemble
Last Saturday, I had the pleasure of hearing the Sirius Chamber Ensemble playing a wind quintet concert in Leichhardt. As an inner west local, I can’t believe I hadn’t heard the ensemble yet as they quite regularly play in the area. This particular performance in...
Ironwood performs composers whose styles were informed by Haydn with great sensitivity
Last Saturday I had the pleasure of hearing the Ironwood Ensemble play at the Glebe Town Hall. This is an ensemble I had been meaning to hear for a while now and it did not disappoint with a well thought out program that was played with great sensitivity. There was a...
Australia Ensemble were raising sparks!
I had the pleasure hearing the Australia Ensemble’s latest concert, Raising Sparks. What an inspiring concert to hear! The evening opened with a luscious 20th century program, followed by Raising Sparks - a newer work by James MacMillan for mezzo soprano and the full...
Jane Sheldon’s Symbiosis
As Jane explained at the beginning of the concert on Friday night, Symbiosis, from Ancient Greek meaning "together" and "living", it is the close and often long-term interaction between two or more different biological species. "These hour-long programs are designed...
Goldner String Quartet at the Sydney Conservatorium of Music
The Goldner String Quartet is an ensemble of outstanding musicians, this concert clearly show casing their unified understanding and sensitivity to the music of the 19th century repertoire. The internationally significant Australian quartet was able to capture the...