The Beecroft Orchestra | Spring Gala September 17, 2023, Cheltenham Girls' High School, NSW In the light-filled spacious new Cheltenham Girls' High School hall on a hot Sunday afternoon, many members of the local community enjoyed the Spring Gala held by Beecroft...
Mozart composed a set of 6 String Quartets, dedicated to his mentor, Josef Haydn, in 1782-85, the second of which is the only one in a minor key and which Australia's own Acacia Quartet skilfully pairs with a contemporary work by young Australian composer Alice Chance...
Emily Granger, a well-known American harpist now residing in Australia, has released her debut solo album, In Transit, on the independent boutique label Avie and what a treat it is! Extensive sleeve notes (available in English, German, and French) elucidate our...
Bach Akademie Australia | Obbligato Sonatas Holy Name Church Wahroonga, June 20, 2021 On a cold, wet, and windy winter's afternoon, the audience at the Parish of the Holy Name Church Wahroonga were treated to 5 of the 6 JS Bach's Sonatas for Violin and Obbligato...
A Scottish lass named Lucy Havens who migrated to Sydney with her family in 1839 was in possession of a large portfolio of sheet music, comprising of some 2,500 works, currently in the safe keeping of Sydney Living Museums. It forms the basis of the album by...
Melbourne Ensemble and Dale Barltrop | Schubert’s Octet Melbourne Digital Concert Hall's Hamer Hall Series | Nov 25, 2020 In 1824, towards the end of his tragically short life, Schubert composed his Octet in F major D803, which he described as a “Grand Symphony”. Its...
On a pleasant Tuesday evening just over a week before Christmas, River City Voices, a choral group from western Sydney in its inaugural year, joined forces with members of the Sydney Philharmonia Choirs and an orchestra comprised of many current and former members of...
On a cool overcast Sunday afternoon in Sydney, the Australian Haydn Ensemble, a leading period instrument group established in 2012, gave its final concert for 2019 under the guest directorship of well-known Baroque violinist, Midori Seiler, one of four sisters who...
As a celebratory segue to the 250th Anniversary of Beethoven's birth in 2020, the final Willoughby Symphony Orchestra concert for 2019 began with the instantly recognisable Egmont Overture, Op. 84. Beethoven was commissioned to compose incidental music to Goethe's...
The final concert of the inaugural week-long Eastside Sydney Music Festival (ESMF), curated by Professor Neal Pere da Costa and supported by Sydney University, was an all-Baroque affair held at the Paddington Town Hall. It featured musicians from three groups –...