Lights on Theatre | Miss Havisham’s Wedding Night September 13, 2024, Chippen Street Theatre, Chippendale, NSW Making their Australian debut at Sydney Fringe 2024, Lights On Theatre brings a bold new interpretation of Dominick Argento’s 1981 mono-opera Miss Havisham’s...
Articles + Reviews By Pepe Newton
The stellar Yukie Sato masterful in ABO’s Handel’s House
Australian Brandenburg Orchestra | Handel's House August 30, 2024, City Recital Hall, Sydney As a self confessed Handel fan girl, the ABO’s opening night of Handel’s House at the City Recital Hall was one Baroque spectacle I was not going to miss. Under the dynamic...
River City Voices’ bold exploration of the choral canon
River City Voices | Cancel Choir August 17, 2024, Macarthur Girls' High School, Parramatta, NSW In an interesting parallel to the ongoing ‘cancel drama’ in Melbourne, where musicians have voted no confidence in the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra’s leadership following...
Selby & Friends | 2025 Season
BREATHTAKING ~ CHARISMATIC ~ ASTOUNDING Selby & Friends is proud to announce its 19th Season of five intimate, breathtaking & blockbuster concerts with eleven fabulous artists from around the world. Selby & Friends has been described as presenting concerts...
Willoughby Symphony Orchestra | 2025 Season Launch
Willoughby Symphony Orchestra (WSO) Chief Conductor and Artistic Director Dr Nicholas Milton AM announced nine exceptional concerts for 2025 encompassing classical masterpieces, heart-stopping film presentations and festive programs that will delight Sydney’s most...
Calvin Abdiel and Cedar Newman at their best
Calvin Abdiel and Cedar Newman | The Spirit of Youth July 27, 2024, Independent Theatre, North Sydney There’s something special about hearing young musicians tackle the great works of classical music, and that’s exactly what happened at the Independent Theatre with...
A Sensory Journey through “Trace” at 107 Projects
BackStage Music | Trace July 13, 2024, 107 Projects, Redfern, NSW A mind opening beginning Elias Wilson’s beautiful, melodious spoken voice begins the concert by explaining that he will be our Audio Describer for the evening, providing a spoken interpretation of...
VOX’s Aurora: A magic musical journey through light and culture
VOX | Aurora July 7, 2024, Pier 2/3, Walsh Bay, NSW Sitting admiring the water views and breathing in the history of the recently renovated main hall of historic Pier 2/3 at the Walsh Bay Arts Precinct on Sunday the chatty audience quickly hushed as we heard the...
ABO’s Night in Versailles with Justin Taylor an absolute delight!
Australian Brandenburg Orchestra | Night in Versailles July 6, 2024 | City Recital Hall, Sydney Who isn’t intrigued by a Bach concerto for four harpsichords? This, and the celebrity Franco-American harpsichordist Justin Taylor were the draw cards for a Night in...
Sydney Chamber Choir’s ‘Fireside’ promised something special… and delivered
Sydney Chamber Choir | Fireside June 29, 2024, 8pm, The Neilson ACO Pier 2/3, Walsh Bay NSW Entering the Neilson Theatre for the Sydney Chamber Choir’s latest performance was like stepping into a cozy jazz club. The subdued lighting and salon-style seating created an...