Live review: A Portrait of Meredith Monk
BY MADELINE ROYCROFT 75 Years: A Portrait of Meredith Monk Rubiks Collective Melbourne Recital Centre, 23 October What’d you miss? A celebration of the […]
October 2017
Breathtaking: Derwent Valley Concert Band
CONTENT COURTESY LYALL MCDERMOTT/DVCB Autumnal colours, sunrises a-plenty, nature in miniature and the most magnificent pictures of Paris will be on show when the […]
Jonathan Fitzgerald: Turning off “the dude”
BY STEPHANIE ESLAKE Jonathan Fitzgerald received some expert advice as an undergrad: “Turn off the dude”. We all have one: it’s the voice in […]
Mastermind Jason Michael Paul brings Zelda music to life
BY CHRISTOPHER LEON Like video games? The score to The Legend of Zelda, originally led by composer Koji Kondo, is one of the most famous soundtracks in […]
Queer and Now: Graham Abbott, conductor and broadcaster
BY STEPHANIE ESLAKE, WITH INTRODUCTION FROM JASSY ROBERTSON Many composers and musicians will allow their art to speak for itself. Not always are they […]
Chrysalis: Transition and Reformation
The Choir of St James’ and BachBand@StJames’ mark the 500th anniversary of the Reformation, performing music of the English and Lutheran Reformations. Music includes William […]
Six Fish and Nine Guitars
CONTENT COURTESY JONATHAN FITZGERALD After an extensive concert tour of the southwest, accomplished classical guitar students from the University of Western Australia will be […]
Live review: Smells like [orchestral] spirit…
BY LAURA BIEMMI Unplugged: Nirvana Reimagined Perth Symphony Orchestra His Majesty’s Theatre, 7 October What’d you miss? A reviewer’s dress code crisis “Has […]
Decaying pianos inspire groundbreaking new collective
BY CHLOE SANGER The Piano Graveyard (pictured above) is located outside the tiny town of York in Western Australia on the Wambyn Olive Farm. […]
She Speaks: Why I’m representing female composers
GEMMA TOMLINSON ANAM fellow Gemma Tomlinson has created three-concert series She Speaks in honour of female composers. The cellist blogs about her inspiration behind the […]