LIVE REVIEW // Wendy goes to Ay Pachanga
BY WENDY ZHANG Ay Pachanga: The Story of Salsa Cadencia ProductionsManning Bar, Sydney, 30 March Ay Pachanga, the story of salsa and a celebration of […]
April 2019
EVENTS // Under 30? Score $30 tickets to AFCM
CONTENT COURTESY AUSTRALIAN FESTIVAL OF CHAMBER MUSIC Music in the tropics…sounds like paradise! Treat yourself to a tropical getaway and enjoy world leading classical music, […]
EVENTS // Momentum Ensemble presents Dardanus – a musical tragedy
CONTENT COURTESY AUSTRALIAN YOUTH ORCHESTRA Immerse yourself in the ornate Baroque music of France and Germany as Momentum Ensemble performs a selection of works by […]
STUDY: Youth orchestra helps school kids “feel better about themselves”
BY ALISON PARIS, LEAD WRITER (CHILDREN AND EARLY LEARNING) What influence does music really have on young people? University of Tasmania education researcher Dr William […]
How can you maintain your mental health on tour?
BY JESSIE WANG, LEAD WRITER (COMMUNITY AND SOCIAL AWARENESS) If you’re in the performing arts sector, it’s likely you’ve been on tour or know colleagues […]
The Orchestra Project unites young musicians with Australia’s top professionals
BY TIM HANNAH The Orchestra Project was founded by conductor Fabian Russell in 2002. The idea? Offer young, up-and-coming orchestral musicians the opportunity to play […]
LIVE REVIEW // Alexandra sees Pinchgut Opera
BY ALEXANDRA MATHEW Pinchgut OperaBach and TelemannElisabeth Murdoch Hall, 6 April All Saints Day, 1755, Lisbon. The faithful congregate in churches across the city, giving […]
Christopher Gordon’s post-apocalyptic score to premiere in Australia
BY LILY BRYANT In 1957, Nevil Shute’s post-apocalyptic novel On the Beach depicted the aftermath of a disastrous world-wide nuclear war, as a handful of […]
Opera Australia’s upcoming show is designed to support people with sensory needs
BY STEPHANIE ESLAKE Opera Australia’s West Side Story is hitting the Sydney Harbour with a bang. (That’s certainly what you’ll get with a concert that […]
Women of Note: Three Australian composers tell us about their music
BY STEPHANIE ESLAKE On this year’s International Women’s Day, ABC Classic released Women of Note: A Century of Australian Composers. The album maps the contribution […]