Pandemic diary #5: If I really wanted to…
BY JO ST LEON “We read to know we are not alone” — C.S. Lewis Last week, I had various plans for how to use […]
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Pandemic diary #4: A new world
BY JO ST LEON “Reading gives us someplace to go when we have to stay where we are” — Mason Cooley This week I have […]
Pandemic diary #3: Journey into solitude
BY JO ST LEON “In a pandemic, self-isolation is called quarantine. In Buddhism, it is called retreat. From the cave of our homes, like the […]
Pandemic diary #2: Uncharted waters
BY JO ST LEON “And once the storm is over you won’t remember how you made it through…But one thing is certain. When you come […]
Pandemic diary #1: After the music stopped
BY JO ST LEON “And the people stayed home. And read books, and listened, and rested…and learned new ways of being” — Kitty O’Meara Saturday […]
LIVE REVIEW // Jo goes to see Natalie Clein and Katya Apekisheva
BY JO ST LEON Natalie Clein and Katya ApekishevaMusica Viva TasmaniaHobart Town Hall, 2 March Natalie Clein and Katya Apekisheva presented a wonderfully varied program […]
WRITER LINE-UP // Jo St Leon
Our second print edition is about to make its way across Australia! As we prepare, we bring you our showcase of talented emerging arts journalists […]
LIVE REVIEW // TSO Live Sessions in Longley
BY JO ST LEON TSO Live SessionsFeaturing musicians of the Tasmanian Symphony OrchestraLongley International Hotel, 3 February I set off for Longley, very aware as I drove that I was heading towards multiple fires and a […]
LIVE REVIEW // Jo sees Jonathan Békés in recital
BY JO ST LEON Jonathan Békés in recital TSO studio, 21 November Jonathan Békés (Jono) is the newest recruit to the Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra’s […]
Homage to Tasmanian conductor Marko Letonja
BY JO ST LEON For the past seven years, Marko Letonja has taken the roles of chief conductor and artistic director with the Tasmanian […]