Beyond Hobart Baroque – Art of Music Excellence
There is no doubt Leo Schofield & Jarrod Carland set high standards of musical excellence in Australia with the Hobart Baroque festival…now, what lays beyond?
Music of Friends
The Marais Project – Take a Chance on Rameau, Music & Motion
The Marais Project’s 1st recital 2014 at Sydney will feature Pièces de clavecin en concerts by Jean-Philippe Rameau and a work by young composer Alice Chance
Australian Brandenburg Orchestra 2014 – 25 Anniversary Style
The Australian Brandenburg Orchestra 25th Anniversary season in 2014 will celebrate the wealth of ‘cultural and musical richness’ that we now enjoy in Australia
Marais Project GiveAway – Win Double Passes to Cabaret + CD
Readers and visitors who would like to attend a cabaret performance of The Lady Sings The Viol, August 24 at The Independent, Sydney, Enter our Giveway Draw NOW
Rock Star Countertenor David Hansen – Purity, Art & Pinchgut
Il Giasone a rare work by Cavalli presented by The Pinchgut Opera will feature the guy who sings high David Hansen as Jason, the ancient Greek mythological hero
Il Giasone – Pinchgut Opera 2013, Creating a Rhythm for Life
The Pinchgut Opera at Sydney’s production of Il Giasone, a rarely heard early music work, will feature David Hansen in the lead as Jason of Golden Fleece fame
The Marais Project – Jennifer Erickson’s Dream Come True
At the turn of the 21st century to perform early music works created for the viola de Gamba by composer Marin Marais Jennifer Erickson formed The Marais Project
Philippe Jaroussky Concerts Sydney & Melbourne in March
Leader of the Australian Brandenburg Orchestra Paul Dyer is three parts musician, one part impresario, one part showman and one part musical detective. The sum of these parts is the artistic director of the orchestra he founded in 1989. The orchestra plays music from the 16th, 17th and 18th centuries…
Australian Chamber Orchestra – Stylish Musical Conversations
The Australian Chamber Orchestra (ACO) has inherited a fabulous legacy of music to perform in its established repertoire including stylish adventures in sound
The Music of Friends with Christopher Wrench & Louise King
Commencing on the 28th February at the Judith Wright Centre for Contemporary Art at Brisbane the Chamber Music Series will include works from all the great composers spanning all the eras of music from the Baroque to the 21st Century.
The music of friends, as chamber music is often described today, is indeed appealing. Designed originally for a close up and personal encounter, it gently consumes the listener, providing a memorable experience that lifts the spirit and rewards the soul.