William Morris, The Arts & Craft Movement – Art That Is Life
William Morris (1834-1896) became spiritual leader of a revival in arts and crafts, which encompassed all the visual arts, including architecture and interiors
St John’s Cathedral Brisbane
Message of Christmas – Caring, Courage, Compassion and Love
Christmas, that time of year when telling stories about life in Roman times, and making beautiful music, is part of a feast of ideas celebrating art and culture
Cathedral Spaces – Creative Community Projects & The RSA
Making cathedral spaces available to local start up businesses so that a Cathedral again becomes an enterprise hub is an important initiative of the RSA London
St John’s Rose at Brisbane – Planted by an Optimist
The St John’s Rose was bred for the Cathedral gardens at St Johns’ Cathedral Brisbane to celebrate all those people who contributed to its completion in 2008
Sara Macliver & The Camerata – New Threads & Opportunities
A great voice like Sara Macliver, together with a thriving ensemble like The Camerata of St John’s at Brisbane led by talented violinist Brendan Joyce, should be a dynamic combination.
A Symphony of Stained Glass – Flight of the Egret
There are some in our society who are blessed with great creative gifts. Imagination is surely one, however it is one thing to have the ability to form images and ideas in the mind, especially of things never seen or never experienced directly, but quite another to connect those to the totality of real things in the world in order to convey knowledge or influence our perception of them.
Nine Lessons & Carols @ Brisbane 2011
At 6pm on Sunday 18th December Vox Pacific Chamber Choir will provide celebratory music for the Nine Lessons & Carols at St John’s Cathedral, 373 Ann Street, Brisbane. Directed by Katherine Chan, beautiful music is presented, along with meditative readings for the season by members of the congregation. This ongoing…
J.S. Bach – Unleashing Music Reviving the Spirit and Soul
Johann Sebastian Bach composed music meant for reviving the spirit and nurturing the soul, his six Suites for Unaccompanied Cello have achieved legendary status
Paradise in Purgatory Kathryn Brimblecombe-Fox Finding Light
Kathryn Brimblecombe-Fox has an exhibition about to open on the 8th September 2011 and run until 8th October (someone’s superstitious) at the Purgatory Artspace in North Melbourne, Victoria. The exhibition is called Paradise, so I am sure reviewers, certainly with a Catholic school background, will have a field day referencing Paradise to, and in Purgatory.
Medici Concerts – The Magic Continues on A Night in Vienna
A Night in Vienna with flutist Dieter Flury and pianist Maria Prinz is a magical musical experience to be held in St John’s Cathedral at Brisbane October 1 2011
Margaret de Burgh Persse Hockey O.A.M. – Memories of Nindooinbah
I am writing this on the seventh anniversary of the passing of Margaret de Burgh Persse Hockey O.A.M. (8 January 1941 – 11 February 2004). She lived all her life in one of Queensland’s most historic houses, Nindooinbah, which is sited superbly in a lovely valley nearby to Beaudesert in Queensland…