Friday Forays: Andrew Power on Instrumental Tutoring
BY LUCY RASH Last week in Friday Forays, we heard Gippsland-based teacher Dan McKimm’s thoughts on the joys and trials of teaching music in […]
August 2014
Friday Forays: Dan McKimm on Classroom Teaching
BY LUCY RASH A common decision faced by students who are edging toward the end of their study is whether or not to continue […]
Live Review: Dvorak’s Cello Concerto
BY STEPHANIE ESLAKE The Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra with Alban Gerhardt (cello) and David Nuttall (oboe), conducted by Marko Letonja Symphony no. 1, ‘Classical’ by […]
Friday Forays: Madeleine Jevons on Programming
BY LUCY RASH Love is the the air… and this weekend, it’s on the music stand as well. On the afternoon of Sunday 17 […]
Ghosts in the Orchestra: Gordon Hamilton
BY ANDREW MESSENGER The Australian Voices are a very distinctive a’capella choir. You know them when you hear them. Gordon Hamilton has been their […]
Friday Forays: Warren Lenthall on Composition
BY LUCY RASH Once a ‘punk-rock-wannabe’ who punctured the ceiling of Melbourne’s Corner Hotel with a trumpet, Melbourne-based composer Warren Lenthall has since become […]
167 Times: Alban Gerhardt on the Dvorak Cello Concerto
BY STEPHANIE ESLAKE German cellist Alban Gerhardt made his debut with the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra – and he’s performed with almost 250 others since. […]
Live Review: Don Giovanni
BY SPENCER DARBY Opera Australia Don Giovanni by Mozart Joan Sutherland Theatre, Sydney Opera House, 1 August 2014 David McVicar’s acclaimed Australian debut of Don […]
Live Review: Queen of Heaven
BY GABRIELLE RUTTICO Melismatica: Queen Of Heaven Callaway Music Auditorium, UWA, 2 August 2014 Perth choral ensemble Melismatica last Saturday night presented Queen […]
Animals: Julian Morrow talks Saint-Saëns
BY STEPHANIE ESLAKE What do kangaroos, an elephant, and Julian Morrow have in common? They’ll all make an appearance at this month’s Carnival […]