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2014 Federal Budget: Official Playlist

May 19, 2014

BY SAM GILLIES AND ANDREW MESSENGER The anger and gnashing of teeth that has followed our new Prime Minister’s inevitably brutal budget has left […]

Return to the Renaissance: Trevelyan-Jones & the Giovanni Consort

May 15, 2014

BY STEPHANIE ESLAKE The young singers of Perth’s Giovanni Consort will return to the Renaissance this May in their first concert of the year, […]

Opinion: On Being Told to Give Up

May 13, 2014

BY STEPHANIE ESLAKE When I was in high school, I was encouraged to apply for a scholarship which would provide me with a year’s […]

The Messiah: a chat with Richard Gill

May 7, 2014

BY STEPHANIE ESLAKE Distinguished music educator and conductor Richard Gill has dedicated his life to inspiring musicians of all ages. Having conducted his way from […]

Computer Talk: Audio-Visual Art of Kynan Tan

May 5, 2014

BY SAM GILLIES Kynan Tan is a Perth-based audio visual artist whose work asks compelling questions about the data-filled world we live in today. […]

How To Start An Orchestra: Queensland Philharmonia

May 3, 2014

BY STEPHANIE ESLAKE AND ANDREW MESSENGER Brave, ambitious, inspired. Perhaps a little crazy. If you want to start up an orchestra from scratch, you’ve […]

American Brass Quintet: the Tour and the Music

May 1, 2014

BY STEPHANIE ESLAKE The internationally renowned American Brass Quintet made their debut in 1960 in Carnegie Hall, and are still well and truly alive and […]