LIVE REVIEW // Jessie goes to see Music of the Oud in Sydney
BY JESSIE WANG, LEAD WRITER (COMMUNITY AND SOCIAL AWARENESS) A Little Lunch MusicJoseph & James Tawadros: Music of the OudCity Recital Hall, 18 February Every […]
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How Paul Stanhope’s Requiem evolved into a celebration of life
BY STEPHANIE ESLAKE A requiem is a mass for the dead. But through the music of composer Paul Stanhope, the medium may be better described […]
How the Australian Brandenburg Orchestra has become a digital leader
BY STEPHANIE ESLAKE The pandemic has shifted the Australian arts industry into unrecognisable territory. It’s been tough, but we’ve learnt a key lesson throughout the […]
LIVE REVIEW // Echoes of the Jazz Age
BY WENDY ZHANG Echoes of the Jazz AgeCity Recital Hall, 6 February 2020 What does jazz mean to you? To me, jazz represented a kind […]
Why this performance of Handel’s Messiah will be an extra special one
BY STEPHANIE ESLAKE Though it took him just a few weeks to compose, Handel’s 1741 oratorio Messiah embedded itself in the hearts of concertgoers throughout […]
Enter the ’20s (again) with Simon Tedeschi’s latest jazz offering
BY STEPHANIE ESLAKE Let’s face it: you’d be hard-pressed to find a friend who doesn’t enjoy dressing up in ’20s garb. Dresses that flow with […]
Australia’s leading musicians are donating their skills to the bushfire efforts
BY JESSIE WANG, LEAD WRITER (COMMUNITY AND SOCIAL AWARENESS) This summer’s devastating fires have impacted the whole of Australia. While there are many ways to […]
Australian composer Jeremy Rose confronts our colonial past by making music
BY STEPHANIE ESLAKE When composer Jeremy Rose first read The Fatal Shore, he was horrified by the “human cost of Britain’s penal experiment” that author […]
EVENTS // Handel’s Messiah with the Sydney Chamber Choir
CONTENT COURTESY CITY RECITAL HALL City Recital Hall and Sydney Chamber Choir PresentHandel’s Messiah Handel’s Messiah shocked the authorities, disrupted traffic, enthralled its audiences and brought a […]
EVENTS // Iron in the Blood
CONTENT COURTESY CITY RECITAL HALL Iron in the Blood is a powerful musical production which explores the rich tapestry of Australia’s colonial past and spans […]