I Am Greta: How Rebekka Karijord composed music for the climate emergency
BY MARK BOSCH, LEAD CRITIC The power of “We” is one belief getting Norwegian composer Rebekka Karijord through the pandemic. Rebekka has with Jon Ekstrand […]
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LIVE REVIEW // Mark sees Spiral’s Over
BY MARK BOSCH, LEAD CRITIC OverSpiral EnsembleTempe Jets, 22 November Spiral is young, exciting, and unique. Specialising in post-minimalist music, the Sydney ensemble has been […]
LIVE REVIEW // Mark sees Lone Hemispheres at Carriageworks
BY MARK BOSCH, LEAD CRITIC Lone HemispheresEnsemble OffspringCarriageworks, 7 November Ensemble Offspring is closing in on the end of another stimulating season of new music […]
LIVE REVIEW // Mark sees BackStage Music’s Forbidden Things
BY MARK BOSCH, LEAD CRITIC Forbidden ThingsBackStage MusicThe Newsagency, 24 October BackStage has really hit its stride with a tasty and colourful program in Forbidden […]
LIVE REVIEW // Mark sees BackStage Music’s Radio Signals
BY MARK BOSCH, LEAD CRITIC Radio SignalsBackStage MusicThe Newsagency, 17 October BackStage Music has, at last, returned for 2019, with the first of three rapid-fire […]
How should we understand Clara Schumann, 200 years on?
BY MARK BOSCH, LEAD CRITIC On September 13 this year, Clara Schumann is turning 200. A day later (which, conveniently, is a Saturday), a bunch […]
LIVE REVIEW // Mark sees The Song Company’s Mind Over Matter
BY MARK BOSCH, LEAD CRITIC Mind Over MatterThe Song CompanyARA Darling Quarter Theatre, 20 August I hadn’t seen any live events for CutCommon in a […]
LIVE REVIEW // Mark listens to Folksong
BY MARK BOSCH, LEAD CRITIC FolksongAustralia EnsembleSir John Clancy Auditorium, University of New South Wales, 8 June Australia Ensemble continued its 40th season Saturday night […]
LIVE REVIEW // Mark sees Last and First Men (Vivid)
BY MARK BOSCH, LEAD CRITIC Last and First MenVivid LIVESydney Symphony Orchestra (with Benjamin Northey, conductor)Sydney Opera House, 2 June Last and First Men, directed […]
LIVE REVIEW // Mark sees A Royal Affair
BY MARK BOSCH, LEAD CRITIC A Royal AffairSydney Chamber Choir with The Muffat CollectiveGreat Hall, University of Sydney, 1 June I’m decidedly no fan […]