An entire school is being built to share Richard Gill’s educational philosophy
BY JESSIE WANG, LEAD WRITER (COMMUNITY AND SOCIAL AWARENESS) Throughout his 50-year career as a music educator and advocate, the late Richard Gill AO saw […]
Richard Gill
This music festival taps into secret talent “living behind suburban doors”
BY JESSIE WANG, LEAD WRITER (COMMUNITY AND SOCIAL AWARENESS) Richard Gill AO, Australia’s most iconic music educator, believed that all of us have the potential […]
Sam Allchurch on the lasting influence of Richard Gill
BY STEPHANIE ESLAKE The Sydney Chamber Choir’s Sam Allchurch has big shoes to fill. This year marked his first as its music director, following in […]
Ria Andriani: “Blindness isn’t a barrier to learning music”
BY RIA ANDRIANI, AS TOLD TO STEPHANIE ESLAKE I was born in Bandung and grew up in Jakarta, Indonesia. My parents encouraged me to learn […]
Music education matters, says Harry Ward, violin
BY STEPHANIE ESLAKE Music education matters. Whether you first picked up an instrument at school, you’re working full-time in an orchestra, or you’re just entering […]
Music education matters, says Virginia Taylor, flute
BY STEPHANIE ESLAKE Music education matters. Whether you first picked up an instrument at school, you’re working full-time in an orchestra, or you’re just entering […]
Caroline Meng to make Australian debut with SYO
BY STEPHANIE ESLAKE This weekend’s Sydney Youth Orchestra performance will be a very special one indeed. It boasts a program filled only with the […]
Australia’s overwhelming response to Richard Gill tribute concert
BY SYLVIE WOODS, LEAD WRITER (NSW) Disclaimer: This feature was written under the guidance of the University of Sydney as part of Sylvie‘s studies in publishing. […]
Australia’s best-loved music educator Richard Gill has died
Editor’s note, 28 October 2018: Australia’s leading music education advocate Richard Gill AO passed away in his home on Sunday. On Saturday, more than 70 […]
World AIDS Day: Understanding Stuart Challender’s story
Close to the Flame: The Life of Stuart Challender, by Richard Davis for Wakefield Press, explores Challender’s remarkable career from his early years with Opera Australia […]