Battling the acoustics, the orchestra shines through
"The whole orchestra was visibly engaged and responsive under Louis Sharpe’s baton," says DANTE COSTA in his review of the National Capital Orchestra.
National Capital Orchestra
"With music-making like this and their smart programming, the National Capital Orchestra will be bringing in greater audiences," predicts ROB KENNEDY in this review of "American Melodies".
"Thoroughly enjoyable" is how reviewer HELEN MUSA summarises the latest performance of the National Capital Orchestra.
Forty years of performing major symphonic works produce more than just music, it creates a community, and the National Capital Orchestra has built a wealth of musical talent in Canberra, says reviewer ROB KENNEDY.
Music
Four seasons with a Canberra feeling
DANTE COSTA reviews “The Seasons”, a re-imagined, “all-Canberran” interpretation of Haydn’s “The Four Seasons” oratorio, by the Canberra Choral Society and National Capital Orchestra.
Music
Orchestra’s bright concert of cheerful music
ROB KENNEDY reviews the National Capital Orchestra's performance of “Brahms Symphony No. 2”.
Arts & Entertainment
Artsday / The baton is passed to Sharpe
The weekend looms and arts editor HELEN MUSA's "Artsday" column offers a comprehensive look at what's on where.
DANTE COSTA reviews the National Capital Orchestra and Canberra Choral Society's concert “Petite Messe Solennelle”.
"Being just 10 metres from an orchestra of about 50 players, you can hear exactly where things are going right and wrong. And in this NCO performance, nothing was going wrong," writes reviewer ROB KENNEDY.
Here's arts editor HELEN MUSA's latest arts news – today's “Artsday” column.
There was virtually a full house of music lovers at the Q Theatre for “Fate”, the National Capital Orchestra’s Sunday afternoon concert, writes reviewer LEN POWER.
music / Henryk Górecki’s Symphony No. 3, “Symphony of Sorrowful Songs”, National Capital Orchestra, at Llewellyn Hall, September 15. Reviewed by JUDITH CRISPIN.
music / "Emperor", National Capital Orchestra. The Q Theatre Queanbeyan, Sunday, August 6. Reviewed by…
Music/ “Wonder”, Canberra Choral Society with National Capital Orchestra, conducted by Leonard Weiss. At Llewellyn Hall, Saturday, June 3. Reviewed by LEN POWER
music / "Scriabin and Suk". National Capital Orchestra, conducted by Leonard Weiss. At Llewellyn Hall. Reviewed by Helen Musa.
IN A canny move that combines the excitement of collaboration with the advantages of enhanced…
“Pianos and Pictures” National Capital Orchestra Llewellyn Hall August 16, 2015 Review by Clinton White
CANBERRA'S National Capital Orchestra is a full symphony orchestra dedicated to performing the major works…
