“JS Bach & GF Handel”, Canberra Sinfonia. At Wesley Uniting Church, December 15. Reviewed by CLINTON WHITE
TO mark Canberra Museum and Gallery’s current exhibition, “EuroVisions”, jazz musicians Ben Marston and Hugh Barrett will perform a recital tonight (December 14) that promises to have the audience “swimming in the sounds of contemporary […]
Music / Oriana Chorale. “A Voice from Heaven”. At Fitters Workshop, Kingston, December 9. Reviewed by GRAHAM McDONALD
MUSICA Viva Australia’s chair Charles Graham has at last announced the leaders who will replace retired long-serving CEO, Mary Jo Capps. Hywel Sims will take up the reins as CEO, while Anne Frankenberg will step […]
Music / Canberra Youth Orchestra, Dale Barltrop, violin and Leonard Weiss, conductor. At Llewellyn Hall, December 8. Reviewed by LEN POWER
CANBERRA Cavalry and Kulture Break have formed a partnership which will see singers and musicians from the Canberra-based youth charity services provider perform on stage in the second annual Cavalry “Starlite” concert series. The performers […]
Music / “50th Anniversary Concert”. James McCusker Orchestra. At Albert Hall, November 30. Reviewed by TONY MAGEE
THE lawns of Government House will be alive with the sound of music this weekend with the 36th annual Canberra Symphony Orchestra Shell Prom. Popular conductor Guy Noble will take up the baton for the […]
THINGS get off to a bumpy start when “CityNews” speaks by phone to comedian Mourne Kransky, even as she’s cranking up the old 1950 Morris Major ready for an Australian tour with comedy sisters Eve […]
music / “A Celebration!”, Louise Page and Phillipa Candy, at Wesley Uniting Church, November 25. Reviewed by CLINTON WHITE
Music / “Darkness and Light”. Canberra Choral Society, Llewellyn Hall, November 24. reviewed by CLINTON WHITE
WHEN US artist Oddisee takes the stage at the ANU’s pop-up, live-music venue Molo Live, he’ll be playing to a fan base of soul and hip-hop lovers. For Oddisee, born Amir Mohamed, is known as […]
music / ‘Wings of the Morning’, Michael Dooley, North Belconnen Uniting Church, Melba. November 18. Reviewed by ROB KENNEDY.
Music / “Classic Favourites”. Musica Da Camera String Orchestra, Holy Covenant Anglican Church, Cook, November 17. Reviewed by LEN POWER
Music / “Taking Flight”. Canberra Gay and Lesbian Qwire. At Queanbeyan Performing Arts Centre, November 17. Reviewed by TONY MAGEE
Music / Benedetti Elschenbroich Grynyuk Trio. At Llewellyn Hall, November 15. Reviewed by GRAHAM McDONALD
THE Australian Songwriters Association’s National Song competition attracts thousands of song entries each year from around Australia and abroad and this year a Canberran has been named APRA/ASA Songwriter of the Year at Canterbury […]
CANBERRA Symphony Orchestra has announced that violinist Kirsten Williams will take on the role of CSO concertmaster in 2019. She replaces Barbara Jane Gilby in the role following Gilby’s retirement, and will be leading the […]
Music / “Tognetti’e Beethoven”. Australian Chamber Orchestra, at Llewellyn Hall, October 10. Reviewed by GRAHAM McDONALD
Music / “One-Equal-Music”. The Song Company. At Wesley Uniting Church, November 9. Reviewed by CLINTON WHITE
AIR-quality monitoring is registering today’s air quality as poor, in particular in Tuggeranong, as a result of the dust, lingering over Canberra for the second consecutive day. ACT Health is warning people with hay-fever, asthma and other […]
A MAN was trapped after the truck he was driving hit a tree on Canberra Avenue, outside HMAS Harman, this morning (December 15). ACT ambulance paramedics, working NSW paramedics, stabilised the patient on scene while […]
BLURRING the lines between club and pop music, this year’s New Year’s Eve in Civic Square will be headlined by “PACES”, who recently released his second album, “Zag”, which features collaborations with well-known artists like […]
THE Education Directorate and other establishments have received emails regarding potential bomb threats, according to ACT police. This follows the evacuation of Lyneham High School today (December 14) but police haven’t said whether the two are […]
LYNEHAM High School has been evacuated after it received a threatening message today (December 14). After 11am today parents and guardians of Lyneham High School students were sent a text saying the school has been […]
