Slow to start, Juliet’s ‘Letters’ arrive on time
In some ways, "The Juliet Letters" sounds like it shouldn't work as a suite, but it does, says reviewer GRAHAM McDONALD.
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Shortis and Simpson put the focus on Keith Potger.
CANBERRA rapper Genesis Owusu has won four trophies, including Album of the Year, at the 2021 ARIA Awards for his debut “Smiling With No Teeth.”
CANBERRA International Music Festival director Roland Peelman has never been one to take festival titles too seriously, but this time round he’s hit the jackpot in choosing the theme “Pole to Pole” for the 2022 event.
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Outstanding concert of eclectic Australian music
Reviewer ROB KENNEDY can't wait to see Thoroughbass again after an outstanding concert of eclectic Australian music played with a unique understanding of our contemporary sound.
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Harvey-Martin returns to the podium
A new youth orchestra will burst on to the scene in December under the baton of well-respected conductor and violinist, Rowan Harvey-Martin.
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Superbly played, beautifully sung… music’s back
"Apcar played superbly, Owens sang beautifully and really connected with her appreciative audience. It was a highly memorable concert,"
IN this second piece of a musical triptych entitled “The Strawberry Thief”, Canberra composer Sally Greenaway takes the listener on another magical journey.
A great deal of resolve has been required to finally the latest Phoenix Collective's show on stage, says reviewer IAN McLEAN.
THREE of Canberra’s best-known music-makers are coming together in late January to host an unusual singing and walking venture in Kosciuszko National Park.
ARMED with talent and a handy dash of pragmatism, Canberra pianist and composer Ronan Apcar is determined to get the snootiness out of music recitals.
"Sounding especially full in the church, the four players blended perfectly: their balance exactly right," writes reviewer ROB KENNEDY.
CANBERRA music organisation Luminescence announced its new season this morning (November 5).
IT’S full steam ahead at the National Folk Festival offices in Mitchell, reports HELEN MUSA.
FINALLY, a concert of live music after months of COVID-19 lockdown. For the first concert back, it could not have been better than to hear the wonderful playing of Ariana Odermatt on her red harpsichord.
“MUSIC is food for the soul, it’s bigger than us,” chief conductor and artistic director of the Canberra Symphony Orchestra Jessica Cottis says.
Reviewer TONY MAGEE praises "The Little Red Fox" as being beautifully produced for the streaming audience, with exquisite sound quality, and interesting camera angles and vision.
CANBERRA Symphony Orchestra’s 2022 season will begin with a grand flourish of Wagner and end with a summer prom on the lawns of Government House.
WHEN it was announced recently that NSW south coast arts identity, author and cultural advocate, Sheena Boughen, would become the chair of the Australian String Quartet, eyebrows were raised in some musical circles.
