A round-up of our recent news reports.

It’s back to nature as top a cappella group Sjaella make a return song-and-dance visit.

Cameron Lam’s Australian Art Music playlist is tied together by strings, literal and figurative this month.

BCC's unity and enthusiasm are on display across three hefty works calling for stamina and sustained virtuosity.

Sydney Chamber Choir notches up a half century with plenty of splendour and gravitas.

Verdi's masterpiece an ideal retirement gift to one of Tasmania's most influential music personalities.

The NCO and Canberra’s oldest community choir deliver an ambitious program with confidence, skill and great attention to detail.

A joyous discovery of English polyphony by gifted young voices.

A heady plunge into the fin-de-siècle salon from the talented Dutch baritone.

This year's Festival of Voices gets off to a sublime start with choirs from New Zealand and Spain and a return visit from Germany's Sjaella.

Your essential coast-to-coast guide to the Australian music being played on our concert stages this month.

Groundbreaker Eric Whitacre shows us Zen and the wonderful art of polyphonic maintenance.