Collaborations between Indigenous musicians and composers with Western classical orchestras, ensembles and musicians are beginning to grow. Steve Dow talks to some of the artists participating in the cultural exchange about the challenges involved, the protocols that need to be respected, and the exciting new Australian sounds that are emerging.
Sam Allchurch, AD of Sydney Chamber Choir, discusses staging the Messiah with chamber forces similar to those that Handel had at his disposal.
Composer Ella Macens tells us how her eyes were opened to a powerful musical weapon that she’s harnessed in her work, Superimposition.
We report from the third festival at Hepburn Springs where the audacity of Artistic Director Stewart Kelly is well and truly paying off.
How bequests from opera lovers are supporting established and emerging arts companies across the globe.
The role the arts can play in the face of a climate crisis, exciting new collaborations between Indigenous composers and Western classical musicians, Natalie Aroyan, Stephen Sondheim and much more.
The night the wizard of the keys found he could only push the little Leipziger so far.
Pakistani musician Ustad Saami embodies an ancient musical tradition that is likely to disappear when he dies.
Stateless, a new ABC miniseries examining Australia’s onshore detention system hopes to spark complex conversations.
Beethoven shouldered his fair share of emotional vicissitudes over a lifetime, but his last twelve months were among the most trying of all. Clive Paget looks at the triumphs and the tragedies of the composer’s final year, while Brett Dean reflects on two of his own works that have been inspired by Beethoven’s complicated states of mind.
Music by the 93-year old English composer will feature in Sunday masses throughout Lent at St Peter's Catholic Church, Toorak, and in a special concert.
Cécile Ousset’s sparkling pianism joins reissues by Brahms and two Polish masters.
Wondering what to do this weekend? Here are the best shows across the country, 5 - 6 December 2015.
