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Composer Du Yun wins 2017 Pulitzer Prize for Music

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April 11, 2017
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Adelaide’s Her Majesty’s Theatre to get a major upgrade

Barry Humphries is patron of a fund-raising campaign for the redevelopment of the “Grand Old Dame of Grote Street”.

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NY Philharmonic Music Director lashes Donald Trump

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April 10, 2017
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Carl Vine joins Aussie educators in defending musical notation

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Harry Potter weaves its magic at the Olivier Awards

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Richard Gill weighs in on Guardian musical notation furore

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April 6, 2017
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Sidney Myer Performing Arts Awards announced

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STC’s Wharf renovation gets NSW government green light

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April 5, 2017

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