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Chamber, Classical Music, Opera, Orchestral
features

On the Record: New classical albums in May 2023

This month, Tim Mead’s Beauteous Softness does what it says on the can, there’s new music from First Nations composers, and classics from Benjamin Grosvenor and the Brodskys.

April 24, 2023
Chamber, Classical Music
CD and Other Review

Review: To Listen, To Sing (Ensemble Offspring)

Ensemble Offspring champions 12 Voices we should all be listening to.

April 4, 2023
Chamber, Vocal & Choral
Live Review

Review: Composing Women (Sydney Symphony Orchestra Fellows and Guests)

Two world premieres among works by five composers celebrating Composing Women, Sydney Con’s push for a truly equal music.

March 13, 2023
Chamber, Classical Music
news

Brenda Gifford wins Merlyn Myer Music Commission

Composer and saxophonist Brenda Gifford has been announced as the recipient of the Merlyn Myer Music Commission.

March 8, 2023
Chamber, Vocal & Choral
features

Composing Women: A glass ceiling finally broken?

It’s time to move beyond “special programs” and one-off celebrations for female composers, argues Liza Lim.

March 8, 2023
Chamber
Live Review

Review: Time is a River (Omega Ensemble)

Powerful hints of mortality in an Omega Ensemble programme that ranges across time and country and those who have gone before us.

February 26, 2023
Jazz
Live Review

Review: Dundun Firestick (Brenda Gifford, SIMA)

SIMA's Dundun Firestick lacked thematic cohesion but was made wholly satisfying by talented musicians exploring diverse but equally important themes.

February 13, 2023
Classical Music, Orchestral
news

Australian Romantic & Classical Orchestra announces 2023 season

The Orchestra will tour with three historically-informed mainstage performances across Australia's east coast, as well as a program that blends classical music with contemporary Australian practice.

January 24, 2023
Chamber, Classical Music, Instrumental
features

Avant Gardens: Do try this at home

Ensemble Offspring's Avant Gardens series takes musicians and their audiences out of the recital hall and into suburban backyards.

January 20, 2023
Chamber, Classical Music, Festivals, Theatre
features

The Art of Giving

From purchasing a few bars of music to making a multi-million-dollar donation, we explore the different ways that philanthropy can help transform our cultural life.

December 23, 2022
Chamber, Classical Music
news

Flinders Quartet announces 2023 season

The quartet renews its commitment to gender-balanced programming across three mainstage concerts, featuring three new premieres from Australian composers and tours across urban and regional Victoria.

December 2, 2022
Classical Music, Instrumental, Orchestral, Vocal & Choral
news

Winners of the 2022 Paul Lowin Prizes announced

Paul Dean and Elliott Gyger have taken home this year's Paul Lowin Prizes, presented at a ceremony that also included the Peggy Glanville-Hicks Address.

November 16, 2022
Chamber, Classical Music
news

Omega Ensemble announces its 2023 season

Five world premiere commissions by composers including Ross Edwards, Caroline Shaw and Brenda Gifford, make up a diverse season, with living composers contributing 70% of the music. 

November 1, 2022

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