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.
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.
Ensemble Offspring champions 12 Voices we should all be listening to.
Two world premieres among works by five composers celebrating Composing Women, Sydney Con’s push for a truly equal music.
Composer and saxophonist Brenda Gifford has been announced as the recipient of the Merlyn Myer Music Commission.
It’s time to move beyond “special programs” and one-off celebrations for female composers, argues Liza Lim.
Powerful hints of mortality in an Omega Ensemble programme that ranges across time and country and those who have gone before us.
SIMA's Dundun Firestick lacked thematic cohesion but was made wholly satisfying by talented musicians exploring diverse but equally important themes.
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.
Ensemble Offspring's Avant Gardens series takes musicians and their audiences out of the recital hall and into suburban backyards.
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.
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.
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.
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.