The Principal Double Bass at Queensland Symphony Orchestra started playing the instrument after an arm wrestle at primary school, though she really wanted to play the harp. She now feels strongest and happiest with a double bass in her hands.
Ahead of a solo with the Australian Romantic & Classical Orchestra, Brian Nixon explains why you will often see the timpanist with an ear close to the drum.
Iranian-Australian tar player and composer Hamed Sadeghi fell in love with his instrument after hearing it on the radio aged 13. Now based in Sydney, he fuses traditional Persian music and jazz with his quintet Eishan Ensemble.
When he sang with his primary school choir at Sydney Town Hall the organ awoke something in David Drury. He has now played organs around the world – and the differences are mind-blowing.
Playing the harp requires great physical coordination so a performance can be like walking a tightrope. But Alice Giles is exhilarated by its limitless palette of tonal variations.
When Claire Edwardes first discovered this weird and wonderful instrument in Holland she thought it might be rather one-dimensional, but in fact, she has discovered it is full of sonic possibilities.
