From saxophone orchestra to wind symphony, Katia’s latest piece showcases woodwind in a new and innovative way. Continue reading Get unlimited digital access from $4 per month Subscribe Already a subscriber? Log in
A major endowment in memory of Richard Pulley will allow the Sydney Conservatorium to expand its regional buddy program. Continue reading Get unlimited digital access from $4 per month Subscribe Already a subscriber? Log in
After controversial departures by the previous two Deans, will the third time be the charm for the music school? Continue reading Get unlimited digital access from $4 per month Subscribe Already a subscriber? Log in
★★★☆☆ Interactive installation blossomed with new music. Continue reading Get unlimited digital access from $4 per month Subscribe Already a subscriber? Log in
★★★☆☆ Glittering Con students put the magic into Purcell’s semi-opera. Continue reading Get unlimited digital access from $4 per month Subscribe Already a subscriber? Log in
★★★½☆ Williamson and Sitwell make strange, yet oddly perfect, bedfellows. Continue reading Get unlimited digital access from $4 per month Subscribe Already a subscriber? Log in
The NSW-based composer with receive the $30,000 award established to honour the late composer’s legacy. Continue reading Get unlimited digital access from $4 per month Subscribe Already a subscriber? Log in
Each chapter in Peter McCallum’s fascinating and informative history of the Sydney Conservatorium of Music, in this, its centenary year, feels like a movement in a musical suite. That’s not to say McCallum’s language is especially florid or poetical, or that his voice rings off the page; indeed, McCallum, Associate Professor at the Conservatorium and Chair of the Academic Board of the University of Sydney, prefers the clear, level tone of the academic who knows how to write well for a general audience. As a regular music critic for The Sydney Morning Herald, you could say he gets his daily practice. No, it’s more that each chapter has an individual flavour and character, which the various personalities, shifting fortunes and changing fashions impart as unifying themes or motifs. The result is a more than highly readable account of an important part of Australia’s cultural heritage. One could go so far as to say it has helped define us as a nation. First, there is the unique nature of the Conservatorium’s original building – converted stables dating from 1821 which with their Gothic turrets… Continue reading Get unlimited digital access from $4 per month Subscribe Already a subscriber? Log in
The former Dean of the Sydney Conservatorium was told to resign or face dismissal by University administrators. Continue reading Get unlimited digital access from $4 per month Subscribe Already a subscriber? Log in
The Con's combined forces meet the challenges of Bernstein's massive work head-on.
The American academic leaves after only three years citing “personal reasons”. Continue reading Get unlimited digital access from $4 per month Subscribe Already a subscriber? Log in
Two top string quartets come together in Williams’ Fado-inspired Saudade.
The esteemed Slovenian composer who made his home in Australia has passed away aged 80. Continue reading Get unlimited digital access from $4 per month Subscribe Already a subscriber? Log in
