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Robertson shows a deep understanding of Wagner, but opera stars fall short of expectations. Continue reading Get unlimited digital access from $4 per month Subscribe Already a subscriber? Log in
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Jansen's Brahms astonishes, but Sibelius struggles to compare.
The Sydney Opera House trumpets new composition talent with their Fanfare Competition. The Fanfare Competition is a new initiative by the Sydney-based youth arts organisation Artology, in conjunction with the Sydney Opera House and the Australian Youth Orchestra. It was modelled on the 2009 Royal Opera House Fanfare competition in London, and brought to Australia by Artology Managing Director, Anna Cerneaz. In its first year of running, 2014, the competition received over 120 submissions from young composers aged 12-21, from all over Australia. I was fortunate enough to be one of the 8 inaugural finalists. The company plans to run a competition every year, making the fanfares into a feature of the iconic building: ‘when they [audiences] find out how the fanfares came about they’re actually going to come I imagine, just to listen to the fanfares’ – Louise Herron, CEO of the Sydney Opera House, 2014. The competition required us to submit a short-score of our ideas; and upon being selected, we were flown to Sydney to develop and orchestrate those ideas under the mentorship of composer Dr Nicholas Vines. At the workshop, I met some extremely talented colleagues, many of whom have become good friends. What struck me…
Andrea Keller's uniquely powerful music makes for a stunning season opener.
