Review: Bernstein & Busoni (Endangered Productions)
Pocket-sized productions commenting remorselessly on the nature of relationships and material aspirations.
Shamistha de Soysa is a Sydney-based arts writer, reviewer, pianist and choral singer whose work also appears in The Saturday Paper and Limelight Arts Travel. She sang with Sydney Philharmonia Symphony Chorus for 12 years and was a volunteer at Fine Music FM.
Pocket-sized productions commenting remorselessly on the nature of relationships and material aspirations.
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Under director Sam Allchurch, Sydney Chamber Choir and guests illuminate a work of profound beauty and depth.
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