Review: A thousand beautiful and graceful inventions (The University of Queensland Chamber Singers, Graeme Morton)
An enthusiastic survey of ingenuity in the golden age of polyphony.
Tony Way is a director of music at Melbourne’s historic St Francis’ Church. Holding a masters degree in music, he is an organist and choir director as well as a published composer. He has been reviewing classical music for over two decades.
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