18th September 2017
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The Sound of Pictures Australia Ensemble @UNSW, September 16 Master and Pupil James Fraser and The Marais Project, September 15 I’m currently fascinated by hierarchies in the arts. (Please don’t ask. I’ll try and explain and then we’ll be here … Continue reading
9th June 2017
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Music Remembers Me by Kirsty Beilharz The Memory of Music by Andrew Ford We’ve all experienced time travel. It’s called memory. Not the handy, short term stuff you need to function in every day life, as you hunt for your glasses or … Continue reading
19th March 2017
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A fantastic Sydney Symphony concert this afternoon. Benjamin Northey conducted the band in Andrew Ford’s Headlong, followed by Rachmaninoff’s Piano Concerto No. 4, with Simon Tedeschi as soloist, and Aaron Copland’s Symphony No. 3 to finish. You don’t hear these pieces … Continue reading
13th December 2016
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Christmas. Carols. Joyful singing. Love it or hate it, you can’t avoid it. So I go with loving it, especially when the joyful singing is courtesy of Gondwana Choirs. Last night they gave their end-of-year concert, Voices of Angels, at … Continue reading
31st July 2012
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The previous post tells the official story. If it’s a bit dry, apologies. I was rattled, and up against a deadline, so I thumped out the review. Why was I rattled? Because of the abominable behaviour of the person I … Continue reading