“He reveals the very essence of his character and soul but, like any clever composer, he leaves you wanting more.” – Cut Common Magazine Five extraordinary musicians combine their talents to delivering a passionate, uncompromising performance of the most beloved loved tango repertoire ever conceived. With the passion of South America bubbling in his blood, […]
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After a nation-wide search for the Australia’s best young classical musicians aged 30 and under, the three finalists – violinist Courtenay Cleary, percussionist Thea Rossen and clarinettist Oliver Shermacher – will compete live in concert for the title of 2018 Freedman Classical Fellow, and the career-changing $20,000 cash prize to undertake a proposed creative project. […]
Conservatorium Open Academy – Find the Music in You! Music is an extraordinary thing, it brings us joy, engages the ‘little grey cells’ just as well as any crossword and does no end of wonderous things for mental health and wellbeing. It is for everyone, young and old, experienced or novice; there is a musical […]
Hailing from Cuba via New York, Grammy-nominated pianist/composer Elio Villafranca returns to Australia to launch his latest and most ambitious project to date, Cinque. The album has just received a glowing 4.5 stars review from Downbeat Magazine with Villafranca named in the Downbeat Critic’s Poll as one of the Rising Stars of 2018. This exceptional […]
Pop-up Globe is popping up in Sydney! After performing to an astonishing 450,000 people in just two years, the world’s first full-scale temporary working replica of one of the greatest theatres in history, the second Globe, will soon pop up at The Entertainment Quarter, Moore Park. It will present an epic festival of Shakespeare unlike […]
EASTSIDE RADIO PRESENTER POW WOW 18 August 2018 12:30 to 5:30pm Registration from Noon Location – Australian Film Television Radio School AFTRS at EQ The Eastside Radio Programming Committee and Board are proud to present an exceptional Presenter Workshop The Presenter POWPOW 2018 is the first conference for you, our Eastside presenters and volunteers. This event is […]
Hi everybody! This is Paola Micieli (Aka Dalai) from Italy and I am the new intern here at EastsideFM. I am super excited about being here and I am enjoying the great jazzy vibes floating all around this place and the great people I am having the chances to meet. I am a singer and […]
George Doukas has the creative gene. He can”t help himself but push at the boundaries of the music that he knows so well. He is a multi-instrumentalist with an encyclopaedic knowledge of Greek musical styles which he imparts with generosity to his nine piece ensemble. The D Strings combine the velvet sound of the string […]
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A TRIBUTE TO THE GREAT ELLA FITZGERALD & LOUIS ARMSTRONG The living embodiment of swing, one of the most elegant and irresistible sounds that ever shook the western world, The Legendary Count Basie Orchestra have announced they will tour Australia and New Zealand in July/August 2018. Directed by veteran trumpeter Scotty Barnhart, the 18-piece Count Basie Orchestra features […]
Renata Arrivolo is the new tutor for the Music Foundations classes at Open Academy including Music Fundamentals, Ear Training and Sight Reading classes. We asked her a few questions about her own musical journey and her classes. How did you first encounter music and piano? What were the steps that drew you into the world […]
Lea DeLaria “Boo Boo” From OSTNB @ City Recital Hall for Vivid 2018! “(DeLaria) swings hard, and scats and bends notes in a style that suggests a no-frills Betty Carter on steroids.” The New York Times Lea DeLaria, “Big Boo” on Orange is the New Black brings her live show to Sydney for one night only. Known for […]
Vivid Ideas will captivate Sydney over 23 days and nights from 25 May to 16 June. Dan Goods – Game Changer Dan Goods is the Director of the Museum of Awe and the visual strategist for NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory. If you want to hear how science and creativity can come together to make meaningful […]