The Musica Viva 2021 Season begins with a performance that was due to take place in 2020, when Diana Doherty, the Principal Oboist of the Sydney Symphony Orchestra, teams up with her fellow principal chair of the SSO, the cellist Umberto Clerici, together with his collaborators in the Streeton Trio, Emma Jardine and Benjamin Kopp. Showcasing homegrown talent is central to Musica Viva’s […]
International Women’s Day 2021! We’re celebrating all our women voices on Monday the 8th March 2021 across programming for the whole day. On the menu: TIME PRESENTER LISTEN HERE 07:00 Athésia Jammin’ Monday 09:00 Chelsea Deeley The New Thing 10:30 Angela Stretch Arts’ Monday 12:00 Georgie Zuzak Sincopatico 13:30 Virginia Lowe A taste of Honey […]
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Approx. 8 minute read One of the peculiar habits of humans is to assign gender stereotypes to genderless things, such as musical instruments. One thing that I love about Sister Rosetta Tharpe is that she was an early progenitor of electric guitar rock ‘n roll. She was rocking the socks off crowds before Chuck Berry […]
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Approx. 5 minutes 30 second read Being a musician means that you need to become expert juggler. I’ve come across so many brilliant musicians who are excellent jugglers of their multiple demanding projects (and actual balls in one instance). However, I think few can match the keen skill of Keyna Wilkins in this regard. She […]
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Approx. 6 minute read The song Shout Sister Shout was performed by Sister Rosetta Tharpe and the Lucky Millinder Orchestra. Their recording captures a sense of energy and zest that is so fresh, even though it was recorded back in the 1940s! I love the sense of play between the orchestra and Sister Rosetta. This […]
Approx. 8 minute read All over this world is a gospel tune performed by Sister Rosetta Tharpe, and a lovely piece to open for my interview with on of Australia’s iconic World Music artists, Mara Kiek. She has been all over this world with the Mara! band, whose members include her equally talented and wonderful […]
32nd ALLIANCE FRANÇAISE FRENCH FILM FESTIVAL Returning to Palace Cinemas for its fabulous 32nd incarnation, the Alliance Française French Film Festival, will beguile and engage audiences nationally from 2-31sth of March at 25 locations, all of which will be adhering to stringent Covid protocols to guarantee Festival patrons a safe cinema experience. Awash with high-octane […]
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Approx. 7 minute 30 second read One of the most endearing and enduring jazz vocal ensembles is Lamberts, Hendricks & Ross. I fell in love with their rendition of Twisted (a vocalese written by Annie Ross) a while back and it’s been boppin’ around my head ever since. It’s been the gold standard of the […]
Approx. 6 minute 30 second read Shout Sister Shout, my series of interviews to celebrate women in music, is inspired by the (untold) story of Sister Rosetta Tharpe, taking inspiration from the lyrics of one of her popular tunes. I aim to shout about the achievements of my sisters, women in music, by capturing a […]
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Approx. 10 minute read Shout Sister Shout is a passion project and an utter joy to work on. I am fortunate to be the first to cast my eyes over the thoughtful written responses that I’ve received from the wonder women of jazz, improvised and world music who have participated in my interview series to […]
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Who knew Newcastle had its own thriving podcast community? Not me! It came as a surprise as I walked into the inaugural Newcastle Podcast Awards last Sunday to see over 100 local podcasters elegantly dressed and talking shop as they waited with anticipation for the ceremony to begin. Organised by the dedicated Melanie Sergeant (Newcastle […]
Ursula Yovich sings the American Song Book Actor, playwright, songwriter, storyteller and, above all, singer: there is nothing Ursula Yovich can’t do. For one night only, this four-time Helpmann award-winner sings Gershwin, Rogers & Hart and Burt Bacharach, accompanied on piano by musical director Max Lambert. ‘Ursula Yovich is extraordinary. A dynamo.’ Sydney Arts Guide What: Bennelong Presents […]