The Sydney Philharmonia Choirs perform the sacred music of Peteris Vasks at St Andrews Cathedral – Saturday 9 July 2022 Reviewed by Paul Neeson (Arts Wednesday) St Andrews Cathedral, if you’ve never been inside as I hadn’t, is a pretty impressive building in the heart of Sydney, with its sandstone columns, high ceiling, beautiful stained […]
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The Australian Chamber Orchestra performs the music of four generations of Bachs at the City Recital Hall, Angel Place Saturday 25 June 2022 Reviewed by Paul Neeson (Arts Wednesday) Despite dropping two items from the advertised program, the ACO provided a full and satisfying Baroque concert seasoned with more recent composers’ compositions. I can only […]
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Sydney Philharmonia Choirs perform Mozart: Requiem & Revelation at the Sydney Town Hall – Saturday 19 March, 2022 Reviewed by Paul Neeson (Arts Wednesday) The proceedings began with an apology. “Artistic and Music Director, Brett Weymark is unable to lead this afternoon’s performance because…” yes, you guessed it, the usual disruptive reason we have become […]
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The Lyin’ Queen – Sydney Opera House, Wednesday 1 December Reviewed by Paul Neeson (Arts Wednesday) What a gay ol’ romp in the jungle we had at the Studio last night. The plot? Yes there was one but it didn’t really matter that much. There was too much fun to be had and too many […]
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Darlinghurst Theatre Company – I Want to Know What Love Is, 19 May 2021. Review by Paul Neeson (Arts Wednesday) OMG. What did I just see? Submission # 329: “………they say you can’t hallucinate on ecstacy.” Well now I’m even more confused, because the 60 minute sexy, sad, funny, angry, rollercoaster ride I’ve just been […]
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Lina Tesoriero – The Waverly Library Galleries, 14-27 May 2021 Reviewed by Anthony Frater of Arts Wednesday Local Bondi artist Lina Tesoriero’s exhibition and sale entitled Musings, is on now at Waverley Library Galleries until 27 May. Lina has been included in a number of group shows, but this is her first solo show. The […]
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Claudel – Sydney Opera House, Saturday 1 May Reviewed by Paul Neeson From the opening set of drab painters’ drapes and simple paint-stained wooden furniture, Claudel didn’t promise a colour-filled vibrant theatre piece, but the story of French sculptor, Camille Claudel is one of immense sadness and unfulfilled promise. Maybe writer/director Wendy Beckett’s vision is […]
Jacob Pedrana – Bondi local artist Review by Anthony Frater (Arts Wednesday) It’s about colour, it’s about movement, metaphors, man and beast, it’s also about art and expressionist painting. Emerging expressionist painter and sculptor, Jacob Pedrana, hails from the Noosa hinterland in Queensland but has lived the last 15 years in Bondi. Lucky us because […]
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Artist Profile – Melissa Mladin Review by Anthony Frater (Arts Wednesday) It’s like we are looking into the dark internal spaces of someones brain, yes we have X-ray vision. It’s an evolution: evolution and change the aim, stasis the antithesis. An evolution that has taken visual artist and painter Melissa Mladin on an exploratory journey […]
Mavis Staples – The Metro Theatre, George St. 5 March Reviewed by Nia Myrthil The iconic Mavis Staples absolutely killed her performance last Thursday night at The Metro Theatre in Sydney! She indulged the audience with some new and old hits, and proceeded to leave them in awe of her old school persona. Mavis Staples […]
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Sydney Philharmonia VOX Choir – City Recital Hall, Angel Place. 20 February Reviewed by Paul Neeson In October 1998 a young man, Matthew Shepard, was tied to a fence and beaten to death just because he was gay. He was found the next day alone, limp, covered in blood and barely breathing. Curiously he was […]
This World Sydney Concert at John Painter Hall, Australian Institute of Music 8th February 2020 Reviewed by Chris Borton at Jammin’ Sunday Thank you to Australian Institute of Music (AIM) and Sydney Improvised Music Association (SIMA) for an outstanding concert in a marvelous venue last Saturday. A band of world class musicians introduced their new […]