“Jazz and bluegrass are in my blood. Daddy raised me on big band and my auntie was a bluegrass gospel singer” Originally from Virginia, USA, vocalist Dianne Cripps obtained her music degree from George Mason University, USA and studied with Australian jazz luminaries Judy Bailey and Michelle Nicolle. She has performed around the world in […]
1,000 COVID-Safe live gigs rockin’ across NSW this November More than 2,500 artists and 300-plus live music venues across NSW are primed for the Australian-first music event, Great Southern Nights, with tickets for over 900 gigs now on sale. A NSW Government initiative, Great Southern Nights has been created to kick-start the recovery of the […]
Tim Freedman brings one of his rare solo tours to City Recital Hall to launch The Whitlams’ new single “Ballad of Bertie Kidd”, a six minute crime caper that describes a little known escapade in the long career of one of Australia’s most notorious criminals. Tim will settle in with his piano to tell tales, reinvent […]
An Opportunity to Deliver Temporary Public Art Projects in the Heart of the City Historically, pandemics have forced humans to break with the past and imagine their world anew. This one is no different. It is a portal, a gateway between one world and the next – Arundati Roy, The Pandemic is a Portal, Financial […]
Sydney Opera House Announces New Season of UnWrapped Celebrating Independent Voices & Contemporary Australian Work The Sydney Opera House has announced the latest offering of live music and physical theatre as part of its UnWrapped season of diverse, rarely seen and critically acclaimed work curated by Sydney Opera House Director of Programming, Fiona Winning. Launched in […]
Sydney International Women’s Jazz Festival (SIWJF) is back in 2020! From Friday October 30 to Sunday November 8, Sydney’s clubs and venues will come alive with the sound of more than 30 leading female musicians celebrating music from Australia and the world. From breath-taking improvised solo performances to vivid and energetic Afro-Cuban ensembles, the remarkable multiplicity of music makes this […]
Paul Cutlan’s String Project launch their keenly anticipated second album Living. The program traces a narrative which traverses human life and its myriad experiences in compositions by Cutlan himself, Gary Daley, Jann Rutherford, John Coltrane and Jenna Cave. The planning of this album developed between the time of Australia’s catastrophic bushfires in January 2020, and […]
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Harp’s a Breeze Harmonica Workshops have designed a fantastic step-by-step online program teaching primary school students all over Australia how to play the harmonica! The tutorials are kept short at 15 minutes each, reducing too much screen time, yet the worksheets and extra learning devices provided between each tutorial ensure self-directed learning to be most effective throughout the month-long […]
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The City of Sydney are investigating planning changes to breathe new life into Oxford Street and to secure the area’s creative and cultural future. Planning rules can help support more cultural, creative, entertainment and late-night activities. Oxford Street is loved for its rich and varied cultural history. It is a sacred walking track of the […]
Sydney Craft Week is about celebrating creativity and the handmade in all its forms. This festival creates the opportunity for the whole community to engage with craft, experience the benefits of making, and purchase local handmade work. This year we have 115+ events at 60 venues throughout Sydney, including 56 workshops, 41 exhibitions, 9 talks and […]
Trudy Rosenwald is a psychologist from Mount Helena, Western Australia who has worked with Médecins Sans Frontières/Doctors Without Borders (MSF) in Ethiopia, Libya and Greece. Above: Trudy Rosenwald with a man and his baby son, both Médecins Sans Frontières patients, in Ethiopia. Ó MSF What led you to apply for a role with MSF? I’ve […]
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ISO MUSIC – Connecting with Music through Conservatorium Open Academy We all hear the stories about iso baking, knitting and gardening but iso music-making is taking off. We asked some of our students, August, Contemporary Vocal Studio and Steve from Soul Ensemble what they get out of Open Academy Music classes during COVID. Why did […]
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