It’s a bit early in the year to be reviewing resolutions, but when I looked at my 2019 list I saw that ‘volunteering’ and ‘do something with radio’ hadn’t been tackled yet. I’ve been a big radio fan all my life – an essential love if you work from home in my opinion; and when […]
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We start the program with music and conversation with Leonie Cohen, listening to and talking about Baruch, from her latest CD, Pages Suite. At 10:40 am, we hear Part 6, the final part of Compositions, Court Life and Composers with music historian Andy Bromberger and she finishes with Verdi and Wagner. My special guest at […]
A prediction ! This is from 2018 ! Published in the Monthly. […]
Read More… from 18 April, Interview of NEIL MOORE,Painter, Illustrator, Cartoonist, Art Historian
Grammy Award winner Van Hunt has attracted critical praise touring both as headliner as well as alongside such diverse acts as Kanye West, The Roots, Coldplay, Mary J. Blige & Dave Matthews Band. Van’s self-titled debut established him as a distinctive and original talent with its idiosyncratic melding of R&B, soul, funk, pop & rock […]
Anthony David presents…Hello Like Before: The Songs Of Bill Withers With support – Daniel March Bill Withers is one of the greatest and best selling singer/songwriters of all time who scored such classic hits as “Lean On Me,” “Use Me,” “Ain’t No Sunshine,” “Lovely Day” and many more. For over a decade, neo-soul singer/songwriter Anthony […]
A Celebration of Women – Their Music and Their Stories The song recital is in decline, waning, perhaps dead. So at least many have claimed or suggested. However, Sara Macliver, soprano and Ian Munro, pianist, have made it their mission to cherish and nurture this artform by presenting well known and not-so-well-known art song about […]
Since emerging in the jazz clubs of Melbourne in the late 70s and early 80s, Vince has set the benchmark for Australian contemporary jazz vocalists, with his live performances hailed as “an intoxicating tour de force”. A national treasure with an international career, whose music defies categorisation, throughout his career he has never compromised or […]
Read More… from Vince Jones: A Personal Selection, A Retrospective
Their unique characteristic is the knowledge and experience to deliver virtuosic flamenco dance, music and rhythm and the ability to conjure up its distinctive emotion, together with the blending of the rich harmonies and explosive improvisations of Jazz. Revered for its ability to combine the exotic melodies of the Orient and the infectious rhythms of […]
Breaking boundaries. Tawadros and his oud transport us to parts beyond: Egypt and Australia, the past and the future of music. Joseph Tawadros is one of Australian music’s most impressive and charismatic figures: a composer, improviser, storyteller and a brilliant exponent of the oud, the Egyptian lute. Classically trained on this king of Middle Eastern […]
Read More… from Music of the Oud – Joseph Tawadros with the Sydney Symphony
Founded in the fifteenth century, the Choir of King’s College, Cambridge is arguably the world’s most famous choir and the pre-eminent representative of the British church music tradition. Their distinctively pure tone has been honed over centuries in the vaulted stone arches of the College Chapel. Comprising 16 boys (the youngest aged seven) and 15 […]
Blues-rock superstar, Joe Bonamassa, will be returning to Australia in September for four shows in Brisbane, Sydney and Melbourne for his first headlining tour since 2016. Joe Bonamassa is one of the most celebrated performing musicians of today. As a two-time GRAMMY-nominated artist who recently achieved his 21st #1 album on the Billboard Blues Chart, […]
Read More… from Joe Bonamassa returns to Australia for East Coast Shows