Sydney-based guitarist and composer, Hilary Geddes, has been announced as the winner of the 2021 Freedman Jazz Fellowship, valued at $21,000. A versatile artist who has gained a reputation for her work in the jazz, indie-rock and art-music sector, Hilary represents an exciting future for Australian jazz. In a period where women are having an important and lasting impact on the global jazz scene, […]
The 2021 Sydney International Women’s Jazz Festival welcomes the return of live music in Sydney, and highlights the exceptional contribution that women are making to jazz across 10 spectacular days from Friday 12 November – Sunday 21 November. This year’s program celebrates Australia’s uniqueness, defined by our vibrant multi-cultural community which showcases a diverse range of styles and sounds. Audiences will experience a plethora of artists reaching across the musical spectrum including ancient Japanese improvisations […]
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Sydney Film Festival Full Program Revealed! Sydney Film Festival is back! The Festival is screening more than 200 highly anticipated films in nine iconic cinemas across Sydney this 3–14 November. See huge award winners, famous faces, exciting new Australian cinema and so much more! Highlights include Wes Anderson’s highly anticipated comedy-drama The French Dispatch, Penélope […]
This week marks the return of brand new episodes of Arts Wednesdays – no more repeats! We start at 10:40 am with a brand new series by music historian, Andy Bromberger and this series looks at the Baroque. In Episode 1, Andy sets the scene by taking us back to the Renaissance, so we can […]
EXPLORE NEW CONTEMPORARY ITALIAN CINEMA AND CLASSIC GEMS AT THE 2021 ST. ALi ITALIAN FILM FESTIVAL Screening from 20 October, Palace and ST. ALi coffee just announced the full line up for the 2021 ST. ALi Italian Film Festival, celebrating Italian culture, stories and language they are hitting screens around the country just in time to […]
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Queer For Your Ears (Thursday 9:30pm) has a project on the boil that you will have so many reasons to love. Taking ‘Homosapien’ – yes, that pop classic from the 80s – as inspiration, a rainbow of local artists have given the track their personal spin. Each week on the show, Bibi and the Big […]
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Double Bassist, Will Hansen has just been named as one of four finalists in the Freedman Classical Music Fellowship, a prestigious award for aspiring musicians under 30. Growing up in Toowoomba, he knew at an early age what his instrument would be. A graduate of the Conservatorium of Music, he has found a passion for […]
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presented by Bronwyn Rennex On today’s show I play an interview I recorded with Jo Holder, who is Director of Cross Arts Projects and Curator of their current exhibition: Dhomala Dhäwu: Makassan Sail Stories The exhibtion features artists Ipeh Nur & Margaret Rarru Garrawurra and is presented in collaboration with Milingimbi Art and Culture. […]
In a time before restrictions took over Sydney Acoustic Ritual Fridays was conceived as a concert environment in the grand foyer of George Place in the Sydney CBD, that would allow building workers to enjoy live performance on their way to work, as well as streaming the concerts digitally. Utilising the foyer’s scale and acoustics […]
We are still in lockdown repeats mode and this week the spotlight is on unusual musical instruments, which has been a recurrent theme on Arts Wednesday for 21 years! We start in the first half hour with the pipa andWu Man. The pipa is a plucked string instrument, sometimes called the Chinese harp. I recorded […]
Flora Carbo – Saxophone Joseph Franklin – Bass Hilary Geddes – Guitar Maria Moles – Drums After a competitive search for Australia’s most exciting young jazz talent, The Music Trust’s Freedman Jazz Fellowship finalists have been announced for 2021. Flora Carbo, Joseph Franklin, Hilary Geddes and Maria Moles have been named as this year’s finalists to go before esteemed judges; […]
Co-presented Earshift Music and SIMA, we are thrilled to announce the 2021 Earshift Music Festival. A music marathon of sorts, you’re invited into the homes of great Australian artists for intimate performances across ten consecutive days. Earshift Music Artistic Director, Jeremy Rose will host live artist chats following each performance. The festival takes place online from October 1 – 10, 8pm AEST […]