Winner of the 2019 Music Trust Freedman Classical Fellowship Announced

The winner of The Music Trust’s 2019 Freedman Classical Fellowship, Rohan Dasika, was announced yesterday after a thrilling showcase of artistry at the Sydney Opera House’s Utzon Room. MC and ABC Classic Broadcaster Genevieve Lang led audiences through three distinct performances by three diverse finalists; Rohan Dasika (bass), Katie Yap (viola) and Jonathan Heilbron (bass). […]

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Ephemera and The Other Art Fair – Arts Monday

Ephemera Quartet play space music – original compositions and improvisations inspired by outer space. Ephemera comprises – Keyna Wilkins, compositions, flute, piano; Elsen Price, double bass; Will Gilbert, trumpet; and Carl St Jacques, viola. Each member brings their own unique voice to the ensemble drawing from a multitude of musical backgrounds, combining to create a […]

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Exhibitions: Stuart McLachlan + Matthew Quick @ Nanda Hobbs 10-26 Oct

Nanda Hobbs is delighted to present two exhibitions running concurrently at Nanda\Hobbs—by artists Stuart McLachlan and Matthew Quick—from 10 to 26 October, 2019. His first solo show with Nanda\Hobbs titled In Hope We Trust, Stuart McLachlan intricately hand moulds paper to create figures and architecture to mirror the fragility of our desires and choices. Anchored […]

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Love Me Do: The Celebrant for Ceremonies from Sydney to the Hunter

From Star Wars, medieval or 1920s themed weddings to end-of-life ceremonies and baby naming, Marina Lee-Warner helps people celebrate and commemorate life’s significant occasions. There are many ceremonies at which a celebrant can officiate. “A growing number of people are now choosing that option,” Marina has observed. A variety of often interesting requests mean celebrants […]

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Review: Guan Wei at the MCA

Visited Thursday 17 October 2019 Reviewed by Rosalind Gustafson  The Museum of Contemporary Art’s recently opened Guan Wei exhibition, running from October 2019 to February 2020, is small and easily digestible, consisting of a single room where four of Wei’s works are on display. These four works, Two-finger exercise, Feng Shui, Certificates, and Paper War, […]

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Interview with Freedman Classical Finalist Rohan Dasika

Double Bassist and Freedman Classical Finalist Rohan Dasika Discusses His Interest in Carnatic Music, Work With Some of the World’s Leading Orchestras, and More. How did you first get interested in music and select the double bass as your instrument of choice? My mum trained as a jazz saxophonist, and now works as a woodwind […]

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Responding to Place: 17 October 19

This Arts Thursday with Maisy Stapleton explores two diverse art forms, each recording a response to place. Un bel dí vedremo Amanda Penrose Hart‘s new exhibition Un bel dí vedremo opened recently at the King Street Gallery on William. Penrose Hart is an en plein-air painter – depicting the landscape while ‘in-situ’, surrounded by its […]

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Eco Talk & Feast: Project Drawdown Workshop -Thurs 17th Oct 7pm

  Presented by Ben-Zion Weiss PhD and Victoria Phillips, Introduction to Drawdown is a 1½ hour workshop that invites you to see both the possibility of reversing global warming and the important role you play in that process. An international coalition of more than 200 researchers and other experts identified and modeled the 100 most […]

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Arts Wednesday 15 October 2019

Professor Geraint Lewis, astrophysicist from Sydney University, returns to Arts Wednesday this week with a new 6-part series entitled The Stuff of the Universe. Episode 1 is Our Matter is Molecules. In subsequent weeks, the “stuff” becomes smaller! My special guest at 11:00 am is Elizabeth Day, artist and curator at the Boom Gate Gallery […]

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