Co-hosting tonight’s live stream of @MelbSymphony from Hamer Hall with @AliceKeath (and special appearance from @SKKArchive!) - Vaughn Williams, Elgar, and a brilliant world premiere. You can tune in free on YouTube: https://t.co/PnS6YhSaBb
Frederick the Great, the Backstreet Boys, and Monteverdi all come up in conversation this week … it’s why I love listening to The Music Show (and because of Andy, but he’ll be back soon)
Just learned that as a child my dad was demoted from being Joseph in a Nativity play to being the innkeeper, due to bad behaviour, so, in revenge, when Joseph enquired if there was any room at the inn he yelled loudly YES, HEAPS
If you need a lift this afternoon, the @MelbSymphony’s performance of John Adams’ Harmonielehre is on @ABCClassic at 1pm. Vivid, invigorating, life-affirming music performed live by a world-class orchestra (to spirited audience on eve of Melb Jul lockdown #covid19aus)
When Paul mentioned a while back that he’d written a new song and started singing it, my daughter was sitting on my knee and I thought it was going to be a lullaby. As he says, it’s a lament and a wake up call #qanda
"Through feeling, we might know, and through knowing, we might understand."
Composer Deborah Cheetham discusses her work Eumeralla: A war requiem for peace.
From her 35 year career at @ABCClassic Robyn Ravlich's 'radiophonic' features welded music, sound and speech to showcase the intimacy and power of the audio format.
She joins @Fordwritesmusic on #theMusicShow: https://t.co/hsEIR9ezJY