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Emergent Jazz airs UNSW Polyphonica

Jazz program previews

Performance jazz studies need performances!  But Covid has created dissonance. So, bringing jazz students to improvise together is to be heralded and embraced.

In Conversation with Henning Kraggerud

In Conversation program previews

It’s difficult to find a more well-rounded musician than violinst Henning Kraggerud. The Norwegian virtuoso has had a career that covers everything – a soloist, composer, arranger, improviser, plus he’s the Artistic Director of the Arctic Philharmonic Chamber Orchestra.

2021 Stefan Kruger Scholarship

Emerging Artist Program

The judges for our 2021 Stefan Kruger Scholarship, Gerard Willems AM, Roger Benedict and 2MBS Fine Music Sydney Chairman, Michael Morton-Evans OAM, faced a difficult decision in picking this year’s scholarship recipient!

Vale Trevor Jarvie

Trevor Jarvie

It is with great sadness that we report Trevor Jarvie, the founder of the Music Broadcasting Society, died today after a protracted illness.

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Born on this day 16/09/1921 : John Hendricks – The Father of Vocalese

Jazz

Jon Hendricks – One of the world’s most loved jazz singers and widely known as ‘The Father of Vocalese’.

Remembering Donald Westlake

Programs

Clarinetist Donald Westlake died last month, aged 90. His well-established career began in 1953 when…

This Wednesday: In Conversation with Pekka Kuusisto

In Conversation program previews

If you’ve ever had the chance to see Finnish violinist Pekka Kuusisto perform live, you’ll know he is quite the entertainer.