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Highlights from a week of Fine Music Mornings

Classical Program Highlights

Here is a selection of some of the fine music that you will hear during weekday mornings, on Diversion in Fine Music and on Concert Hall.

Jazz In Conversation with Emma Pask

Barry O'Sullivan Interviews Jazz In Conversation program previews

Each Friday, Barry O’Sullivan invites a studio guest onto Friday’s A Jazz Hour at noon. This week, his guest is songstress Emma Pask.

In Conversation: Charmian Gadd

In Conversation Interviews Simon Moore

21/9 - A remarkable violinist who has had an extraordinary career across three continents, Charmian Gadd started in humble beginnings on a farm in the Central Coast in the 1940s. She exploded onto the music scene as a teenager, and went on to play with such luminaries as Yehudi Menuhin and Neville Marriner, living in the UK and the USA before coming back to Australia in the late 80s.

Born On This Day: Gustav Holst (21.09.1874)

Born On This Day

Known primarily for his popular orchestral composition, The Planets, Gustav Holst embraced a wide variety of musical models, from Arthur Sullivan, Edvard Grieg, and Wagner to the melodic simplicity of English folk music. In his maturity, he managed to merge these various influences into a rather sparse personal style that became increasingly transparent in his later years.

The music of the funeral service for Queen Elizabeth II, Monday 19 September, 2022

Tributes

The music played at the funeral of Queen Elizabeth II yesterday in Britain was a stirring and integral part of the ceremony. Alongside traditional service hymns were some of Queen Elizabeth's personal favourite compositions. We have gathered a full playlist of all the music that featured during the main procession, the funeral service at Westminster Abbey, and the Committal Service at Windsor Castle on Monday 19 September, 2022.

The Song Company – Songs from the Heart

Digital Arts Calendar

The Song Company with the generous support of the Silo Collective have commissioned First Nations’ composers Elizabeth Sheppard and Sonya Holowell to create an a cappella program for 7 singers – Songs From The Heart – a unique and thoughtful musical reaction to the 2017 Uluru Statement from the Heart.

CD of the Week – Duet – Volume 2

CD of the Week

Duet features recordings of Tamara Anna Cislowska with studio guests from her popular radio program featuring 24 guest artists including Ben Folds, Karin Schaupp, Erin Helyard, Garrick Ohlsson and William Barton, in a rich kaleidoscope of musical colours from cello to saxophone, celeste to ophicleide and trumpet to didgeridoo.

Jazz On Wednesday – Antonio Mazzei Trio

Jazz Jazz On Wednesdays Program Highlights

17th Sep: Jazz On Wednesdays brings you the magic of world jazz, this week featuring the Antonio Mazzei Trio and their recent album Casa. Listen to Jazz Sketches with Robert Vale at noon, and Planet Jazz with Xavier Bichon at 7pm.

Julie Simonds interviews Eric Whitacre

Breakfast Interviews

Eric Whitacre joined Julie in the studio on Tuesday Breakfast to discuss the Sydney premiere of his latest major choral work, The Sacred Veil.

Highlights from a week of<br>Classical Fine Music

Classical News and Events Program Highlights

Here is just a small sample from this week's Classical Fine Music. The World of the Symphony, Baroque and Beyond, and Music of the Night