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In the midst of seasonal activities, did you catch Class Act: Encore! on new years eve? This broadcast featured a broad selection of previously unaired performances from the students at Fort Street High School; Presbyterian Ladies' College, Sydney; St Joseph’s College; and Winmalee High School.

In 1685, De Machy published his Pièces de Violle, the first and only one of its kind for unaccompanied viol in France. De Machy’s contribution may have been a modest start, a book of suites of dances, but his publication went on to spark a ‘quarrel’ between the other violists of the time about musical style, technique and composition for the instrument.

Lost Landscapes is the title of one of the last pieces composed by the Finnish composer Einojuhani Rautavaara. It’s a violin concerto based upon reminiscences of places that were of great importance to Rautavaara’s creative journey in the mid-1950s.

In producing his sixth album under his name and his thirteenth as a leader, Harry Mitchell wanted to create an album with a unifying theme, particularly one that could convey something about our lives through music. Carl Jung’s Man and His Symbols provided him with the perfect springboard for this process.

January's Fine Music Magazine features articles on The Bluesberries' song for peace in Ukraine, anniversaries of Milt Jackson and Edouard Lalo and a preview of our Operatic offerings in 2023.

Pianist/composer Aaron Blakey’s latest offering is a collection of original compositions, weaving in memories from New Zealand and Australia with his time spent in Japan, in a session that is a travelogue of sorts within the jazz universe.

2MBS Fine Music Sydney wish you, your family, and your loved ones a joyous and tuneful Christmas. There are psalms and carols, symphonies and choral works, jazz and folk.

Yuletide is a time of nostalgia, of celebration, of Christmas songs, and of lazing out after a gentle Christmas Day lunch. FineJazz on 2MBS Fine Music Sydney brings you Yuletide Jazz from noon on Christmas Day, with four of our presenters giving you a special musical treat. 

2023 sees a full return to live performances throughout Sydney in a variety of settings, and January offers a wide range of events for you to experience.