2MBS Fine Music Sydney

Our August edition of Class Act - A Musical Journey Across Eras and Institutions brings you a rich blend of cinematic scores alongside timeless works from the Romantic and Baroque periods.

There is nothing quite like experiencing the energy, passion and talent of young musicians on the edge of their professional careers.

Charles Mingus believed that describing music solely as jazz was limiting, and that was probably a valid point of view. The music on this recording cannot be strictly categorised as jazz.

For the traveller who craves both the divine and the decadent, here is a map of melody, interspersed with opulent stays, extravagant indulgences, and the perfect cup of coffee or tea to lift your spirit.

Jonathon Crompton is an Australian saxophonist/contemporary music composer who spent his formative years enjoying life on the Australian Surf Coast on Victoria’s Great Ocean Road.

Taking the structure of the Latin Mass for the Dead and melding it with Indigenous poetry from a variety of sources, Paul Stanhope has created a work of bewildering tonal effects.

Experience the fiery passion of Tango, where every step is a sensual experience, every beat a heartbeat. Come for the infectious melodies and rhythm, stay for the irresistible charm.

Judy Bailey passed away peacefully aged 89 on Friday 8 August. Judy had an extraordinarily full career in Australian music: classical musician; jazz pianist, composer and arranger; television and recording session musician.

Experience the soaring beauty of Monteverdi’s Vespers of 1610 with The Choir of Christ Church St Laurence in an unforgettable night of musical brilliance.

The music of George Gershwin will be brought to life by Nexas and Vatche Jambazian this month at the Church, a meticulously restored 19th-century Gothic church in Alexandria.