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CD Of The Week – Diamond Quills

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Charisma’s Diamond Quills is a double CD album of Trios for clarinet, or bass clarinet, cello and piano written by 10 Australian composers, all of whom are women. Many of the works were written especially for Charisma.

Australian Romantic & Classical Orchestra

CD Reviews Classical Michael Morton-Evans

The Australian Romantic & Classical Orchestra have just released internationally their fourth CD and it’s an absolute cracker. Entitled Romantic Visions and Midsummer Dreams, it showcases the essence of romanticism, especially in Beethoven’s 8th Symphony.

Christ Church St Laurence

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Celebrate Holy Week, the most sacred time in the Christian calendar, at Christ Church St Laurence as their renowned choir presents a stunning program of sacred music.

2025 Young Composer Award-winning Composition

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The Young Composer Award, Australia’s only award of its kind, proudly presented by Willoughby Symphony Orchestra and managed by Willoughby City Council, will unveil its 2025 winning composition in a highly anticipated world premiere on Sunday 4 May.

Opera Bites – Mother’s Day Opera High Tea

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Treat Mum to an unforgettable experience this Mother’s Day at one of Sydney's most stunning hidden venues. Indulge in the elegance of a heritage-listed grand dining room, where she'll be greeted with a glass of sparkling wine and surrounded by the grandeur of sparkling chandeliers.

Salut! Baroque presents Baroque Spirit

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'Baroque Spirit' a concert that draws inspiration from Ottoman, Romani and Celtic influences, and explores the rich weave of styles as nations looked beyond their European borders towards new discoveries.

A Musical Life in Brief – Miriam Hyde

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Miriam Hyde is one of Australia’s most respected and internationally acclaimed 20th-century pianists and composers. Her long and prolific career started when, as a youngster, she won a scholarship to the Elder Conservatorium in Adelaide.

Master of the grand motet: Michel-Richard Delalande

Classical Programs Rex Burgess

Among the many rich periods in French music few are more absorbing than the one that starts with the arrival of Lully in Paris in 1646 and ends with the death of Leclair and Rameau in 1764. The two are the last great exponents of the glorious French Baroque.

Antonio Salieri: On his own terms

Classical Fine Music Magazine

How well known would Antonio Salieri have been without the supposed Mozart murder connection, a story that predated Amadeus, the play and movie by more than 150 years and was the subject of contemporary gossip in Vienna during his lifetime?

Australian Romantic & Classical Orchestra – Midsummer Dreams

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It begins with a fairytale, ends with a brooding landscape and bounds through a spirited symphony. Midsummer Dreams, the latest album from the Australian Romantic & Classical Orchestra, roams over a sweep of Romantic visions from Beethoven and Mendelssohn in an Australian premiere recording