1+ hour, 54+ min ago   (167+ words) Featuring an exclusive soundtrack from Brisbane music royalty The Veronicas. Bright Nights by ANZ transforms the Brisbane River into a dazzling, choreographed canvas of water, light, and sound. Floating fountains, waterscreens, amazing animated water features and water jets shooting up…...

1+ hour, 39+ min ago   (620+ words) Thomas Meadowcroft and the MSO flip the script on the ways in which movie music and sounds effects are heard. Picture this: The stage is set for an orchestra but lined up along the front of the stage is a…...

2+ hour, 5+ min ago   (420+ words) ARCO goes fully Boho in a celebration of some worthy but little known composers. The connotation of something described as Bohemian is the unusual, with an alternative take on the norm. This perfectly describes the Australian Romantic and Classical Orchestra,…...

6+ hour, 21+ min ago   (246+ words) From symphonic reinvention to new theatrical worlds, Limelight's September issue spotlights artists reshaping tradition while forging their own futures. Limelight is available digitally in two formats. You can explore the magazine in a traditional format with our flipbook version, or…...

5+ hour, 16+ min ago   (505+ words) Be careful what you wish for! State Opera South Australia’s magical all-local production brings out the best in Stephen Sondheim’s cautionary tale. Staging Stephen Sondheim’s musical Into the Woods and Engelbert Humperdinck’s opera Hansel and Gretel on alternate nights across…...

14+ hour, 3+ min ago   (202+ words) My earliest memories are of my mum, who trained as an operatic soprano in Korea. She took me to her rehearsals and to orchestral concerts. I fell asleep at some of them, but I was fascinated by the instruments. “What’s…...

14+ hour, 2+ min ago   (298+ words) As part of a recent cultural delegation to Zhejiang province, Guy Noble was impressed by what he saw, particularly at the Conservatory of Music. Last month, your roving correspondent found himself on a cultural delegation to Hangzhou in Zhejiang province,…...

14+ hour, 3+ min ago   (247+ words) Going solo in 2024, Joshua Batty talks about how he is expanding the flute repertoire. Pinning flautist Joshua Batty down is no mean feat. When we finally steal a moment, it’s between the launch of his new project Perfect Imperfections at…...

14+ hour, 18+ min ago   (461+ words) Avra Banerjee recently took home the WAM (West Australian Music) Song of the Year Award in the Global Act category. He tells us why his sarod is like a member of family. I grew up in a family where music,…...

12+ hour, 52+ min ago   (373+ words) As legendary American composer Steve Reich approaches his 90th birthday on 3 October, the title of Ensemble Offspring’s celebratory concert, REICH: REJOICE: REPEAT, is particularly fitting. While the title’s alliterative quality is a sprightly indicator of the repetitive nature of Reich’s compositions,…...