Music
New age markets for classical music
Are meditation, mindfulness and therapeutic audiences the next growth market for the classical music sector?
Jazz world mourns death of Allan Browne
The jazz drummer and composer passed away on Saturday, a month shy of his 71st birthday.
Jazz festival fights on despite core funding loss
Despite having had its funding axed by Queensland’s now-ousted Newman Government, the festival is fighting on.
Theatre review: Tommy, Adelaide Festival
Making its world premiere at the Adelaide Festival, this jazz reimagining of The Who’s masterpiece is far from audience-ready.
Mozart Dances
This sublime work, choreographed by Mark Morris, was performed to a live score played by the West Australian Symphony Orchestra.
Shall we dance? Why Opera Australia staged The King and I
Why is a government subsidised company staging a work that falls squarely within the ambit of commercial theatre?
Bennetts Lane closure strikes a bum note for Australian jazz
The impending closure of legendary Melbourne jazz club Bennetts Lane has shocked the jazz community.
Composer Peter Sculthorpe dies aged 85
Tributes flow in for the ‘musical giant’ who passed away in a Sydney hospital on Friday morning.
Sydney Symphony Orchestra: Classical and Spectacular
With a dramatic pyrotechnics show, this commercialised production was occasionally a matter of style over substance.
Perth International Jazz Festival: Jazz Quarter
A New Orleans French Quarter vibe comes to Perth's Brookfield Place.