A new interview with Samuel J Cairnduff for his Decoding Cultural Leadership exploring Australian cultural leadership in the arts. Really interesting area of discussion and this podcast is wide ranging and features many wonderful Australian cultural leaders. 👏👏👏 open.spotify.com/episode/5jTZg3…

When humans listen to music together, their bodies seem to synchronise right down to the viscera. The study shows the experience of listening to music isn't as individual as you might think... satpa.pe/eraiMbx

Samuel Barber b otd 1910. Such warm-hearted, sincere music - and very brave to resist the intense pressure at that time to be a 'modernist'! "It is said that I have no style at all, but that doesn't matter. I just go on doing, as they say, my thing." "I write what I feel."

Applications for our 2025 Sydney Symphony Orchestra Fellowship program are now open! Designed to give the next generation of professional musicians the best springboard to a career in music, don't miss your chance to be part of next year's intake. sydsymph.com/fellowship-app…

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A wonderful appointment to the role of Australian GG. abc.net.au/news/2024-04-0…

Returning back to Melbourne this morning after a great concert in Christchurch NZ last night. Melb airport tarmac currently a total traffic jam - been stuck on the ground since landing for over 45 mins waiting for a gate. Pretty rare in my experience but Melbourne Airport stops when busy.

For Gramophone - with thanks to Martin Cullingford - a piece about the late Sir Andrew Davis's long association with Michael Tippett. gramophone.co.uk/features/artic…

I'll be at The Royal Opera House from July 30th with The Britten Sinfonia and Daniel Harding: Mahler, Strauss, Sibelius, Cosmology, Black Holes, Life in the Universe, the absurd beauty of Nature and why we should avoid letting it all go to shite. Tickets here:

Music lovers I highly recommend you listen to this incredible concerto for trombone and orchestra by Joe Chindamo. One of the best new works I’ve heard. You can find it here about 15 mins into this broadcast link w/Jonathon Ramsey and the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra abc.net.au/listen/program…

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“Art is not an end in itself, but a means of addressing humanity.” - Modest Mussorgsky

Editorial: Kim Williams is meeting revolution with revolution. Anyone who cares about the ABC and the place it holds in the country’s intellectual life can only hope he succeeds. satpa.pe/lX8lzjc

Announcing the 2024 Art Music Awards will take place on Wed 14 Aug at the Malthouse Theatre in Melbourne/Naarm. We'll be joined by hosts Stéphanie Kabanyana Kanyandekwe (Stéphanie Kabanyana Kanyandekwe (she/her) 💉💉💉💉), Miranda Hill and Benjamin Northey, along with Musical Director Sia Ahmad. apraamcos.com.au/about-us/news-…

Catch the ABC Classic 100 in Concert in partnership with Melbourne Symphony Orchestra this Saturday, 29 June at 7:30pm on ABC TV, livestream on abctempiview or tune in via @abcclassic

In ‘Eumeralla: A War Requiem for Peace’, Deborah Cheetham Fraillon brings together 150 singers and over 70 musicians to tell the story of the Eumeralla Wars. Conductor Benjamin Northey reflects on this impactful work ahead of its Sydney premiere this September. 🎥 youtube.com/watch?v=RylCcC…