Soulfood a capella ensemble is running a masterclass on arranging, offering a hands-on, behind-the-scenes look at creating that signature Soulfood sound.
Soulfood’s Artistic Director, Melissa Kenny will conduct this three-hour during which four original arrangements ranging from up tempo to ballads will be deconstructed and put together again. Participants will then create a new piece in five-part harmony and hear it come to life with some of Soulfood’s singers live on stage.
Soulfood invites people with all levels of experience whether they are new to arranging, looking to build on existing skills, or just wanting to see some of the work that goes on behind this award-winning a cappella group.
The Sydney Mozart Society presents the Australian World Orchestra Chamber Ensemble, comprising six exceptional musicians – violinists Daniel Dodds and Natalie Chee, violist Sally Clarke, cellist David Berlin, clarinetist Francesco Celata and pianist Tamara-Anna Cislowska. Together, they will perform Mozart’s Kegelstatt trio, a joyous expression of musical friendship, the autumnal Clarinet quintet in B minor, op 115 by Brahms…
Puccini’s heartbreaking love story is to be staged in Balmain’s own Cafe Momus- “Casual Mondays.” Dress bohemian style or just stroll in, relax, and experience the amazing voices of this top young cast performing the world’s most beloved opera. This is opera as theatre – intimate and intense! Performed in Italian and staged with an edited…
Felix Mendelssohns’s most prolific output was not for orchestras, but for choirs and solo voices. A recent feature in Classic FM magazine estimates his orchestral works as comprising just 12 % of his opus whilst choral and vocal music represent the single largest genre at a sizeable 33%. Most of his best writing is said…
The Brandenburg Choir joins the Australian Brandenburg Orchestra for this concert exclusive to Sydney. Conducted by Artistic Director Paul Dyer, the ensemble will present music by the nobility of the Baroque era – the Lutheran Johann Sebastian Bach, his Catholic counterpart Jan Dismas Zelenka, the gentleman George Frideric Handel and the mentor Georg Philipp Telemann. Two of…
This Friday, the Royal Opera’s powerful new production of Norma opens in cinemas in Sydney. This performance of Bellini’s bel canto masterpiece which features the incomparable aria Casta Diva was recorded live on stage at London’s Covent Garden last month. The production, beautifully designed and crafted, is directed by Àlex Ollé of the Spanish production house…
The Australian Chamber Orchestra this month, celebrates and acknowledges three decades outstanding leadership by Artistic Director Richard Tognetti. The ACO is one of Australia’s proudest cultural exports, with a global profile. Despite the straitened times, the ACO pays homage to Tognetti with treasures from their archive and a week of HomeCasts. The programme: Monday 15…