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2015-10-27 11:29:28
I am a freelance violinist (not pictured, that’s Charlie Siem), married to a freelance cellist, surrounded by freelance musician friends. It’s a relatively small circle and you get used to seeing the usual suspects performing at concerts, shows and artistic projects. Scheduling is a constant stressor, but aside from that, it is a good life and we count ourselves extremely fortunate to be able to make a living from an art form. Music is an art form and while I haven’t spent too much time thinking about it, I would personally probably accept the general job description of “performing artist”. Recently, however, I’ve been reassessing what my definition of “art” is from the viewpoint of a classical freelancer, and whether or not we really qualify to be called artists. Our job has certain requirements, articulated thusly by a friend from the Australian Opera and Ballet Orchestra: Be good at what […]
2015-09-03 10:48:00
Program for the concerts in Australia, October 8 and 13
The program, as published on the Sydney Opera House website and Arts Center Melbourne website. Happy to see Un bel di and Vissi d'arte back in concert programs. Missed them a lot!The orchestra pieces are not mentioned yet. The program is the same for both performances. Sydney Opera House - October 8 Hamer Hall Melbourne - October 13 Angela Gheorghiu Australian Opera and Ballet Orchestra Tiberiu Soare, conductor "Lascia ch'io pianga" from RINALDO (Handel) "Adieu notre petite table" from MANON (Massenet) "O mio babbino caro" from GIANNI SCHICCHI (Puccini) "Pleurez mes yeux" from LE CID (Massenet) "Habanera" from CARMEN (Bizet) "Un bel di vedremo" from MADAMA BUTTERFLY (Puccini) "Vissi d'arte" from TOSCA (Puccini) "Sola perduta, abbandonata" from MANON LESCAUT (Puccini) "I could have danced all night" from MY FAIR LADY (Loewe) Granada Please note this is subject to change […]
2014-07-09 13:23:47
Central Coast Conservatorium presents Appalachian Spring
[…] second prize in the International Music Competition in Geneva and has recorded Mozart’s Wind Serenades and Divertimenti with wind soloists from the Chamber Orchestra of Europe. Verna Lee started learning the harp at the age of twelve, made her public solo debut at thirteen and has worked professionally since age nineteen. As an active recitalist and chamber musician, she has played with various ensembles and has also worked and recorded with orchestras such as SSO, Australian Opera and Ballet Orchestra (AOBO) and was principal harp with the Australian Youth Orchestra for ten years. She founded the Sydney Harp Eisteddfod to encourage and create performance opportunities for talented harp students. Vanessa Ropa has played flute with SSO, AOBO, and other orchestras in Sydney and overseas. She completed a Bachelor of Music (B.Mus.) with first class honours and a Master of Music (Performance) at Sydney Conservatorium of Music. Her master’s thesis was […]
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