A weekend of celebrating diversity in Australia’s Green Cauldron
August 29, 2010
The UNITY festival and the Caldera Artfest may share the same weekend – and a common goal of celebrating the amazing diversity within Australia’s Green Cauldron – but organisers say that each provides an exceptional insight into the uniqueness and complexity of region.
The UNITY festival on 2 October at the Murwillumbah Showground is all about celebrating the dance, music, cuisine and culture of the Tweed’s diverse heritage.
Musica Viva presents Genevieve Lacey and Karin Schaupp
July 25, 2010
Magic happens, quite often through the medium of classical music with its myriad moods.
Come and experience true musical magic when Musica Viva Lismore presents the bubbling personalities and virtuosic talents of Genevieve Lacey [recorders] and Karin Schaupp [guitar] in a program that spans from the Renaissance to the present day, from sonatas to folk songs and much more.
Together they have established an enviable reputation both within Australia and internationally.
They have been performing as a duo since 2004 and are highly acclaimed for both for their individual musicianship and the close musical rapport they convey as performers.
- St Mary’s Anglican Church, Norton St, Ballina,
- Thursday, 23 September, 2010
- 7.30pm
- Tickets: Adult $30, concession $25, student [including TAFE & SCU] $15
- From Lismore Music Magellan St [66213105]
- La Boutique, River St, Ballina
- At the door
PICTURE: Karin Schaupp and Genevieve Lacey.
Divas of Song to perform at Lismore City Hall
May 23, 2010
Join the delightful Divas of Song as they lure you away to Europe on a romantic journey of Lieder duets.
Adele Johnston [soprano], Rachael Cunningham [soprano], both of whom have performed with Opera Australia and Opera Queensland, and Estella Roche [piano] will perform sublime melodies by Schumann, Brahms and Chausson, as well as memorable [and sometimes mischievous] music of Dvorak and Saint-Saëns.
- Lismore City Hall
- FRIDAY, 18 JUNE, 2010 7.30PM
- Tickets from; Lismore Music, 74-78 Magellan St, Lismore [66213105]; La Boutique, River St, Ballina [66862662]; Duck Creek Emporium, Alstonville Plaza; and at the door.
- TICKET PRICES:-
- Adult $30
- Concession $25
- Student $15
- Family tickets from NRCAC [66212266]
Student prices apply to school students as well as NRCAC, SCU and TAFE students, on production of student ID.
Choral and recorder music performances for Alstonville, Mullumbimby
May 23, 2010
A mix of choral and recorder music to soothe the soul on a sunny Sunday winter’s afternoon is scheduled for Alstonville and Mullumbimby next month.
It will be music from the sublime to the ridiculous, from Henry VIII to Bach, Purcell, Mozart and Elgar, and a musical setting of the nonsense words of Edward Lear’s Owl and the Pussy Cat.
Acapelicans, based in Ballina, and Spiritsong, based in Bangalow, are mixed voice choirs under the musical direction of local musician, Warren Whitney.
Both choirs sing a range of secular and sacred items covering 400 years of music and perform throughout the Northern Rivers.
Among other works, they have performed Bach’s Peasant Cantata and Sir Charles Wood’s St Mark’s Passion.
Lismore Symphony Orchestra to perform in Byron Bay, Lismore
May 4, 2010
The Lismore Symphony Orchestra is set to thrill audiences again with another in the series of orchestral favourites.
A program of musical classics from throughout the ages will be presented.
Included will be Beethoven’s Symphony No. 6 Allegro, Saint-Saëns Danse Macabre, Andrew Lloyd Weber’s Jesus Christ Superstar highlights as well as music from JS Bach, and Elgar.
The Tumbler’s Dance by Rimsky Korsakov will see the orchestra double in size as it is joined by a group of student string players, many experiencing the thrill of orchestral playing for the first time.
Harry Healy to sing for Mother’s Day
April 14, 2010
On Mother’s’Day Sunday 9th May, iconic songman Harry Healy will give a very special performance at The Byron at Byron Resort.
“Each year we give mums something to remember,” said the Resort’s Marketing Manager Holly Galbraith.
“Sara Tindley has performed for our last two Mother’s Day luncheons and we are really looking forward to having Harry Healy this year, he’s an incredible talent”.
Harry has recently performed in Canada and New Zealand and plays at regular venues in Queensland and New South Wales.
The story of Christmas in words and song
December 3, 2009
The Festival of Nine Lessons and Carols is a format for a service celebrating the birth of Jesus which is traditionally followed at Christmas.
The story of the fall of humanity, the promise of the Messiah, and the birth of Jesus is told in nine short Bible readings, interspersed with the singing of Christmas carols and hymns.
The format was based on an Order drawn up by Edward White Benson, later Archbishop of Canterbury, for Christmas Eve (24 December) 1880 in Truro, Cornwall.
It has since been adapted and used by other churches all over the world.
Splendour in the Grass to be held at Woodford in 2010
November 25, 2009
Splendour in the Grass will temporarily relocate to Woodford in Queensland for its 10th anniversary event in 2010, but organisers say that Byron Shire is the festival’s ‘permanent home’.
Splendour in the Grass has been working toward establishing a permanent sustainable event venue to stage the festival. The chosen 660 acre North Byron Parklands site at Yelgun in the Byron Shire is undergoing the comprehensive approval process with the NSW Department of Planning for a permanent cultural event venue and will not be ready for next year’s event.
SCU music graduates in line for top honours
October 22, 2009
Southern Cross University’s Bachelor of Contemporary Music degree has delivered three nominees for the 2009 Australian Screen Music Awards.
The nominees, all graduates of the degree, are Alastair Ford, for Best Music for a Television Series for his work with McLeod’s Daughters; Sean Peter, for Best Children’s Music for The Adventures of Charlotte and Henry; and Yantra de Vilder for Best Music for a Documentary – Rainforest: the Secret of Life.
The Screen Music Awards, in association with APRA (Australasian Performing Rights Association) and the AGSC (Australian Guild of Screen Composers) recognise the talents of Australian music composers’ efforts across 13 categories, including feature films, mini-series, children’s television, advertising, documentaries and short films.
Winners will be announced at a gala reception on November 2 at the City Recital Hall, Angel Place, Sydney, when an orchestra led by renowned pianist and composer Paul Grabowsky will play Yantra de Vilder’s opening theme music.
Splendour offsets 256.7 tonnes of carbon emissions
September 2, 2009
The environmental initiatives implemented at this year’s Splendour in the Grass achieved better outcomes than ever before, according to event organisers.
The initiatives covered greenhouse gas emissions, diversion of waste to landfill and public environmental education.
Over the past five years Splendour has calculated its internal emissions covering artist and crew transport, production, venue electricity and diesel generators, freight and waste.
This year 256.7 tonnes of carbon emissions have been offset through investment in accredited and independently verified wind farm generation carbon credits via Australia’s number one offset provider, Climate Friendly.
“We are delighted to have worked again this year with Splendour in the Grass,” said Freddy Sharpe, Chief Executive Officer of Climate Friendly.
