Music Education &
Performing Arts Consultant
Music and Lyrics by Gavin Lockley Lyrics and Book by Ann Blainey The Metropolitan Orchestra & The Rum Corps Choir Sarah-Grace Williams (Conductor) Simon Tedeschi (Solo Pianist) KOTA001 The writing of a musical is an extraordinary feat by anyone’s measure. Australian stories abound which lend themselves to the musical theatre genre. In the story of … Read more
Richard Strauss’ writing for orchestra and soprano is relentlessly passionate. It is a musical palette, which shows the influence of Schumann, Wagner and Liszt. Yet, it is highly personal. He was deeply in love with singing and the human voice. Afterall, he married a soprano, Pauline de Ahna (in May 1894). The three songs Morgen! … Read more
The title of Yvonne Kenny’s new CD pays homage to a legendary city of great classical music. In particular, the content on this recording sees on operetta and contains some of the genre’s greatest songs, such as Vilja, The Nun’s Chorus and the Merry Widow Waltz. Of the 18 tracks, five are by Franz Lehar, … Read more