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Songs stuck in your head may be about to meet their Waterloo |
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It is one of life's most common irritations: the song you do not like that becomes stuck in your head. Now scientists claim to have found a way to help anyone plagued by annoying tunes they cannot stop humming.
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Daniel Smith wins second prize in Sir Georg Solti Inernational Conductors Competition |
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On September 23, brilliant young Australian conductor, Daniel Smith, won Second Prize in the final of the prestigious Sir Georg Solti International Conductors’ Competition at the Alte Oper, Frankfurt, conducting the renowned Frankfurter Opern- und Museumsorchester and the Frankfurt Radio Symphony Orchestra. He is the first Australian major prizewinner in this internationally recognised, highly competitive conducting competition which this year attracted over 400 applicants from 70 countries. In a public concert broadcast and webcast live around Europe, Daniel conducted Weber’s Euryanthe Overture and the second suite from Ravel’s Daphnis et Chloé, coming second to Principal Conductor of the Guangzhou Symphony Orchestra, Lin Daye, and ahead of American conductor, Brandon Keith Brown, in third place.
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Annual Report of The Executive Director to the AGM, September 12, 2011
Contents
A. Purpose of the MCA
B. The Program Structure
C. Community Music Development
D. Music Education
E. Classical Music
F. The Contemporary Music Industry
G. Special Projects
H. General Representation
I. Information Services Summary
J. Administration
K. Volunteers
L. Financial
The MCA Annual Report for 2011 |
Annual Report of The Executive Director to the AGM, September 27, 2010
Contents
A. Purpose of the MCA
B. Highlights of the Year 2009-2010
C. Information Services
D. Research and Policy
E. Advocacy and Representation
F. Projects
G. Governance and Administration
H. In Conclusion
The MCA Annual Report for 2010 (full year). |
Annual Report of The Executive Director to the AGM, September 28, 2009
Contents
A. Purpose of the MCA
B. Highlights of the Year 2008-2009
C. Information Services
D. Research and Policy
E. Advocacy and Representation
F. Projects
G. Governance and Administration
H. In Conclusion
The MCA Annual Report for 2009. |
Annual Report of The Executive Director to the AGM, September 29, 2008
Contents
A. Highlights of the Year 2007-2008
B. Information Services
C. Research
D. Advocacy and Representation
E. Projects
F. Governance and Administration
G. In Conclusion
The MCA Annual Report for 2008. |
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