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ew Sydney Symphony Credit Suisse Fellows for 2012 announced |
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Wednesday, 22 February 2012 10:37 |
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The Sydney Symphony and Credit Suisse have today announced the 2012 Fellows, ahead of what is set to be another outstanding year for this world-leading musician training program.
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Bronfman: EMI Sale 'Dangerous' |
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Wednesday, 22 February 2012 10:32 |
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Outgoing Warner Music chairman Edgar Bronfman Jr. says the proposed purchase of British recording company EMI by recording rivals Universal Music Group and Sony/ATV is "dangerous" and must be stopped by regulators.
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Cate Blanchett Theatre Boss |
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Monday, 20 February 2012 13:34 |
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Since 2006 Cate Blanchett has been running a theatre in Sydney with her husband, Andrew Upton. Now she is returning to Europe in an Australian production of a German play. She and Upton talk to Jo Lennan
Intelligent Life |
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Symphony's 'Orbit' a feast for ears, eyes |
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Monday, 20 February 2012 13:30 |
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There is a slowly growing trend toward audio-visual orchestra concerts, symphony CEO Mark Hanson said.
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The Precarious Existence of Symphony Orchestras |
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Monday, 20 February 2012 13:27 |
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This is a book for anyone interested not just in the economic state of the symphony orchestra but in the overall financial health of the arts in the United States.
The Arts Fuse (book review) |
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Last Updated on Monday, 20 February 2012 13:38 |
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UK Musicians demand clear rules on taking instruments on planes |
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Monday, 20 February 2012 13:26 |
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British musicians are calling for a consistent policy on carrying instruments on planes across airlines, after a similar bill was passed in the US.
The Stage UK |
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The Perceived Delicacy of the Female Conductor |
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Monday, 20 February 2012 13:25 |
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New research finds listeners judge symphonic music differently when they’re told the conductor is a woman.
Miller McCune |
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Leading lights of dance and music work over Black Saturday theme |
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Monday, 20 February 2012 13:19 |
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The scene, to Brett Dean, was like a lunar landscape. The Australian composer had been invited to visit a friend's home that had survived the Black Saturday bushfires a few weeks earlier, and it was there he was inspired to compose a new orchestral work.
The Australian |
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Science finds formula for why Adele's Someone Like You is a tear-jerker |
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Monday, 20 February 2012 13:17 |
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Twenty years ago, the British psychologist John Sloboda conducted a simple experiment. He asked music lovers to identify passages of songs that reliably set off a physical reaction, such as tears or goose bumps. Participants identified 20 tear-triggering passages, and when Dr. Sloboda analysed their properties, a trend emerged: 18 contained a musical device called an "appoggiatura."
The Australian |
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Brits put a real spin on music |
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Monday, 20 February 2012 13:13 |
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Grammys 2012 indicated change. It signalled a return to the real - songs, singers, instruments.
Herald-Sun |
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Nothing like this grand old dame |
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Monday, 20 February 2012 13:12 |
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She's the matriarch of Brisbane, the original home of Queensland's arts and culture. The Old Museum building, 120 years old, and unlike any other in Brisbane, has a long and significant history and continues to play a crucial role in fostering emerging artists
Courier-Mail |
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Orchestra of cheeky ukulele |
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Monday, 20 February 2012 13:00 |
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Acoustic fans are about to be amazed by the Ukulele Orchestra of Great Britain, which will perform at The Events Centre in Caloundra next month.
Courier Mail |
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Monday, 20 February 2012 12:59 |
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Ever wondered what opera was like but daunted by dress codes, ticket prices or language barriers?
Courier Mail |
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Monday, 20 February 2012 12:56 |
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It's the small festival that's big on talent and although last week's Laneway Festival cemented itself as the must-see event of the summer, its future in Adelaide is under a cloud.
Adelaide Now |
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GWS Giants unveil team song |
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Monday, 20 February 2012 12:55 |
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It might not be played until well into this year, but the GWS Giants team song is sure to split the AFL community.
Daily Telegraph |
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Much Adele about something at Grammys |
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Monday, 20 February 2012 12:52 |
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"Mum, - girl did good!" Adele hollered in her thick Cockney accent, tears streaming down her cheeks.
Adelaide Now |
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EU court finds social networks can't be forced to impose filters |
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Monday, 20 February 2012 12:29 |
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Social networking websites cannot be forced to install filters preventing users from illegally sharing music and videos protected by copyright, the European Union's top court says.
news.com |
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Still banging the drum for bands |
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Monday, 20 February 2012 12:23 |
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There's no slowing in the battle to save live music, writes Craig Mathieson.
SMH |
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Last chord for Clive Shakespeare, founding member of Sherbet |
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Monday, 20 February 2012 12:19 |
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Guitarist Clive Shakespeare, a founding member of the chart-topping 1970s Australian band Sherbet, has died from cancer. He was 62.
SMH |
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Power to applicants in uni numbers game |
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Monday, 20 February 2012 12:17 |
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Universities are adopting more aggressive recruitment tactics in an increasingly competitive marketplace, with experts calling for an overhaul of the admissions system to give students more control.
SMH |
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Drummer with Finnish monster rock group Lordi dies |
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Monday, 20 February 2012 12:15 |
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Tonmi Lillman, the drummer with Finnish monster rock ensemble Lordi, which won the Eurovision song contest six years ago, has died at the age of 38, the group said on Wednesday.
SMH |
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Musicians lose case over copyright fees for internet radio |
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Monday, 20 February 2012 12:08 |
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Record labels and musicians have lost a bid to recover extra copyright payments from radio stations for music streamed over the internet.
SMH |
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Last Updated on Monday, 20 February 2012 12:13 |
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TV broadcaster created musical platform for black America |
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Monday, 20 February 2012 12:07 |
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Don Cornelius (1936-2012) was the smooth-voiced television host and creator of Soul Train. One of the longest-running syndicated shows in television history, it had a critical role in spreading the music of black America to the world, offering wide exposure to musicians such as James Brown, Aretha Franklin, Marvin Gaye and Michael Jackson in the 1970s and '80s.
SMH |
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Sony outrages Houston fans |
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Monday, 20 February 2012 12:05 |
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Given the fact almost exactly the same thing happened after the death of Michael Jackson and Amy Winehouse we really shouldn't have been surprised to note Sony Music apparently decided to cash in on the passing of Whitney Houston, quietly upping the price of her album just hours after the singer was reported dead.
SMH |
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Grammys play it safe - and boring - again |
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Monday, 20 February 2012 12:03 |
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For the third time in recent memory, the Grammys dropped a boatload of awards on a young female singer-songwriter and her breakthrough album.
SMH |
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Singing suits create a stir |
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Monday, 20 February 2012 12:00 |
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The all-male choir Men In Suits have an impressive record of being ordered out of Melbourne city venues.
SMH |
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'I look at Amy, Whitney - that could have been me': Katie Melua's secret pain |
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Monday, 20 February 2012 11:58 |
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She was pop's golden girl before a breakdown forced her to re-evaluate her life. Katie Melua talks about the pressures of fame
SMH |
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In tune with her characters |
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Monday, 20 February 2012 11:55 |
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A new Sofia Coppola showcase reveals how the director uses pop music to create a sense of distance and nostalgia.
SMH |
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Monday, 20 February 2012 11:55 |
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An idea sprouted over drinks at a pub has become an online film and music hub, incubating hidden talents across Melbourne.
SMH |
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Spotify eyes off Australia |
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Monday, 20 February 2012 11:53 |
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The music giant is preparing to break into Australia's busy streaming music scene.
SMH |
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A-list hits on parade as Sam plays it again |
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Monday, 20 February 2012 11:38 |
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Liam Neeson tears up when he hears Eva Cassidy sing Danny Boy. Toni Collette's No. 1 album is Neil Young's Harvest, while Neil Finn's favourite tune is Elton John's Your Song.
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Last Updated on Monday, 20 February 2012 11:54 |
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Monday, 20 February 2012 11:35 |
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The Big Day Out is often a wild rite of passage for music-loving teenagers - and now toddlers have one of their own.
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Lee music helps Indian kids out of the dumps |
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Monday, 20 February 2012 11:32 |
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Brett Lee is trying to enrich the lives of Indian children who earn their living picking through the filth in the country's rubbish tips by funding a series of music centres that teach song and dance.
SMH |
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The Opera House cops sonic bomb |
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Monday, 20 February 2012 11:31 |
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An international panel of music experts has dismissed the Sydney Opera House as ''filled with performing spaces with problematic sound''.
SMH |
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The fellowship of the strings |
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Monday, 20 February 2012 11:30 |
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When Lucy Warren embarked on her musical career at age five, her parents were not sure their daughter's interest in the violin was anything but a passing fad.
SMH |
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Lightning's girl strikes a chord |
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Monday, 20 February 2012 11:28 |
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It is 10am in Berlin and Lana Del Rey is wondering when her life became distinct from the legend that surrounds it. The 25-year-old American vocalist has spent the past six months as the most discussed figure in popular music.
Source: SMH |
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Interview: Lieven Bertels |
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Monday, 20 February 2012 11:26 |
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"We have a great tradition in Amsterdam of dancing around naked on an open-air stage."
SMH |
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Songwriter reigns on the hit parade |
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Monday, 20 February 2012 11:22 |
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A song that almost remained unfinished and unrecorded has propelled Gotye to global success.
SMH |
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Husky makes history with Sub Pop |
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Monday, 20 February 2012 11:18 |
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Melbourne band Husky has been signed by renowned US record label Sub Pop, the label that has in the past been home to bands such as Fleet Foxes, Nirvana and Soundgarden.
SMH |
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