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  • A large group of musicians and singers dressed in formal wear stand on a stage, looking out toward the audience. They are taking a bow after a performance. They are the St George's Cathedral Consort and Orchestra of St George, acknowledging the audience after a performance of Samson. Consort and friends raise mighty Samson
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    Consort and friends raise mighty Samson

    9 December 2022

    While the soloists shine brightly in Samson, Penny Shaw is captivated by the magnificent St George’s Cathedral Consort and orchestra.

    Reading time • 7 minutesMusic
  • Irwin Street Collective concert at Callaway Auditorium. A young man in a grey jacket sits at a piano. He has a look of concentration as he plays the instrument. We can see various other musicians behind him Great masters and young stars align
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    Great masters and young stars align

    23 May 2022

    The Irwin Street Collective focuses on breathing new life into old music but their latest concert also provided a showcase for a future star, writes Stewart Smith.

    Reading time • 5 minutesMusic
  • A man is seated at a harpsichord with a cellist and violinist and three singers Baroque brilliance in Fremantle
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    Baroque brilliance in Fremantle

    15 November 2021

    Freeze Frame Opera brings together Australia’s leading exponents of Baroque music for what Sandra Bowdler says is an exquisite opera concert.

    Reading time • 5 minutesMusic
  • a small orchestra performs while actors are spotlit on surrounding balconies Lockdown delivers an operatic good time
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    Lockdown delivers an operatic good time

    20 August 2021

    An innovative inter-faculty opera from the University of Western Australia finds the intersection between Baroque arias and a pandemic, says Rosalind Appleby

    Reading time • 4 minutesMusic
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  • Photo by Cam Campbell IG and FB @placeorpoint A view from the back of Hackett Hall, framed by the whale skeleton. WA’s musical richness on display
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    WA’s musical richness on display

    10 March 2021

    Perth Festival’s second chamber music concert highlights the extraordinary talent of Western Australian musicians in a concert of intimacy and magnitude, writes Rosalind Appleby.

    Reading time • 5 minutesMusic
  • a small choir stand on stage with an organ and two soloists sitting in chairs Plenty of Perth talent
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    Plenty of Perth talent

    25 November 2020

    West Australian musicians shine as national chamber music organisation Musica Viva returns to the Perth Concert Hall. Sandra Bowdler reflects on the state’s impressive talent pool.

    Reading time • 4 minutesMusic
  • A Festival to crush cultural cringe
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    A Festival to crush cultural cringe

    18 November 2020

    Listen to Perth Festival Artistic Director Iain Grandage tell Nina Levy why he’s so excited to be presenting a local line-up in 2021.

    Reading time • 5 minutesMulti-arts
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