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  • Members of the West Australian Youth Jazz Orchestra perform on stage. There is a big brass section, someone on keyboards and two people on guitars. A young woman is singing into a microphone, while the conductor on the opposite side of the stage has his back to the crowd. Swinging into the roaring 40s
    Features

    Swinging into the roaring 40s

    22 May 2023

    The West Australian Youth Jazz Orchestra has been nurturing local talent for 40 years. Ara Jansen gets in the groove with some illustrious alumni ahead of a weekend of birthday celebrations.

    Reading time • 10 minutesMusic
  • Reading time • 4 minutesMusic
  • Little inventor. A young girl stands next to a large makeshift looking machine holding a hose that is attached it and appearing to point it at someone in front of her in a defensive pose Young minds clear a way to brighter future
    Kids

    Young minds clear a way to brighter future

    2 October 2022

    Junior reviewers Isabel and Eddy Greentree appreciate the strong message about the need for change in this lively opera aimed at young audiences.

    Reading time • 7 minutesMusic
  • Our little inventor. A lone figure is seen standing above a throng of opeople, her fist raised in a triumphant pose Powerful local voices sound a call to arms
    Kids

    Powerful local voices sound a call to arms

    2 October 2022

    The drought is over at WA Opera as Rosalind Appleby discovers a delightfully diverse opera by a local composer that enthrals children and adults alike.

    Reading time • 7 minutesMusic
  • Two children stand in front of a bright pink wall covered in plants and animal totems, part of the Boorongur space at the Art Gallery of WA What to SEE: Kids Spring gig guide
    Features

    What to SEE: Kids Spring gig guide

    13 September 2022

    With school holidays approaching, it is time for children to unleash their creative energy. Seesaw’s children’s editor Rosalind Appleby finds fun for the whole family.

    Reading time • 9 minutesMulti-arts
  • A concert hall stage is full of musicians from WASO and the WA Youth Orchestra wearing black clothes with a conductor on the podium. They play together for the show 'Become Ocean'. Marine motions in music
    Reviews

    Marine motions in music

    7 March 2022

    In Become Ocean, WASO and WAYO offer two new works that tinker at the conceptual boundaries of Perth Festival’s theme “Wardan” (ocean), writes Claire Coleman.

    Reading time • 6 minutesMusic
  • six singers stand in front of an orchestra in a concert hall Dreaming a communal future
    Reviews

    Dreaming a communal future

    26 July 2021

    A collaboration between two orchestras and Noongar soloists heralds a new era for the classical music industry, writes Rosalind Appleby

    Reading time • 6 minutesMusic
  • A concert stage is filled with youth musicians wearing black, with a conductor and two soloists standing on the podium. Deep roots and musical connections
    Reviews

    Deep roots and musical connections

    31 May 2021

    Musicians of the West Australian Youth Orchestra bring grandeur to Nunggubuyu song and Mahler symphony, writes Claire Coleman.

    Reading time • 5 minutesMusic
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