Are you put off by the idea of classical music as high-brow and inaccessible? Bourby Webster has 10 tips to help you have the experience of your life at an orchestral concert.
Author Archives: Bourby Webster
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‘Get Pasted’ – pasting the arts into Scarborough
3 February 2022
A secret venue, a dedicated host and a multi-sensory collage; Bourby Webster investigates the unique world of Get Pasted at Fringe World.
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Fringe World! back to the eighties
29 January 2022
The 80’s have arrived at Fringe World. Bourby Webster discovers some of the more quirky ways the decade of cheesy ballads, naughty pop and synth music can be kept alive, with two very brassy tribute shows.
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WILD WOMXN – a celebration of being a woman in control
21 January 2022
Simone Craddock and Jessie Gordon are two of Fringe’s busiest artists. Clad in leopard skin and armed with killer voices, their first show Wild Womxn celebrates what it is to be a woman in control. Bourby Webster is thrilled to hear them roar!
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Local focus yields rich rewards
10 November 2021
2021 has been the year of showcasing extraordinary WA talent for Musica Viva and this concert, showcasing the Sartory String Quartet and teen pianist Shuan Hern Lee, was a stunning example.
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A daring debut from Perth’s newest vocal ensemble
21 June 2021
The Vanguard Consort performed incredibly challenging music at their debut concert, and Bourby Webster says while nerves made for a cautious performance, the stage is set for an impressive future.
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Singers aim for the stars
24 March 2021
Offering audiences a fresh experience of classical music is both daring and necessary. Bourby Webster finds The Giovanni Consort’s season opener exciting and a little uncomfortable.
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Cheeky chemistry, great talent
19 January 2021
Bourby Webster had goosebumps watching superb performers bringing the greats to life in Ella & Louis!.
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Pure Handel
5 August 2020
Perth’s baroque royalty come together for this Freeze Frame Opera performance. But can you have too much Handel? Bourby Webster finds out.
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A musical hug
3 July 2020
Local chamber collective Cygnus Arioso lifted Bourby Webster’s spirits with their first post-lockdown performance.
