Emma Jayakumar reviews HIP Company’s festive concert last year at St Mary’s Anglican Church, featuring Baroque and Renaissance gems, virtuosic recorder playing, and Bonnie de la Hunty’s exquisite arrangements.
Tag Archives: HIP Company
Reviews
“Elegance and serenity of the French Baroque”: Rendez-vous by HIP Company
21 October 2025
Glasses of wine, cold plunges, and joyful collaboration led to this evening’s warm bath of lovely viols and French secular songs; inspiring and soothing an appreciative audience.
Reviews
Oriental taster not enough to satisfy
2 June 2022
HIP Company’s ‘Chinoiserie’ is a wonderful blend of Western and traditional Chinese instruments but the lack of a true cultural intersection leaves Tiffany Ha wanting something more.
Features
Cream of the crop 2021
15 December 2021
Which shows were Seesaw Mag’s favourites this year? We ask our writers to reflect on the year that was… and the year that will be.
Reviews
Histories intersect in riverside collaborations
22 November 2021
Two intercultural collaborations at the Fremantle Biennale resonate deeply and could be even further integrated, writes Claire Coleman.
Podcasts
Your Arts Playground podcast: November
28 October 2021
This month we’re excited about the re-opening the Art Gallery of WA, the Fremantle Biennale, the Perth International Jazz Festival… and more!
Reviews
A musical reunion in less than ideal conditions
6 September 2021
HIP Company marks its first anniversary with an ambitious program that Sandra Bowdler says is hampered somewhat by technology and the choice of venue.
Reviews
Baroque dance music comes alive
19 May 2021
HIP Company create a sublime sensory experience in their program of Baroque dance repertoire, says Rosalind Appleby.
Reviews
Baroque festivities full of surprises
7 December 2020
In the second concert since their sold-out launch, Perth’s newest Baroque ensemble imbues Christmas spirit into a surprisingly wide range of musical repertoire.
Reviews
Suave sounds
24 August 2020
From HIP to honky-tonk; Rosalind Appleby discovers the musical breadth of the new-look Baroque ensemble HIP Company.
