Ballet at La Scala Milan and the Royal Opera House Covent Garden
<p>Discuss and view the magnificent productions of La Scala Milan (visiting Brisbane in November) and the Royal Opera House Covent Garden, i including both new interpretations and some recently
...The Great American Songwriters: From Gershwin to Springsteen
<p>America has a fine song writing tradition starting from its earliest settlers, the African American influx and its immigrants. Whilst the famous and well known composers are of great interest to us
...Blues Music: Its Origins and Evolution
<p>“The Blues” is the outstanding American contribution to world music. It is the basis of Pop, Rock and Roll and Jazz and is essentially Black Folk Music. The Blues began in the late nineteenth
...Female Composers Throughout the Ages
<p>Throughout time women have been excluded from the world of professional music and especially composing. Those few who succeeded in the compositional world were marginalised, forbidden to write
...More Love Affairs
<p>Classical music has always been the domain of real-life lovers. In a previous course, we considered a number of composers and performers whose relationships brought joy and sorrow. The same can
...Salzburg - Mozart and More
A UNESCO World Heritage Site, Salzburg is most widely known as Mozart’s birthplace. And while music and culture festivals are a big draw card for tourist crowds, the city has many more exciting
...Hail, Hail Rock and Roll: A Celebration of the Life and Music of Chuck Berry
<p>Celebrate the life and music of Chuck Berry “the father of Rock and Roll” with a collection of performances, including excerpts from his 60th birthday concert, the TAMI show in 1964, the Peace
...Travelling the Blues Trail: Memphis and Mississippi
<p>Journey down the “Blues Highway” from Memphis through the entire Mississippi Delta and beyond. Visit Beale Street, Sun Studios, The Stax Museum of Soul Music, Gracelands, the Clarksdale Music
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An Evening with Bach
<p>The Christmas Oratorio, the Mass in B Minor, Air on the G String, the Brandenburg Concertos... Johann Sebastian Bach composed of some of the most famous works of the classical repertoire, and
...Music and Art for Christmastide: From the Renaissance to Today
<p>A seasonal, festal presentation of some of the most beautiful music, art and sculpture created for the Christmas season. The artists will include the greats of the Renaissance, the 18th and 19th
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