MARINA PRIOR SONGBIRD – LIVE IN CONCERT

MARINA PRIOR

SONGBIRD – LIVE IN CONCERT

16 August, 8pm

Australia’s leading lady of the theatre stage, Marina Prior celebrates “Songbird” in a one night only Sydney performance.

Marina Prior’s name is synonymous with many major productions of big musicals within Australia including The Phantom Of The Opera, Les Miserables and most recently Mary Poppins.
As part of a national tour, Marina Prior will perform at City Recital Hall on 16 August offering fans a collection of the most loved songs from across Marina’s illustrious career.

Accompanied by her musical director and pianist of 24 years, David Cameron, don’t miss your chance to experience the vocal prowess of Marina Prior.

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reviews

“Marina Prior shows vocal power that has made her such a popular star”– The Age

“A force in Australian musical theatre” – Sydney Morning Herald

“Prior’s voice is both distinctive and timeless” – Adelaide Advertiser

“She had the crowd eating out of her hands”– The West Australian

purchase tickets

online at cityrecitalhall.com
by phone (02) 8256 2222
in person at City Recital Hall Angel Place
tickets $70 – $80 (additional fees may apply)
Concessions avilable

PINCHGUT OPERA

PINCHGUT OPERA

AUSTRALIAN PREMIERE

5-7 July
An Italian chimney sweep seduces the women of the household in which he works, in order to bargain for his future. Composed by Antonio Salieri, The Chimney Sweep is a sexy, fun comedy filled with characters all shamelessly indulging their appetites.
Bribery and blackmail, anarchic domestic affairs, and venality reigns. But most of all, more wonderful music from the 18th century that you’ve probably never heard before.

The Chimney Sweep  (Der Rauchfangkehrer) gives Pinchgut audiences another opportunity to hear a rarely performed opera. And for those whose knowledge of Salieri comes from the excellent film Amadeus, Pinchgut is compelled to report that much of the story in the film is nonsense. Mozart’s murderer? Pah! Pinchgut’s production of The Chimney Sweep will restore Salieri’s good name, and his music!
To visit Pinchgut’s website, click here.

Libretto by Leopold Auenbrugger. Spoken and sung in English, German and Italian with English subtitles.

cast

Stuart Haycock Volpino
Amelia Farrugia Mrs Hawk
Janet Todd Miss Hawk
Alexandra Oomens Lisel
Christopher Saunders Mr Wolf
David Woloszko Mr Bear
David Hidden Tomasso

creatives

Erin Helyard Conductor & fortepiano
Mark Gaal Director
Orchestra of the Antipodes on period instruments

review

“The plucky little company has become a Sydney establishment, financially self-supporting, with a loyal audience, its own Orchestra of the Antipodes, a stable of regular soloists and a well-earned reputation for excellence.”
Financial Times

purchase tickets

online at cityrecitalhall.com
by phone (02) 8256 2222
in person at City Recital Hall Angel Place
tickets $30- $125 (additional fees may apply)

Sat 5 July 7pm
Sun 6 July 4.30pm
Mon 7 July 7pm

Wagga Wagga Art Gallery

BEACH, BUSH & BATTLERS:
PHOTOGRAPHS BY JEFF CARTER
Margaret Carnegie Gallery
15 March – 18 May

Jeff Carter (1928-2010) was a remarkable storyteller. For over 60 years he travelled Australia, using photography to celebrate the lives of ‘ordinary’ people at work and play, thereby producing one of this country’s most historically significant photographic archives. Beach, Bush & Battlers features images from the State Library, selected from Carter’s extraordinary collection of over 50,000 images of Australian life spanning 1944 to 2010.

BLACK ART / WHITE WALLS
Main Gallery
12 April – 15 June

Black Art / White Walls draws on the extensive collection of indigenous art built up by Adrian and Anne Newstead while working with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander artists over the past 30 years. This collection is a personal one, built through individual relationships, serendipity, and a keen sense of historical and cultural importance.

LIENG LAY: STATE OF MIND
Links Gallery
19 April – 8 June
                                                         
State of Mind explores the complex relationship between mind and body, thought and emotion, illness and well being. It draws on a personal journey through pain, loss and grief. The works include a combination of figurative drawings, paintings, and automatic writings using ink, charcoal and mixed media onto differing surfaces such as paper, canvas and reclaimed perspex. Informed by her background as a physiotherapist, Lieng Lay’s expressive works of the figure capture the physicality of the human form.

NATIONAL STUDENT ART GLASS PRIZE 2014
National Art Glass Gallery
5 April – 29 June
                                                           
The latest installment of Wagga Wagga Art Gallery’s National Student Art Glass Prize, an acquisitive, biennial national competition established to promote innovation and excellence in contemporary glass within the student sector. The prize showcases and fosters the most outstanding student work from around Australia.

MARRAMBIDYA DABAAMALANG:
MURRUMBIDGEE GATHERING
E3 art space
27 May – 8 June

“Reconciliation through weaving, sharing and caring for one another.”

Join the Hands on Weavers Inc. for reconciliation through weaving, sharing and caring for one another. Join the weaving circle within the space for the duration of exhibition.

EXHIBITION LAUNCH
Tuesday 27 May, 3:00PM
E3 art space

ArtBlast! – CULTURAL PAINTING
Artist-in-Residence
Saturday 24 May, 1:30 – 4:00PM

                                 
Our monthly children’s workshop program ArtBlast! continues in May with Cultural Painting. Draw inspiration from the artwork of other peoples and places using brushes, paints and sticks.

Cost: $20 per participant per workshop
Bookings essential

ENRICH:
AUTUMN IKEBANA WORKSHOP
Artist-in-Residence
Saturday 31 May, 10:00AM – 4:00PM

How do you bring autumn into your home in an Ikebana arrangement?

Join tutor and artist Sandra Marker as she uses the unique format of Sogetsu Ikebana to express our fascination with nature’s inherent beauty through the seasons.

 

Anzac Day 2014

Unfortunately we have had to cancel our ANZAC day broadcast scheduled for this morning anzacdaydue to the severe thunder storms and torrential down pour of rain. Of course none of this takes away from the importance of the occasion. We hope to have some interview podcasts available in the coming weeks.

King's Singers come to Sydney

One of the world’s most celebrated vocal ensembles, The King’s Singers bring their Great American Songbook tour to Sydney for one night only.

Instantly recognisable for their spot-on intonation, impeccable vocal blend, flawless articulation of the text and incisive timing. Paying tribute to the most enduring and influential American popular songs of the 20th century, The King’s Singers perform the best of Cole Porter, Richard Rogers and Lorenz Hart, Irving Berlin, Gershwin and more.

With brand new arrangements of all time favourite songs including, The Lady Is A Tramp, Cry Me A River and I’ve Got You Under My Skin, by renowned jazz and choral composer Alexander L’Estrange. The King’s Singers bring their own consummate vocal talents and trademark British wit to this golden era songs from Broadway musicals, Hollywood films and the American theatre stage.

With a discography of over 150 recordings The King’s Singers have set the standard for the art of a cappella everywhere. Recipients of two Grammy Awards, the Midem International Classical Award and recent inductees into the Gramophone Hall of Fame, this is sure to be an unforgettable evening.

“… unmatched for their sheer musicality and ability to entertain.”  The Times

the tour

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i’ve got you under my skin

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purchase tickets

25 June 2014, 7.30pm
City Recital Hall
tickets from $85*

online at cityrecitalhall.com
by phone (02) 8256 2222
in person City Recital Hall Angel Place

Job Vacancies Wagga Area

VACANCIES

 

MARKETING & EDUCATION OFFICER

Part-time 25 Hours Per Week

Remuneration:Minimum $777.67 gpw + super (based on part-time work arrangements)
Enquiries:Carissa Campbell – 02 6926 9680
Closing Date:Thursday, 17 April 2014 @ 5.00pm AEST

OASIS AQUATIC OFFICER (SERVICE)

Remuneration:Minimum $1,019.27 gpw + super
Enquiries:David Barrett – 02 6926 9382
Closing Date:Monday, 14 April 2014 @ 5.00pm AEST

DEVELOPMENT OFFICER

Remuneration:Minimum $898.79 gpw + super
Enquiries:Christine Condron – 02 6926 9574
Closing Date:Friday, 11 April 2014 @ 5.00pm AEST

ZOO CURATOR (Re-advertised)

Remuneration:Minimum $982.63 gpw + super
Enquiries:Colin Scott – 0424 750 206
Closing Date:Friday, 11 April 2014 @ 5.00pm AEST

SALEYARD LABOURER

Remuneration:Minimum $786.43 gpw + super
Enquiries:Stuart Lymbery – 0418 430 680
Closing Date:Friday, 28 March 2014 @ 5.00pm AEST

TEMPORARY WASTE & STORMWATER OPERATIONS ENGINEER
Two (2) Year Fixed Term Contract

Salary Range:$77,000 – $93,000 gpa + super
Enquiries:Geoff Veneris – 02 6926 9573
Closing Date:Friday, 11 April 2014 @ 5.00pm AEST

 

To view these opportunities and apply, please visit Wagga Wagga City Council’s vacancy page…

Adelaide State Opera Upcoming Events

La Traviata

3, 6, 8, 10 May

Otello

25, 28, 30 October 1 November

Philip Glass Trilogy

Philip Glass

5-23 August
Philip Glass Trilogy
Cycle 1
Akhnaten – Tuesday 5 August 7.30pm
Einstein on the Beach – Thursday 7 August 5:00PM
Satyagraha – Saturday 9 August 7.30pm

Cycle 2
Akhnaten – Tuesday 12 August 7.30pm
Einstein on the Beach – Thursday 14 August 5:00PM
Satyagraha – Saturday 16 August 7.30pm

Cycle 3
Akhnaten – Tuesday 19 August 7.30pm
Einstein on the Beach – Thursday 21 August 5:00PM
Satyagraha – Saturday 23 August 7.30pm

Akhnaten
Duration : 2hrs 40mins
Interval : 20mins

Akhnaten opens in 1353 BC in Egypt.

On the death of his father, Akhnaten is crowned as the new King Amenhotep IV. Immediately he abolishes the Amon traditions of his father, deposing Amon priests, and proposes instead the monotheistic worship of Aten, the sun-god from whom all life springs. He builds a temple, Akhetaten, in honour of Aten, and refuses to practice polygamy, preferring to remain true to his wife, Nefertiti.

As his pre-occupations cause him to become increasingly isolated from his people, the Amon priests incite the people to overthrow him. Akhnaten and his family are left roaming the ruined Akhetaten, mourning the passing of their epoch.

Akhnaten is one of Philip Glass’s great operatic achievements, and Leigh Warren’s beautiful choreography adds a thrilling dimension to this modern operatic classic.

Conductor and Chorus Master Timothy Sexton
Director and Choreographer Leigh Warren
Set and Costume Designer Mary Moore
Lighting Designer Geoff Cobham

Akhnaten Tobias Cole
Nefertiti Cherie Boogaart
Queen Tye Deborah Caddy
Horemhab Andrew Turner
Aye Robert England
High Priest Amon Adam Goodburn
Amenhotep/Scribe Peter Furness

State Opera Chorus
Leigh Warren Dancers
Adelaide Art Orchestra
Einstein on the Beach
Duration : 2 x 2hrs
Interval/Dinner Break : 1hr 45mins

Einstein on the Beach changed forever the way people viewed opera. Its premiere was a revelation, challenging centuries old taboos, and yet offering an alternative in which time becomes flexible, where seconds become minutes, and Philip Glass’ subtle but continual changes of texture, rhythm and melody insinuate their way into your consciousness. Einstein on the Beach is a never-to-be-forgotten experience.

Einstein on the Beach is the first in Philip Glass’ trilogy of early portrait operas. This reinterpretation of this 20th century masterpiece places dancers, singers and musicians as equally matched pillars of the performance.

Einstein was originally conceived as an unbroken work lasting more than four and half hours. Leigh Warren’s interpretation results in two distinct halves:
The first half (Parts 1 & 2) explores the mass/energy equivalence equation and the concepts of mass, relativity and balance.
The second half (Parts 3 & 4) explores the phenomenon, properties and mysteries of the ‘fifth element’ – light. Einstein, like many scientists before him, was engaged in a lifetime investigation into the mysteries of the nature and property of light. Revelations and incidents that occurred in Einstein’s life acted as inspiration for creation of the source material.

The structure of the work follows the music closely, allowing the individual elements to entwine, creating new and complex equations of movement, sound and light.

Conductor and Chorus Master Timothy Sexton
Director and Choreographer Leigh Warren
Set and Costume Designer Mary Moore
Lighting Designer Geoff Cobham

State Opera Chorus
Leigh Warren Dancers
Adelaide Art Orchestra
Satyagraha

Duration : TBC

Satyagraha is inspired by the life of the legendary Indian peacemaker Mahatma Gandhi and his life-long search for truth through non-violent means – a concept he named satyagraha.

The opera is a mystical and magical journey, commencing with the mythical battle between Arjuna and Krishna on the Kuru Field of Justice. What follows in a series of episodes, in three acts, spanning from 1896 to 1910, which capture pivotal events in Gandhi’s life. The final scene paves the way to enlightenment and heaven. Sung in Sanskrit with text from the ancient Bhagavad-Gita episode of the Mahabharata.

With its large choruses, brilliant ensembles and meltingly simple but beautiful melodies, Satyagraha is a moving testament to the power of Glass’ music and its ability to keep you enthralled.

Conductor and Chorus Master Timothy Sexton
Director and Choreographer Leigh Warren
Set and Costume Designer Mary Moore
Lighting Designer Geoff Cobham

Gandhi Adam Goodburn
Miss Schlessen Deborah Caddy
Mrs Naidoo Naomi Hede
Kasturbai Cherie Boogaart
Mr Kallenbach Andrew Turner
Parsi Rustomji Jeremy Tatchell
Mrs Alexander Deborah Johnson
Arjuna Mark Oates

State Opera Chorus
Dancers in collaboration with the Adelaide College of the Arts
Adelaide Symphony Orchestra

For more information on subscribing, please visit saopera.sa.gov.au

 

New Australian Operas

State Opera SA’s commitment to the development of new work continues this year with the presentation of three workshops to develop new Australian operas and music theatre works including; Cloudstreet – the Opera, Innocence Lost and a multi-stage concert work based around the River Murray.

In February, State Opera SA presented a workshop of Act Two of Cloudstreet – the Opera, with music and lyrics by George Palmer (and Tim Winton), directed by Gale Edwards and  musical direction by Timothy Sexton.

Over two weeks, 15 singers participated in intense rehearsals in the Opera Studio creating a working version of the second act of the opera, which was very well received by an invited audience.

State Opera CEO & Artistic Director Timothy Sexton commented that workshops such as this are vital to ensure the proper and thorough development of new works.

“The aim of the workshop process is to test the structure of the Act, in anticipation of it being taken through to its final incarnation.”

“George Palmer’s writing is highly melodic and quintessentially theatrical. We’re planning on presenting the world premiere of the complete opera in late 2015 or early 2016 in what promises to be a very significant event on the national opera calendar,” he says.

In June, State Opera SA in partnership with SINGular Productions will also hold a one week workshop on the development of Innocence Lost – a new Australian opera adapted from Stephen Orr’s book Time’s Long Ruin – which in turn was inspired by the events surrounding the disappearance of the Beaumont children in Adelaide in 1966. Innocence Lost looks at the issue of child abduction in general and the effect such events have had in shaping our modern society. Libretto and concept is by Adam Goodburn with music by Anne Cawrse. The project was recently awarded Arts SA’s Major Commissions grant for 2014 with the aim of presenting the complete opera after a suitable development period.

Finally, in November 2014, State Opera will workshop and present two scenes from a new concert/theatre work based on South Australian aboriginal mythology – with the working title Ngurunderi – Opera on the Lake. With music and text by Tim Fatchen, this work draws upon the mythology surrounding the mouth of the River Murray and the lower lakes and Coorong region.

This work is being developed in collaboration with the Ngurrundjeri people of the lower Murray River and will be presented in sections over the next four to five years, with the eventual aim of a complete performance on the River Murray in 2018/2019. This project involves both indigenous and non-indigenous performers and features original music for orchestra, chorus and soloists.

THE NEWCASTLE CONSERVATORIUM 2014 CONCERT DIARY

MARCH

Thursday 27 1:00pm Free Lunchtime Concert – American cellist Eugene
Friesen. Four time Grammy Award Winner Friesen has
broken new ground for the cello, using it in a wide
variety of non-classical settings and creating new
techniques to expand its role as a solo and accompanying
instrument.

Friday 28 7:00pm Autumn Winds. Our Conservatorium Concert Band and
Junior Concert Band perform. Featuring soloists.

APRIL

Thursday 3 1:00pm Free Lunchtime Concert. University of Newcastle staff
perform a range of instruments and genres.
Friday 4 7:00pm Newcastle Writers Festival Launch. Special guest
speaker Wendy Harmer. She is one of Australia’s most
respected and versatile entertainers – broadcaster,
author, journalist and stage performer. Wendy will speak
about how the passion for reading shaped her life.
Saturday 5 10:00am Community Music Open Day at Maitland. Come
along and experience the joy of making music, we’ll
happily show you how! Free demonstrations plus a
chance to win four free lessons in an instrument if your
choice. Located at our Maitland Conservatorium at 301
High Street Maitland.

Thursday 10 1:00pm Free Lunchtime Concert – Romano Crivici.
Crivici’s music has its roots in pop, contemporary,
classical and native Australian sources. Experience
simple, haunting melodic patterns.

MAY

Thursday 8 1:00pm Free Lunchtime Concert. Performances by Bachelor of
Music Honours students in a range of various instruments
and genres.

Thursday 15 7:30pm Musica Viva presents American Brass Quintet. The
world’s leading ‘high priests of brass’ bring their richtoned
and perfectly matched sound to this unforgettable,
masterly concert, spanning the centuries from the
grandeur of Renaissance.

AUGUST

Thursday 28 7:00pm The Song Company presents Vocal Fireworks. In
this first-time collaboration with The Song Company,
Danish Guest Director and composer Bo Holten leads a
fiery program of neck-breaking speeds, hair-raising leaps
and awe-inspiring harmonies. Bo Holten is one of
Denmark’s most admired musicians. His Operation Orfeo
is his country’s most performed opera. Holten’s
impressive oeuvre includes concertos and vocal works,
and music for Lars von Trier’s film The Element of Crime.

SEPTEMBER

Thursday 4 7:30pm Musica Viva presents Imogen Cooper. One of the
greatest pianists of her generation, Imogen Cooper CBE
makes a long overdue return to Australia for this special
program highlighting her poetic, insightful interpretations
of the composers closest to her heart: Brahms, Schubert
and Schumann.

Thursday 25 7:30pm Musica Viva presents Borodin Quartet. The
legendary Borodin String Quartet is approaching its 70th
concert season, so every concert glows with the
unmistakable authenticity of experience and knowledge:
the power behind the mighty ‘Borodin sound’, heard at its
finest in music by Shostakovich and Beethoven.

OCTOBER

Thursday 25 7:00pm The Song Company presents Bach’s Mass in B
Minor. In a rare soloistic performance, the singers of
The Song Company and Ironwood Chamber Ensemble
combine to present Johann Sebastian Bach’s magnificent
Mass in B Minor featuring one voice per part vocal
scoring. It took a Lutheran composer to write the most
expansive and profound setting of the Latin Mass ever
conceived.

NOVEMBER

Saturday 8 7:30pm Musica Viva presents Ray Chen with Timothy
Young. Raised in Brisbane, jet-setting virtuoso Ray Chen
is one of the brightest stars in the new generation of
violinists. His first national recital tour (with the sensitive
accompaniment of Timothy Young) has all the
spectacular fireworks you could wish for, from the
elegant finesse of Mozart and Prokofiev to the exuberant
acrobatics of Sarasate.

2014 CONCERT DIARY TICKET INFORMATION

Musica Viva: ticket prices vary. Purchase online at www.ticketek.com.au or call (02) 4929 1977
The Song Company: ticket prices vary. Purchase online at www.songcompany.com.au or call (02) 8272 9500
Conservatorium events: Tickets sold at the door. Adults $12, Child $5, Concession $8, Family $25. All ticket prices are GST inclusive.
Newcastle Writers Festival Launch: Purchase online at www.ticketek.com.au or call (02) 4929 1977. Tickets purchased online are $37.85
and $46.00 at the door. All ticket prices are GST inclusive.

Goulburn Police launch their inaugural 'dob in a drug dealer day'

Goulburn Police have launched a campaign encouraging the public to ‘dob in a drug dealer’ by calling Crime Stoppers.

The local operation, being run for one day on Tuesday 25 March 2014, is part of a police crackdown on drug supply. The community will have the opportunity to speak to a police officer between 7am and 7pm on this day.

Detective A/Inspector Matt Woods from Goulburn Local Area Command said it is important to speak up if you know something about drug supply in your local area.

“On Tuesday 25 March 2014, the community is urged to contact Goulburn Police on 4824 0737 if they have information about the supply or growing of drugs.

“This day has been formed to make it a priority for those in the community who know something, to say something. Now is the time.

“Police are committed to taking drugs off our streets. If you have information that can help please call Goulburn Police on 4824 0737 or Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000. Information supplied will be treated with the strictest of confidence and callers are able to remain anonymous if they wish,” he said.

“Drugs in our community have a devastating effect on the community and are predominately linked to serious and violent crimes in the area.

“There is no acceptable use of drugs – the message is clear, we all play a part in relation to the observations of those engaged in drug supply – any information is considered important to our investigations.

“Do your bit to stop drug dealing in our town on Tuesday 25 March 2014,” Detective A/Inspector Woods said.