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Bjork photo Warren Du Preez and Nick Thornton Jones

Bjork To Perform Cornucopia Dates In California and Iceland in 2022

Bjork has a handful of dates planned for 2022. The ‘Cornucopia’ shows feature the Iceland Symphony Orchestra.

Tagged as: 90s, alternative, Bjork, classical, Cornucopia, Electronic, experimental, Iceland, pop, The Sugarcubes, trip-hop

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Moby Is Already Planning Reprise 2

by Paul Cashmere

Just weeks after releasing his ‘Reprise’ album, Moby is planning a second volume.

Tagged as: 90s, classical, Just weeks after releasing his ‘Reprise’ album, Moby, Moby is planning a second volume., pop, techno, USA

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Tasmanian Musician Dean Stevenson To Create And Perform Musical Work Daily At Mona

by Noise11.com

Tasmanian musician Dean Stevenson has been commissioned by Mona to create a musical work daily and perform it at 4pm each day.

Tagged as: 4PM, Australia, classical, Dean Stevenson, MONA, Tasmania

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Moby Took Nearly 10 Years To Release ‘Why Does My Heart Feel So Bad’

by Paul Cashmere

Moby took nearly the entire 90s from the time he wrote his classic ‘Why Does My Heart Feel So Bad’ to releasing it.

Tagged as: 90s, classical, DJ, electronica, Moby, Reprise, rock, USA, Why Does My Heart Feel So Bad

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Mirusia Reschedules South Coast NSW Shows Due To Sydney Covid Restrictions

by Paul Cashmere

Mirusia has been forced to postpone for Wollongong and Nowra shows this weekend due to the new Covid restrictions for New South Wales.

Tagged as: 00s, 10s, Andre Rieu, Australia, classical, Mirusia

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Moby Opens Up About His Friendship With David Bowie To Noise11.com

by Paul Cashmere

As a scrawny kid Moby had to work hard and save up to buy his first David Bowie albums. He was 13 at the time. Years later, David Bowie would become one of his closest friends.

Tagged as: 90s, classical, David Bowie, DJ, electronica, Moby, Reprise, rock, USA

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Moby Credits Record Stores With Sending Him On His Career Path

by Paul Cashmere

Moby admits that for most of his life he has been a fuck-up, he talks quite openly about it in his Noise11.com interview, but the one thing that turned him around and put him on his career path was working in a record store.

Tagged as: 90s, classical, DJ, electronica, Moby, rocl, USA

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Sting Releases Interactive Website for New Album

by Music-News.com

Sting will release his star-studded LP, which features his iconic collaborations with the likes of Mary J. Blige, Herbie Hancock, Eric Clapton, Annie Lennox, and Shaggy, on March 19.

Tagged as: 70s, 80s, 90s, classical, jazz, rock, Sting, UK

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My Friend The Chocolate Cake perform at the Recital Centre in Melbourne on 16 June 2017. Photo by Ros OGorman

David Bridie Awarded the 2021 Australian Antarctic Arts Fellowship

by Paul Cashmere

Musician David Bridie has been named as recipient of the 2021 Australian Antarctic Arts Fellowship along with photographer Keith Deverell.

Tagged as: 80s, 90s, ambient, Antarctica, Australia, Australian Antarctic Arts Fellowship, classical, David Bridie, Keith Deverell, My Friend The Chocolate Cake, world

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Melbourne’s Monique Dimattina Creates Album In Lockdown

by Noise11.com

Melbourne musician Monique Dimattina spend lockdown creating a new album. The result is ‘Tides’.

Tagged as: Australia, classical, Melbourne, Monique diMattina

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Jonny Greenwood performs at ACO Underground in December 2012_02, Noise11, Photo

Radiohead’s Jonny Greenwood Wins His 7th Ivor

by Paul Cashmere

The Ivors Academy last night [1 December] revealed the winners of 14 Ivor Novello Awards as part of The Ivors Composer Awards 2020, celebrating exceptional new works by composers writing for classical, jazz and sound art.

Tagged as: 90s, classical, composer, Ivor Novello, Jonny Greenwood, Radiohead, UK

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Michael G. Ronstadt Composes Piece To Save the Vaquita

by Paul Cashmere

Cellist Michael G. Ronstadt has joined a group to create awareness of the plight of the Vaquita, the smallest porpoise and the world’s smallest cetacean (the mammal combination of porpoises, dolphins and whales).

Tagged as: 00s, 10s, classical, Linda Ronstadt, Michael G Ronstadt, USA

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Julian Lennon Re-Records ‘Saltwater’ With Melbourne’s Patrick Roberts

by Paul Cashmere

Singer songwriter Julian Lennon, son of John Lennon, has contributed to a new Beatles tribute album from Melbourne violinist Patrick Robert titled ‘Imagine The Album’.

Tagged as: 10s, Australia, classical, Julian Lennon, Patrick Roberts, Saltwater

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Denis Walter Teams With Mirusia For Christmas Song

by Paul Cashmere

Australian baritone Denis Walter has recorded a Christmas song with Andre Rieu’s singer Mirusia.

Tagged as: 00s, 80s, Australia, classical, Denis Walter, Mirusia, opera

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Classically Trained Tim McCallum To Sing National Anthem At AFL Grand Final

by Paul Cashmere

Classically trained quadriplegic Tim McCallum has been selected to sing the National Anthem at the AFL Grand Final in Queensland this weekend.

Tagged as: 10s, 20s, Australia, classical, Tim McCallum

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Melbourne Symphony Orchestra Partners To The AFL For Orchestrated Footy Themes

by Paul Cashmere

The Melbourne Symphony Orchestra has teamed up with the AFL to create the AFL Club Anthem Project.

Tagged as: AFL, Australia, classical, Melbourne Symphony Orchestra, MSO

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Melbourne Symphony Orchestra Shuts Downs 2020 Season Until At Least July

by Announcement

A statement from the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra:

Tagged as: Australia, classical, Melbourne Symphony Orchestra, MSO

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BMW Recruits Hans Zimmer To Create Electric Car Soundtrack

by Paul Cashmere

BMW has recruited Grammy, Academy, Golden Globe Award winner Hans Zimmer to create an audio soundtrack for its new concept i4 electric car about to go into production.

Tagged as: BMW, classical, Germany, Hans Zimmer, movies, soundtrack

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Noise11 COO Nick Kontonicolas Introduces New Talent Soprano Serena Pei Ying Wang

by Noise11.com

The Noise Network’s Chief Operating Officer Nick Kontonicolas is excited to discover the work of talented classical soprano (Serena) Pei Ying Wang.

Tagged as: China, classical, New York, Nick Kontonicolas, opera, Pei Ying Wang, Serena Wang, Taiwan

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Placido Domingo Dropped From Spanish Show After More Sexual Misconduct Allegations Surface

by Music-News.com

Spanish authorities have scrapped two upcoming performances by embattled opera star Placido Domingo “in solidarity” with his alleged sexual misconduct victims.

Tagged as: 00s, 10s, 20s, 70s, 80s, 90s, classical, Europe, opera, Placido Domingo

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Mirusia To Perform 40 Date Australian Tour

by Paul Cashmere

Australian soprano Mirusia will head out on one of the most extensive national tours of 2020.

Tagged as: 00s, 10s, 20s, Australia, classical, Mirusia, opera

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Melbourne Symphony Orchestra To Raise Funds For Red Cross

by Tim Cashmere

The Melbourne Symphony Orchestra will dedicate the first of three free concerts to the Red Cross, they announced today.

Tagged as: Australia, classical, Deborah Cheetham, Dvořák, Jordan Moore, Matthew Hindson, Melbourne, Melbourne Symphony Orchestra, orchestral, Tianyi Lu

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Abba, Queen and Coldplay are the new Bach, Beethoven and Mozart

by Noise11.com

A study from the University of New South Wales, Curtain University and Roehampton University has concluded that Abba, Queen and Coldplay should be held in the same esteem as Bach, Beethoven and Mozart.

Tagged as: Abba, Beatles, classical, Coldplay, Mozart, Queen

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Mirusia To Perform Christmas Dates For Her Christmas Album

by Paul Cashmere

Soprano Mirusia will perform some solo Christmas dates to sing a few songs from her first ever Christmas album ‘Christmas Memories’.

Tagged as: 00s, 10s, Australia, classical, Mirusia, opera, soprano, The Seekers

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Emmys Apologise for Including Leonard Slatkin In In Memoriam Segment

by Paul Cashmere

Emmys chiefs have apologised for using a photo of living composer Leonard Slatkin to represent the late Andre Previn during the In Memoriam segment at Sunday night’s awards show.

Tagged as: 70s, Andre Previn, classical, Leonard Slatkin, USA

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Katherine Jenkins Pushes Back Tour To Work On New Album

by Music-News.com

Welsh singer Katherine Jenkins has postponed her upcoming tour of Australia and New Zealand to record a new album.

Tagged as: 00s, 10s, classical, Katherine Jenkins, UK

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Charlotte Church Starts Her Own School

by Music-News.com

Charlotte Church is planning to turn part of her home into a school.

Tagged as: 00s, 90s, Charlotte Church, classical, pop, UK

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James Hetfield of Metallica photo by Ros OGorman

Metallica Play Another San Francisco Symphony Concert 20 Years After The First

by Paul Cashmere

Metallica have performed another hometown orchestrated show with the San Francisco Symphony Orchestra 20 years after their first event in 1999.

Tagged as: 80s, 90s, classical, metal, Metallica, rock, San Francisco Symphony, USA

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Ben Folds to reunite with his former band the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra

by Paul Cashmere

Ben Folds will perform again with the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra in 2020.

Tagged as: 90s, Australia, Ben Folds, classical, Melbourne Symphony Orchestra, MSO, rock

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Metallica to Reunite with the San Francisco Symphony for S&M2

by Paul Cashmere

Metallica will get back with the Sam Francisco Symphony for a reunion 20 years on of the ‘S&M’ (Symphony & Metallica) event.

Tagged as: 80s, 90s, classical, metal, Metallica, rock, San Francisco Symphony, USA

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Hall & Oates ‘Live At The Troubadour’ is getting a vinyl release for the first time.

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Mick Jagger Shoots a Pretty Funny Pisstake At Paul McCartney At Stones LA Gig

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