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Josh Piterman Releases E.P. And Will Return To Australia For Phantom of the Opera

Josh Piterman has new music with his ‘Loving You’ E.P. now released and Australia will get to see Josh as the Phantom in Phantom of the Opera when the new production comes for Sydney and then Melbourne from August.

Tagged as: 10s, 20s, Australia, classical, Josh Piterman, Loving You, opera, Phantom of the Opera, theatre

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Andrea Bocelli To Perform In Australia In October and November

by Paul Cashmere

Legendary Tuscan tenor Andrea Bocelli will perform in Australia in October and November.

Tagged as: Andrea Bocelli, Australia, classical, Europe, Italy, opera, TEG Van Egmond

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Josh Piterman Premieres ‘Caruso’ Ahead of Loving You EP

by Paul Cashmere

Melbourne ‘Phantom’ Josh Piterman has shared the first of the new music he was working on during Lockdown. ‘Caruso’ is a song written by UK songwriter and producer Steve Anderson for Josh.

Tagged as: 10s, 20s, Australia, Caruso, classical, Coldplay, Josh Piterman

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Vangelis Has Died At Age 79

by Paul Cashmere

Greek composer Vangelis has died in France at the age of 79.

Tagged as: classical, Greece, pop, soundtrack, Vangelis

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Alfie Boe - Photo By Ros O'Gorman noise11.com images

Queen Could Have A UK No 1 … And We Mean Queen Elizabeth, Not Queen then Band

by Paul Cashmere

A new version of ‘God Save The Queen’ by Sarah Brightman and Alfie Boe could give Queen Elizabeth II a number one in the UK in coming weeks.

Tagged as: Alfie Boe, classical, Queen Elizabeth II, Sarah Brightman, UK

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Countertenor Max Riebl Dies From Cancer At Age 30

by Paul Cashmere

Australian Countertenor Max Riebl has died at from cancer at the age of 30.

Tagged as: 10s, Australia, classical, Felix Riebl, Max Riebl, opera, The Cat Empire

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The Ten Tenors Get To Work With A LOT of Shows

by Paul Cashmere

The Ten Tenors will head out of their The Highway Men tour from June 2022 with a stack of shows paying tribute to the music of Willie Nelson, Johnny Cash, Glen Campbell, Charlie Daniels and Keith Urban.

Tagged as: 00s, 10s, 20s, Australia, Charlie Daniels, classical, Glen Campbell, Johnny Cash, pop, The Ten Tenors, Willie Nelson

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Danny Elfman Performs The Simpson and Spider-Man At Coachella

by Paul Cashmere

Danny Elfman was one of the surprises at Coachella 2022 with a setlist mixing his old band Oingo Boingo and this soundtrack work into one setlist.

Tagged as: 80s, 90s, alternative, classical, Danny Elfman, Oingo Boingo, rock, soundtrack, USA

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House of Classical Composer Tchaikovsky Destroyed By Russian Terrorists

by Paul Cashmere

Russian invaders under the orders of terrorist Putin have destroyed the 19th-century house where composer Pyotr Illyich Tchaikovsky created his first work.

Tagged as: classical, Russian, Tchaikovsky, Ukraine

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Katie Noonan and Caroline O’Connor To Perform The Music of Barbra Streisand With The Melbourne Symphony Orchestra

by Paul Cashmere

The Melbourne Symphony Orchestra will mark the 80th birthday of legend Barbra Streisand with an event featuring Katie Noonan, Caroline O’Connor, Elise McCann and Ryan Gonzalez.

Tagged as: 60s, 70s, 80s, Australia, Barbra Streisand, Caroline O'Connor, classical, contemporary, Elise McCann, Katie Noonan, Melbourne Symphony Orchestra, MSO, pop, Ryan Gonzalez, USA

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Decca Records Signs 97 Year Old Pianist Ruth Slenczynska

by Paul Cashmere

Universal Music’s Decca Records has signed 97-year old pianist Ruth Slencyznska to record a new album.

Tagged as: classical, Ruth Slenczynska, USA

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Rick Wakeman On Those Bowie Songs He Played On

by Paul Cashmere

Rick Wakeman was the keyboard player of choice on two of David Bowie’s best known song ‘Space Oddity’ and ‘Life On Mars’ and a lot of why those songs sound like they sound is because of Rick.

Tagged as: 70s, classical, David Bowie, Rick Wakeman, rock, Tony Visconti, UK, Yes

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Il Divo’s Carlos Marin Dies From Covid At Age 53

by Paul Cashmere

Carlos Marin of Il Divo has died from Covid-19. He was 53 years old.

Tagged as: 00s, Carlos Marin, classical, Il Divo, UK

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Bjork photo Warren Du Preez and Nick Thornton Jones

Bjork To Perform Cornucopia Dates In California and Iceland in 2022

by Paul Cashmere

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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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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Zoot ‘That Was Then’ Featuring Russell Morris On Vocals Has Been Officially Released

‘That Was Then’, the track that originally offered as a download for ticket buyers of the now cancelled Zoot Australian tour, has been made available officially to all streaming services.

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