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Michael G. Ronstadt Composes Piece To Save the Vaquita

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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Shakespeare’s Pop-Up Globe Is Heading To Perth

by Paul Cashmere

The Pop-Up Globe, a replica of the historic Shakespeare Globe Theatre in London, is heading to Perth in October.

Tagged as: Australia, classical, Live Nation, Miles Gregory, opera, Pop-Up Globe, Shakespeare, theatre

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Melbourne Symphony Orchestra to perform Skyfall in concert

by Paul Cashmere

The score to the 23rd James Bond movie ‘Skyfall’ will be performed by the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra as a lead-up to the still unnamed Bond 25.

Tagged as: Australia, classical, Daniel Craig, James Bond, Melbourne Symphony Orchestra, movies, MSO, score, Skyfall, theatre, Thomas Newman, UK

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David Foster and Katherine McPhee wed in London

by Music-News.com

Music producer David Foster and singer/actress Katharine McPhee have become husband and wife.

Tagged as: 70s, 80s, classical, contemporary, David Foster, Katherine McPhee, pop, producer

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Katherine Jenkins will head back to Australia in November for her first tour since 2011.

by Paul Cashmere

Katherine Jenkins will head back to Australia in November for her first tour since 2011.

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

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Mandy Patinkin Covers Paul Simon, Randy Newman on new album

by Paul Cashmere

Actor and singer Mandy Patinkin has taken on songs by Paul Simon and Randy Newman as part of his new album ‘Diary: December 2018’.

Tagged as: 80s, classical, Mandy Patinkin, opera, Paul Simon, Randy Newman, USA

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Josh Piterman to Perform his own shows in Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane

by Paul Cashmere

Theatre star Josh Piterman will perform his own shows in Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane in June.

Tagged as: 10s, Australia, classical, Josh Piterman, opera

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Tommy Fleming to join Mark Vincent on tour in Australia

by Paul Cashmere

Irish folk singer will tour Australia with Mark Vincent in November.

Tagged as: 00s, Australia, classical, folk, Ireland, Mark Vincent, Tommy Fleming

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Nick Cave and Warren Ellis to Perform their Film Scores With the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra

by Paul Cashmere

Nick Cave and Warren Ellis will upsize their backing band from the Bad Seeds to the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra when they perform together as part of the Melbourne International Film Festival.

Tagged as: Australia, Benjamin Northey, classical, film, Melbourne Symphony Orchestra, MSO, Nick Cave, soundtrack, Warren Ellis

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James Bond Casino Royale to screen while Melbourne Symphony Orchestra play

by Paul Cashmere

The Melbourne Symphony Orchestra will perform the score to the James Bond movie ‘Casino Royale’ for two nights in May.

Tagged as: Australia, Casino Royale, classical, James Bond, Melbourne Symphony Orchestra

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Brian Cox and the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra are going on a date

by Paul Cashmere

Physicist Professor Brian Cox is joining the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra for two shows.

Tagged as: Australia, Brian Cox, classical, Melbourne Symphony Orchestra, Physics, Science

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Nigel Kennedy makes Classical and Jazz Rock first Australian show for 2019 REVIEW

by Paul Cashmere

Nigel Kennedy is the rock star of classical music. What is incredible is that when rock bands like Metallica try classical they have to recruit an army of musicians. Kennedy is the opposite. His magic happens with just four other musicians on stage.

Tagged as: 80s, AKA, Andrew Kay, Australia, classical, Nigel Kennedy, Shawn Mendes, UK, violin

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Brian Johnson AC/DC Etihad Stadium, Rock Or Bust World Tour. Photo by Ros O'Gorman

AC/DC Sales By The Numbers

AC/DC ‘PWR/UP’ was not only the number one album in Australia this week, it sold more than the next 15 best-selling albums combined.

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Wolfgang Van Halen Releases Video For ‘Distance’, His Tribute To Dad Eddie Van Halen

Wolfgang Van Halen, the son of Eddie Van Halen and Valerie Bertinelli, has released a video in honour of his father Eddie Van Halen.

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Dee Snider and Lzzy Hale Have Made A Christmas Song Together

Twisted Sister’s Dee Snider and Halestorm’s Lzzy Hale have teamed up for the Christmas song ‘The Magic of Christmas Day’.

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Watch Midnight Oil ‘First Nation’ With Jessica Mauboy and Tasman Keith

Midnight Oil have a video for ‘First Nation’, a song from their first album in 18 years, ‘The Makaratta Project’.

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Bruce Hearn Debuts ‘All You Fascists Bound To Lose’ Video

Former Strange Tenants member Bruce Hearn has debuted his version of Woody Guthrie’s ‘All You Fascists Bound To Lose’ in a new video with The Machinists.

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Palace Intruder Michael Fagan Once Recorded ‘God Save The Queen’

If you have been watching ‘The Crown’ you will have seen the episode dramatizing the real-life situation when commoner Michael Fagan broke into Buckingham Palace and made his way to the Queen’s bedroom. The year was 1982.

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Andrew Farriss Performs ‘My Brother’ For Michael Hutchence

Andrew Farriss has performed an acoustic version of his song ‘My Brother’ and dedicated the performance to Michael Hutchence.

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