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Welcome to the 2024 Baroque Competition.One of the most prestigious under 18 performance competitions in Australia, the Baroque Competition held in a venue boasting one of the best acoustics in the world. Formerly the Bach Competition for the last 14 years, this year's expansion into a rich musical period will allow young artists to explore the wor…
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Classical Uncovered with Graham Abbott: What makes Mozart 'great'?
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Welcome to Classical Uncovered – a podcast designed to demystify corners of the classical music world.All areas of human endeavor have their special terms which are normal and natural to those in the know. But for those unfamiliar with that language, it can appear strange or even alienating. Classical music is no different.Over 10 episodes, classic…
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Classical Uncovered with Graham Abbott: What makes Schubert 'great'?
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Welcome to Classical Uncovered – a podcast designed to demystify corners of the classical music world.All areas of human endeavor have their special terms which are normal and natural to those in the know. But for those unfamiliar with that language, it can appear strange or even alienating. Classical music is no different.Over 10 episodes, classic…
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Classical Uncovered with Graham Abbott: What makes Brahms 'great'?
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Welcome to Classical Uncovered – a podcast designed to demystify corners of the classical music world.All areas of human endeavor have their special terms which are normal and natural to those in the know. But for those unfamiliar with that language, it can appear strange or even alienating. Classical music is no different.Over 10 episodes, classic…
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Classical Uncovered with Graham Abbott: What makes Bach 'great'?
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Welcome to Classical Uncovered – a podcast designed to demystify corners of the classical music world.All areas of human endeavor have their special terms which are normal and natural to those in the know. But for those unfamiliar with that language, it can appear strange or even alienating. Classical music is no different.Over 10 episodes, classic…
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Classical Uncovered with Graham Abbott: What is form?
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Welcome to Classical Uncovered – a podcast designed to demystify corners of the classical music world.All areas of human endeavor have their special terms which are normal and natural to those in the know. But for those unfamiliar with that language, it can appear strange or even alienating. Classical music is no different.Over 10 episodes, classic…
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Classical Uncovered with Graham Abbott: What makes Beethoven 'great'?
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Welcome to Classical Uncovered – a podcast designed to demystify corners of the classical music world.All areas of human endeavor have their special terms which are normal and natural to those in the know. But for those unfamiliar with that language, it can appear strange or even alienating. Classical music is no different.Over 10 episodes, classic…
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Classical Uncovered with Graham Abbott: What is Chamber Music?
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Welcome to Classical Uncovered – a podcast designed to demystify corners of the classical music world. All areas of human endeavor have their special terms which are normal and natural to those in the know. But for those unfamiliar with that language, it can appear strange or even alienating. Classical music is no different. Over 10 episodes, class…
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Classical Uncovered with Graham Abbott: What is Key? Part II
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Welcome to Classical Uncovered – a podcast designed to demystify corners of the classical music world. All areas of human endeavor have their special terms which are normal and natural to those in the know. But for those unfamiliar with that language, it can appear strange or even alienating. Classical music is no different. Over 10 episodes, class…
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Classical Uncovered with Graham Abbott: What is Key? Part I
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Welcome to Classical Uncovered – a podcast designed to demystify corners of the classical music world. All areas of human endeavor have their special terms which are normal and natural to those in the know. But for those unfamiliar with that language, it can appear strange or even alienating. Classical music is no different. Over 10 episodes, class…
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Classical Uncovered with Graham Abbott: Musical Eras
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Welcome to Classical Uncovered – a podcast designed to demystify corners of the classical music world. All areas of human endeavor have their special terms which are normal and natural to those in the know. But for those unfamiliar with that language, it can appear strange or even alienating. Classical music is no different. Over 10 episodes, class…
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Great Talks with Graham Abbott: David Greco & Erin Helyard
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Now in its 10th season, Melbourne Recital Centre’s Great Performers series presents great artists giving extraordinary performances of compelling classical, bold and cutting-edge repertoire in Elisabeth Murdoch Hall.This year, the Centre has partnered with renowned presenter/producer and conductor Graham Abbott to create the Great Talks podcast – a…
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Great Talks with Graham Abbott: Ian Munro
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Now in its 10th season, Melbourne Recital Centre’s Great Performers series presents great artists giving extraordinary performances of compelling classical, bold and cutting-edge repertoire in Elisabeth Murdoch Hall.This year, the Centre has partnered with renowned presenter/producer and conductor Graham Abbott to create the Great Talks podcast – a…
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Great Talks with Graham Abbott: Slava & Sharon Grigoryan, Our Place
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Now in its 10th season, Melbourne Recital Centre’s Great Performers series presents great artists giving extraordinary performances of compelling classical, bold and cutting-edge repertoire in Elisabeth Murdoch Hall.This year, the Centre has partnered with renowned presenter/producer and conductor Graham Abbott to create the Great Talks podcast – a…
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Bookmarks: Anna Goldsworthy on 'Melting Moments', the writing process, musical connection & more.
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Bookmarks is Melbourne Recital Centre's online book club for lovers of music, literature and conversation. Our inaugural Bookmarks online event featured award-winning Australian pianist and writer, Anna Goldworthy and her novel 'Melting Moments'.Beginning in 1941, 'Melting Moments' offers a portrait of a woman’s life over more than five decades as …
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Zoe's Story: Once upon a time there was a apple, he was very sad...
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Max's Story: I went to Lorne in the caravan with my family for six nights...
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Cem's Story: On Bayram I made a lot of money, and with the money...
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Blake's Story: I went to Cohuna, I made lots of friends there...
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Anita's Story: When I was little, my dad bought me a really cute cat...
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The Tune Up: Phia from Melbourne Indie Voices on why you should join a choir
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Sophia Exiner (Phia) tells us why community choirs speak (and sing) volumes in modern-day societies.Hosts Maxim Boon and Megan Steller talk to Phia about her choir Melbourne Indie Voices, a group of 240 people united by their shared love of indie music.Are choirs having 'a moment'? Why should you join a choir? Find out and more in the latest Tune U…
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Musical Explorations: Sound of Space
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To mark the 50th anniversary of the moon landing in July 1969, we explore the many different Sounds of Space – what music and noise we send out, and the sounds from the universe we have collected and their impact on the creation of music.Join Associate Professor Kenny McAlpine from The University of Melbourne’s Faculty of Fine Arts & Music, and Lab…
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The Tune Up: Mama Alto on the Radical Potential of Storytelling and Strength in Softness
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Welcome to episode two of The Tune Up: Mama Alto on the Radical Potential of Storytelling and Strength in Softness - brought to you by Melbourne Recital Centre.Hosts Maxim Boon and Megan Steller speak with gender-transcendent diva and cabaret artiste Mama Alto about the power and potential of storytelling through song, how vulnerability builds stre…
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The Tune Up: Those who think classical music is a static art form vs Ben Opie
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Welcome to episode one of The Tune Up podcast with hosts Maxim Boon and Megan Steller!In this episode, Maxim and Megan chat with oboist, collaborator, artistic director and one half of Inventi Ensemble, Ben Opie. Plus, an audio experiment that explores the art and etiquette of opening a cough lolly wrapper in Elisabeth Murdoch Hall featuring usher …
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Soundescapes Podcast: Music is More than what you hear
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Whether we're listening through our headphones or in the local coffee shop, music is an irrepressible part of our daily lives – and it is so much more than just the sounds that enter our ears.In the latest Music on the Mind talk, recorded live from Melbourne Recital Centre, esteemed speakers share their fascinating perspectives:Dr Amanda Krause exp…
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Musical Explorations: Finding Your Voice
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In May 2018, Leith McPherson—acclaimed vocal coach to the cast of 'The Hobbit' trilogy and Senior Lecturer in Voice and Movement at the Faculty of Fine Arts and Music at The University of Melbourne—joined us in the Salon as part of our Musical Explorations series.With great skill and wit, Leith offered an informed lecture/participatory workshop on …
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Music on the Mind: Lullabies of Our Lives - Singing in Multicultural Harmony
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Dr Samantha Dieckmann has been working with multicultural singing group Lullabies of Our Lives, bringing the diverse communities of Melbourne’s north together — one song at a time.The Lullaby Choir, a joint initiative of The Australian Research Council Centre of Excellence for the History of Emotions, the Faculty of Fine Arts and Music at The Unive…
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The Sound of Science: How Does Space Shape Sound?
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In this edition of Melbourne Recital Centre's Soundescapes podcast:How have the acoustics of buildings shaped the style of music that is composed and performed within them? In essence, how does space shape sound? Join acoustician Cameron Hough from ARUP and Ensemble Gombert in this special talks event live from Elisabeth Murdoch Hall.Topics explore…
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Conversant: Creative possibilities in arts writing
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What is arts writing beyond the idea of conventional critique? How can writers respond to artistic experiences in ways that expand and extend the value and impact of the artistic work?Meet Piriye Altraide, Jini Maxwell and Adalya Nash Hussein, three outstanding and diverse emerging female writers taking part in Melbourne Recital Centre’s 2018 Write…
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Getting To Carnegie Hall - Melbourne to Manhattan
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From Manhattan to Melbourne, places like Carnegie Hall, Juilliard and the Melbourne Recital Centre all have burgeoning artist development programs, taking musicians out of the concert halls and directly into the communities.With them they bring reenergised ideas and performance styles to this new way of thinking about the role of a musician in our …
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Contemporary Classical and the Real World featuring Thea Rossen, Liza Lim, Daryl Buckley
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?Climate change, architecture and the Taliban, these are just some of the complex ideas that composers and musicians explore as part of Metropolis New Music Festival 2018 at Melbourne Recital Centre. In this podcast, host Cat McGauran speaks with Thea Rossen (Penny Quartet), Liza Lim (composer) and Daryl Buckley (ELISION) about the immersive works …
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What Is Rebetiko? With Cat McGauran & Con Kalamaras
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What is Rebetiko? ?It is the music of passion, pain and love. It is a tapestry woven of Byzantine, Turkish, Roma, Jewish and other musical forms, created in the Piraeus 100 years ago by Greek refugees from Asia Minor and has grown to become a globally respected musical style.? Cat McGauran speaks with Con Kalamaras about Rebetiko music and its hist…
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Known for his deeply resonant voice and musical sensitivity, Gawurra catapulted onto the music stage in 2016 following the release of his critically acclaimed, and multi-award winning debut album, Ratja Yaliyali.The Melbourne-based via Arnhem Land musician joined Double J’s Caz Tran in conversation, discussing the stories behind his music, his pass…
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Nkechi Anele and Lucille Cutting are friends who connected through difference. As two Nigerian-Australian women of a similar age and background, Nkechi and Lucie had vastly different upbringings. One grew up in an urban environment surrounded by many cultures and the other in a small town in country Victoria.Questions about race, identity and cultu…
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In October 2017, we welcomed Jane Davidson and Jody Evans to the Salon to discuss what music audiences want and feel; how music audience experience contributes to well-being; and what can be done to improve music audience experiences.By MelbRecital
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In Conversation with Ella Thompson, Clio Renner & Sui Zhen
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Like Running Water brings together Ella Thompson, Sui Zhen and Clio Renner in a multi-dimensional arrangement that intersects sound, sight and scent.3RRR’s Lauren Taylor joined Ella, Clio and Sui Zhen for an In Conversation event to hear insights into the creative process behind the group’s new Melbourne Festival show, musings on their careers.…
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Soundescapes Podcast: Central Australian Aboriginal Women's Choir
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In this Soundescapes podcast presented by Melbourne Recital Centre, we learn about the extraordinary story of the Central Australian Aboriginal Women's Choir and the choral tradition that has survived for nearly 150 years. Hosted by Cat McGauran featuring choir master Stuart Morris and director of the documentary film 'The Song Keepers' Naina Sen.T…
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Soundescapes Podcast: 48 Ways of Looking at Bach: The Well-Tempered Clavier
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In this Soundescapes podcast presented by Melbourne Recital Centre, we explore J.S. Bach's The Well-Tempered Clavier as part of the 48 Ways of Looking at Bach concert series. Hosted by Cat McGauran and featuring Marshall McGuire, Liz Anderson and Paul Grabowsky.To discover more stories behind the music, the musicians and people that make Melbourne …
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Soundescapes Podcast: Music, Trauma & Recovery
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In this Soundescapes podcast presented by Melbourne Recital Centre, we look at the different ways music can help different people recover from trauma. Hosted by Cat McGauran and featuring James Richmond, Michael Mosley and Samantha Dieckmann.To discover more stories behind the music, the musicians and people that make Melbourne Recital Centre the b…
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In April 2017, we welcomed Professor Felicity Baker, Dr Samantha Dieckmann and James Richmond to Melbourne Recital Centre to discuss Music and Trauma.By MelbRecital
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Musical Explorations: Text and Music - Songwriting Through the Ages
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Song is perhaps the oldest form of musical communication, with the earliest surviving manuscript dating from 3400 years ago. Song has accompanied rituals associated with spirituality, labour, education, entertainment and, of course, expressions of emotion such as love and grief.In this presentation, some of these functions will be explored through …
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Musical Explorations: Our Time, Our Place - Australian Music Hear and Now
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Australia is home to the world’s oldest indigenous musical culture, and the site of major developments in various genres from folk through rock to art music.On Monday 24 October, leading Australian composer Katy Abbott Kvasnica and her internationally esteemed colleagues who form the ensemble Three explored some of the key works that make up the co…
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Discover how music can have positive effects on the minds of people with disability.Dementia poses significant challenges for all those it affects. This presentation investigates the benefits of music for persons with dementia and their carers on memory, mood and behaviour.Three of the country’s new National Health and Medical Research Council and …
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A rare up-close and personal discussion with American visionary Zola Jesus. Equally commanding and fragile, Zola Jesus transcends genre with her shape-shifting mix of cinematic synth pop and dark anthemic balladry. Her mix of the traditional and futuristic has seen her heralded among America’s most compelling young musicians and, at just 27, perfor…
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In Conversation with Béla Fleck & Abigail Washburn
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A rare up-close and personal discussion with banjoists Béla Fleck and Abigail WashburnBanjoists Béla Fleck and Abigail Washburn have mastered the deceptively intricate art of the duet. Their performances embrace a diversity almost unthinkable – coming from just two banjos and one voice.Fleck, a 15-time Grammy winner, has collaborated with Chick Cor…
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In Conversation with Lisa Gerrard & Dave Graney
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In Conversation is a creative conversation about artistic processes, musical influences, career highlights and more, recorded live at Melbourne Recital Centre.On Wednesday 29 June, vocalist Lisa Gerrard and Melbourne songwriter Dave Graney joined an intimate group of fans and fellow musicians in the Salon for a rare ‘In Conversation’ event at Melbo…
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