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Four people in black are huddled together, looking down, each one holding onto saxophones.
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Music review: Australian Festival of Chamber Music, various Townsville venues 

A reflection on some key concerts and events at the 2024 Australian Festival of Chamber Music.

Silence & Rapture. A female dancer with slicked back dark hair has one leg bent with her foot touching her other knee and one arm stretching up and the other across to a bald headed man standing and playing a double bass. They are in a wharf building converted to a studio/stage space.
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The rapturous reunion of the Sydney Dance Company and Australian Chamber Orchestra

Sydney Dance Company has teamed up with the Australian Chamber Orchestra once more on a heavenly tour.

Wonderful World. An orchestra is playing on the stage with a cellist front and centre, spotlit. Behind them is a large screen of a tract of land peeking through what could be either clouds or crashing waves.
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Concert review: Wonderful World, Townsville Civic Theatre

A diverse musical program across environmentally conscious themes in a powerful humanistic ode to nature.

2024 Regional & Remote Music Summit. A photo of a stage seen from afar against the sunset of a natural environment.
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Darwin to host first ever Regional & Remote Music Summit

This is for the seven million Australians existing outside of the metropolitan music industry who need their voices heard.

A photo of a full orchestra with a row of spotlights shining down on them. Music of Hans Zimmer.
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Music review: The Music of Hans Zimmer, Adelaide Festival Centre

Adelaide Symphony Orchestra celebrated the cinematic success of award-winning composer Hans Zimmer.

A woman in a short red jumpsuit is standing on a milk crate in the centre of a stage. She is surrounded by dancers all dressed in casual wear.
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Musical review: In the Heights, Sydney Opera House

'In the Heights' offers an introduction to Lin-Manuel Miranda’s trademark hip hop style musical, spiced up with sultry, sexy salsa.

MSO. Dan Sultan. A man is seated at a piano on the left. He's singing. In the background are an orchestra of strings. A conductor is on the right.
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Music review: Dan Sultan x MSO, Hamer Hall

This masterful collaboration demonstrated the immense power of elevating First Nations voices on the orchestral stage.

A string orchestra playing in the atrium of a large retail space in front of a staircase. The musicians are masked and wearing black tie dress, with many colourful dresses included.
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The performing arts company breaking every convention in the book … and winning

For a company working in an art form steeped in tradition, the choice to break away from some of its…

live music: a male musician playing the drums in darkened bright blue light on a small stage.
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NSW's sound investment in musicians

Live music and touring acts get a $4.8 million boost in NSW.

Ability Fest. Five men in black T shirts are in front of festival crowd, one on the right is in a wheelchair, smiling and holding a microphone.
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Ability Fest returns and expands to Queensland

The music festival with inclusion baked into its DNA returns this October.

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