Outstanding classical music concert for kids!
May 28, 2012 § Leave a Comment
AKSEL KOLSTAD AS MOZART
When: SUNDAY, 3RD JUNE 2012, 10:00 AM
Where: THE GROVE LIBRARY, 1 LEAKE STREET, PEPPERMINT GROVE (cnr Leake St & Stirling Hwy)
Ticket Prices: All tickets are just $20. Children under 2 years old are free!
CLICK HERE for online bookings
Bookings are essential as there will be No Door Sales.
Likened to comedic musician Victor Borge, internationally acclaimed Norwegian pianist Aksel Kolstad presenting his big show for kids about Mozart!
Free entry for the group organiser!
Invite your friends or family for a delightful afternoon and remember – group organiser gets their ticket (1) FREE with every 6 tickets purchased
Children must be accompanied by an adult.
CLICK HERE To get tickets online in advance (No booking fee) to avoid disappointment!!
Price: $20.00
Picasso and Braque go to the movies
May 28, 2012 § Leave a Comment
GALA OPENING | PICASSO AND BRAQUE GO TO THE MOVIES | with Dr Stefano Carboni, Director Art Gallery of WA
Celebrate Picasso’s contribution to the art world with a Spanish extravaganza of dance, music and tapas in the main concourse of the Gallery! Thrill to the machine gun footwork of flamenco dancers accompanied by Spanish quitarist, from the acclaimed Danza Viva Spanish Dance Company, of recent Octagon Theatre success.
Dr Stefano Carboni, Director of the Gallery, will open the Festival, his APPRECIATING talk will discuss the works of Picasso, and introduce the first of the Festival films, Picasso and Braque go to the Movies.
Born at the same time as cinema itself and both avid cinephiles, Pablo Picasso and Georges Braque are creators of the Cubist movement and pioneers in the world of modern art. This film examines the possible aesthetic links between the advent of the cinema and Cubism. Discover the genesis of an artistic revolution.
Bookings
Wednesday 6 June | 6pm – 9pm
The Concourse, Art Gallery of WA (via the Front Entrance)
Members $55 / Guests $65 (inc tapas & entertainment from 6pm, talk 6:45pm, followed by film)
Mention “Alex Millier” to get the member’s rate of $55.
Booking ref: F11 CLICK HERE to book with trybooking or call 9492-6750
CLICK HERE for further information
Who stopped the music?
May 26, 2012 § Leave a Comment
The parlous state of music in public schools means not only are our children missing an important dimension in life, but they miss out on something that promotes brain function and social skills. China and Venezuela understand the value of music very well, and so do Australian parents, but our politicians are tone deaf. Reporter: Stephen Crittenden
A link to the Radio National show from 2009 examining this important question can be found here
link to “Who stopped the music?”
Support your local Divas!
May 25, 2012 § Leave a Comment
West Australian Opera choristers Penny Shaw and Fiona Cooper Smyth, otherwise known as Divalicious, are through to the semi finals of Channel 7′s ‘Australia’s Got Talent’. Watch them compete on Wednesday 30 May and SMS “Divalicious” to 1977 8888 to vote them through to the finals. Voting lines open 7.30pm 30 May and close 10am 1 June (SMS votes cost $0.55). 
Perth on a Tuesday night in Autumn
May 23, 2012 § Leave a Comment
As I headed home on a crisp autumn night from His Majesty’s Theatre (The Maj) I spied activity through the window at the Ellington Jazz Club. I’d just played some exciting and uplifting scores with the WASO for the WA Ballet as part of a show called “Diamonds” and didn’t feel like heading straight home.
Kat Tonkin, the Ellington’s charming manager on duty last night greeted me warmly at the door. I ordered a Squires cider off the tap and leant against the beautiful copper-topped bar.
The atmosphere was simply electric. Jazz students and regular customers filled the place. Tenor sax giant Jamie Oehlers was in blistering form and his young protégés hung on his every phrase and nuance. What a treat. On a Tuesday night, here were some of Perth’s top jazz musos tearing the place apart. (I mean this figuratively, not literally. It may be a Northbridge night club, but here it’s all about the music).
SO glad I stopped by.
The musos last night.
Tal Cohen- piano
Jamie Oehlers- saxophone
Nick Abbey- bass
Bronton Ainsworth- drums
You can catch Nick Abbey tonight.
You can catch Jamie and Tal with Emmy and Grammy award-winning bassist Bob Hurst on the 30th and 31st of May
Even though they’ll only be tearing the place apart in a figurative sense next week, the Ellington may still need to replace some of the furniture after the gigs 
Here’s a taste of the quartet from the Jazzaziz Vol 5 CD Launch at the Art Gallery of WA last year. Of course, video clips are never a substitute for actually being there…
