| | | | | We kicked off rehearsals for the Classic Choir this week. If you haven’t made it along, you can watch our first two rehearsals online, or join the merriment for our final rehearsals next week.
Conductor Ben Northey and an ABC Classic presenter will help you get to know Deborah Cheetham’s new carol, Christmas With You, but you’ll also get some great tips on singing and help with some of the trickier parts.
You'll be singing along with the carol, but you won't be heard or seen by other Classic Choir members (or by us!). So you don't need to get dressed up (unless you want to!), and you can sing your heart out without worrying about wrong notes.
If you missed the first rehearsals, you can still watch them on our website, the first hosted by Greta Bradman and the other by Ed Ayres. From 5pm AEDT on 23 November you can join Vanessa Hughes for another rehearsal, and spend some time with Damien Beaumont for the final rehearsal on 24 November. | | | | | | |
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 | | | | | | | | Watch Tamara play this beautiful Pastorale by Peggy Glanville-Hicks, one of only three surviving solo piano works by the composer. | | | | | | |
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 | | | | | | | | 2020 has been a year like no other for the film industry, but that hasn’t put a complete stop to some great soundtracks being released. | | | | | | |
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 | | | | | | | | Here’s a playlist of some fabulous Australian classical music, and don’t forget to hit follow — it’s updated every three weeks. | | | | | | |
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