Haydn’s La Fedeltà Premiata – at the Royal Opera House, Mumbai
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Good Practice Techniques for Graded Examinations – Part II
The first of these articles discussed the need for practice to be relevant in terms of fluency and accuracy, musical...
Coming of Age
Since 2010, Con Brio has been pushing the limits of Western classical music performed in India with a focus on local talent. By Florestan Furtado Back in November 2009, when cellist Friedrich Kleinknecht and Parvesh Java met for an early...
The Stop-Gaps Choral Ensemble UK Tour 2018!
The Stop-Gaps Choral Ensemble of the Stop-Gaps Cultural Academy, now celebrating it’s 34th year, has had the honour of representing...
The art of reminiscence: thoughts on Jörg Widmann and musical meaning
The Oxford English Dictionary defines ‘reminiscence’ as either ‘a story told about a past event remembered by the narrator’ or...
4 SECRETS FOR BETTER HIGH NOTES
No matter what voice type you are, it’s fair to admit that plenty of your most applause-worthy moments come with high notes. Fast high notes, loud high notes, entire-lungful-of-air high notes – they’re what we’re all waiting to hear. There,...
Good Practice Techniques for Graded Examinations – Part I
Good practice techniques are essential for all sections of the examination and involve mindful concentration and clear objectives. A practice...
Presenting the BCCO!
May 2018 was an exciting month for Bangalore – the première of the Bangalore City Chamber Orchestra (BCCO), a new...