Lovely to hear from Tait Awardee, Russell Harcourt who recently returned from Sydney after working with Pinchgut Opera. He has recently updated his website with some excerpts from the opera Vivaldi’s Bajazet. Hadleigh Adams (also a Tait prize winner) was singing the title role. Listen to Russell sing Handel here Russell is currently preparing David…
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Tait Winter Prom 2015
Please save the date for our 5th annual Tait Winter Prom which will be held in the Amaryllis Fleming Concert Hall at the Royal College of Music on Monday the 23rd of November at 6.30 for 7pm. This year we are delighted to welcome Australian virtuoso pianist and Tait Patron, Piers Lane AM who will…
Kabarett!! at Leighton House, 23rd September
This is a last minute concert, as Brad Cooper is in town with his highly acclaimed Kabarett show (which is on tour from Australia). Ross Alley has agreed to accompany Brad to support our Friends and supporters at the beautiful Leighton House. This museum has been recently refurbished. The house was the former home and…
June Mendoza interview from the Pikitia Press Blog
This blog post was published on the Pikitia Press Blog on Thursday January 23rd, 2014 written by Matt Emery. As June Mendoza is a patron of the Tait Memorial Trust we wanted to share this fascinating article about a great Australian. We are very grateful to Matt Emery for sharing these illustrations and his interview…
Stuart Skelton to give masterclass in London
Monday 2nd November, 2015 Tickets: £50 Venue: Victoria (full address provided on booking) Australian tenor Stuart Skelton, the 2014 Male Singer of the Year for the International Opera Awards, will give a public Masterclass with recent Opera Awards Foundation Bursary recipients. This will not only be a fascinating insight into the art of singing, it’s also a…
Ana de la Vega plays with English Chamber Orchestra. Kings Place, Sunday May 31st
Terrific news from Australian flautist, Ana de la Vega. It is a busy time for the Trust with a full calendar of concerts coming up. Ana’s concert with the English Chamber Orchestra shouldn’t be missed. I write to you from Hamburg where I have rehearsals this weekend. I have just returned from an 11 concert…
ABC Classics announcement — London Recital 28th May
From Jayson Gillham ABC Classics announcement — London Recital 28th May. ABC Classics announces three-album recording deal with Jayson Gilliam If you haven’t already seen this through the various channels, here is a link to yesterday’s article published by the Australian music magazine Limelight about my signing with ABC Classics: http://www.limelightmagazine.com.au/news/abc-classics-sign-jayson-gillham Needless to say, it…
Tait Friends renewals 2015
Principal Partner Dear Friends, I was so pleased to see some of our Friends at the “Rising Australian Stars” concert at the ROSL last week where no fewer than four previous recipients of Tait awards played to a very appreciative audience. The music was simply glorious and I hope that you feel, as I…
Applications for Tait Music awards close Friday 27th March
Grant Applications for 2015 Applicants must be: o Australian citizens o or domiciled in Australia o and be under the age of 35 The completed official application form must be accompanied by the following: Recording: CD (DVD/VHS video in the case of dancers) Photocopy of passport or other official document (proof of age, nationality/residence) Curriculum…
Ensemble Eroica Easter Concert
Young Australian Conductor, recent Solti Competition Finalist and Tait Winter Prom participant Toby Thatcher currently directs London-based group Ensemble Eroica. Their next programme takes place on Easter weekend, with music by Mozart and Strauss, and a guest solo appearance by Scottish Chamber Orchestra Principal Horn Alec Frank-Gemmill. Toby Thatcher is carving out a name for…