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…
Category: Tait Profiles
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…
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…
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…
Tait Winter Prom 2014 at St John's Smith Square
The 2014 Tait Winter Prom was a landmark event for the Tait Memorial Trust at St John’s Smith Square, proudly supported by Australia’s largest bank, the Commonwealth Bank of Australia. To see and hear our talented Awardees performing at one of London’s most prestigious concert platforms was thrilling…truly a great night for the Trust and for…
Jayson Gillham prepares for Le Louvre
Jayson Gillham played magnificently last night at 49 Queen’s Gate Terrace, London. The home of Sir Vernon and Lady Ellis it has become one of London’s most prestigious boutique chamber venues. He played a program of Debussy, Chabrier & Ducas. He is such a wonderful artist and speaks and introduces each piece with humour. We…
Message from Sky Ingram, Soprano
Dear Friends, I hope you’ve all had a lovely start to your autumn/spring (depending on hemisphere!) – I certainly have! Most especially the start of rehearsals for my debut with the Royal Opera House world premiere of Glare in the role of Lea. Very exciting!! Helping develop a new opera and new story line has been such a creative…
Changing Feet – A musical exploration of changing pace
Kevin Penkin, Tait Scholar @KevinPenkin at the Royal College of Music 2013 & 2014 @RCMLatest has been commissioned by the Tait Memorial Trust to write an orchestral work for our Winter Prom @StJohnsSmithSq. He has decided to write a piece for flute and orchestra which he has entitled, Changing Feet. Conducted by Kelly Lovelady with Nicola…
Producer John Frost and Artistic Director Lyndon Terracini Awarded Australian Honours
Congratulations to John Frost AM and Lyndon Teracini AM as Members in the General Division via Producer John Frost and Artistic Director Lyndon Terracini Awarded Australian Honours.