World premieres, certainly from an Australian standpoint, don’t come much bigger than this! NED KELLY, composed by Luke Styles with libretto by Peter Goldsworthy and given birth here by Lost and Found as part of the 2019 Perth International Arts Festival. Performed at the heritage listed No1 Mill at Jarrahdale the venue is an enormous 2 sided…
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Luke Styles new song cycle | London première at Wigmore Hall
Tait Awardee, Luke Styles, former Young Composer-in-Residence at Glyndebourne is joined by principals of Britten Sinfonia, and Tenor Mark Padmore, for the London première of a new song cycle set to poems by Australian poet, Les Murray, On Bunyah. The programme is crowned by Vaughan Williams’s On Wenlock Edge, which depicts rural life at a…
Jessica Cottis: “There’s still a block for women conductors” – Limelight Magazine
The conductor of this year’s Tait Memorial Trust concert on gender, education and musical styles. It’s that time of year again in London when the beautiful concert hall at St. John’s Smith Square is taken over by the Australian, Tait Memorial Trust. The venue will be filled with talented Australian musicians and singers, many having…
The Tait Memorial Trust is pleased to be assisting these fine young Australian artists in 2014
In 2014 Tait Awards have increased by 27% from 2013/14. This increase has largely been due to the excellent response to our new Friends scheme and the increased level of donations from our generous supporters. The names of our Friends and our major donors can be found here With our new ‘Adopt a Performer’ scheme…