The Mirabeau Wines, Rose was a big hit with our audience at Kabarett at Leighton House. Good to see the 2015 vintage is shaping up well. Thank you Mirabeau Wines for supporting our work by supplying such delicious wine. Source: Latest harvest news, a provençal wedding, the best of figs & win a Mirabeau tree…
Tag: Tait Performing Arts Association
John Frost AM – New Patron of the Tait Memorial Trust
The Tait Trust are delighted to announce that John Frost AM has kindly agreed to be a new Patron of the Trust here in the UK and has also agreed to be Patron for the Tait Performing Arts Association in Australia. We are also thrilled to congratulate him on being awarded the AM (Member in…
Kiandra Howarth, Soprano – Success at the Royal Opera House
Australian soprano, Kiandra Howarth, a member of the Jette Parker Young Artist Programme had a great success at the ROH. Blogger and opera reviewer Sarah Noble @primalamusica reporting from London ROH’s “Dialogues of the Carmelites by Poulenc-“. Thought the Bel Canto crowd would like to hear about another Aussie success – Kiandra Howarth went on…
Y-Squared | Wigmore Hall: Classical Chamber Music & Song Concerts
Winner of 2014 @CelloAwards #Australia @Y2_Squared Yelian He and Yasmin Rowe are to give a recital @Wigmore_Hall on Sunday 25th May at 7.30pm. A concert not to be missed. Yelian, a former Tait Awardee, will be playing with us in our 2014 Tait Young Australian Performers concert @StJohnsSmithSq on Tuesday 9th December. More details of…
Letter from Lauren Fagan – Soprano
Dear Friends and Family, It has been awhile since I last wrote with an update on things happening in London so hope you enjoy some of my news and developments. It seems like a long time ago now but less than a month ago we had the performances of my final opera at Guildhall ‘The…
The Leanne Benjamin Awards | Australian Nexus
The Leanne Benjamin Awards | Australian Nexus.
Yelian He wins the Australian Cello Awards Competition
We are thrilled to hear that Yelian He, Tait Awardee 2009, has been awarded the inaugural Australian Cello Awards. Congratulations Yelian. Yelian was the recipient of the Allen-Evans Scholarship, the Grand Prize of the inaugural Australian Cello Awards Competition, the Audience Prize as well as the Sydney Symphony concerto prize. Yelian performs with Yasmin Rowe…
Tait Friends at Stoke Lodge 18th March 2014
On Tuesday March 18th the Trust invited our Friends to the home of the Australian High Commissioner, Stoke Lodge. The evening was hosted by Sasha Carruozzo, wife of Mike Rann CNZM the Australian High Commissioner, and by Tait Memorial Trust Chairman, Isla Baring OAM. The Trust are terribly grateful to Mike and Sasha and want…
Jewels of the Bel Canto – Elena Xanthoudakis, Catherine Carby, Richard Bonynge, Royal Northern Sinfonia
The Tait Memorial Trust are thrilled to announce the launch of a new recording by Tait Awardee, Elena Xanthoudakis, and the great Australian master of Bel Canto, Richard Bonynge. Released by Signum Records the CD will be officially launched in March 2014 generously supported by the Borletti Buitoni Trust. Please watch the attached video 2008…
Rare recording of Joan Sutherland from the 1965 tour of Australia
Joan Sutherland 1965 tour A recording of Dame Joan Sutherland, live in Australia 1965 (Vol. 2) Desiree Records is available via this link Volume 1 sold out (let’s hope they press some more CDs). These recordings have particular significance for the Trust as Isla Baring’s father, Sir Frank Tait, produced this tour as part of…