After hearing two of the finest quartets in the country, who have worked together as quartets for many years it was interesting to hear seven of the best musicians in the SSO, who have worked together for years in the orchestra, come together to play chamber music.
Ensemble Offspring is one of Australia's treasures. Under the leadership of the indomitable, passionately committed Claire Edwardes, it constantly re-invents itself, both in personnel and in the genre of pieces it gives to its audience.
The Festival has built up such a reputation in the course of these four years that, for the first time, this year’s festival is virtually sold out.
The tragedy of the contemporary comes across like thunder in this performance of self aggrandisement, an almost trance like rant, Trump type tripe tripping from the tongue, dripping off the lips in a solid patch of rhetoric.
Erin Clare’s star quality is evident from the opening song, Take That Look Off Your Face, all the way to its reprise finale, exhilaratingly sustained for seventy minutes by virtuoso vocalisation and a captivating stage presence.
I Wish... is a masterful piece of theatre that uses colour and movement to communicate the complex world of emotions to young audiences.