Yiddish Opera in the 21st Century
Australian Centre for Jewish Civilisation and Kadimah Jewish Cultural Centre presents: 'Yiddish Opera in the 21st Century' @ Classic Southside.
With clarinetist Tony Hicks, violinist Amy Zakar Banner, double bassist Simon Starr, and pianist Adrian Banner.
Australian premiere of US Pulitzer Prize-nominated composer Alex Weiser. QandA with the composer. Program: 'in a dark blue night' and 'Coney Island Days' performed in English and Yiddish.
Women, Life, Freedom, Rebirth: Classical Music by Iranian Composers
fortyfivedownstairs Chamber Music Festival presents: Women, Life, Freedom, Rebirth
As the revolution continues in Iran and fury and frustration grow, young Iranian composers channel their rage into transformative music. This evening of modern Iranian classical music for piano and voice features four premieres of new works by young Iranian composers and brings to the forefront the music and words of women. Far away from the reality of the fight against a violent, theocratic regime, we come together to share in stories and voices from the frontlines of the Iranian revolution.
Join Iranian pianist Khashayar ‘Kaya’ Amri and Ukrainian-Australian singer Billie Tumarkin for an evening of music in solidarity with Iran and other communities worldwide fighting for survival.
With text by Iranian-Australian writer Roumina Parsamand.
Program:
Siyahi by Arefe Hekmatpanah (Premiere)
Persian tale by Aminollah Hosein
Nine Persian Folk songs by Reza Vali
The songs of Prema by Fozie Majd
Dancing in the village by Fozie Majd
Interval
Suffer by Niloufar Shahbazi (Premiere)
Butterfly by Melik Aslanian
Freedom by Nasim Nabavi (Premiere)
Revolution by Mahoor Pourmoghadam (Premiere)
Nine Persian Folk songs by Reza Vali
Baraye for women, life, liberty by Shervin Hajipour
The Australian Singing Competition Finals
The IFAC Handa Australian Singing Competition has long been considered the premier showcase for Australasia’s finest young singers and is the home of ‘The Mathy’, the most prestigious award given to a young opera and classical singer.
The 2022 ASC Finalists are: mezzo Kristin Astouroghlian (VIC), bass Jake Bigwood (WA), baritone Jeremy Boulton (NSW), soprano Billie Tumarkin (VIC), and soprano Younji Yi (NSW).
Melbourne Symphony Orchestra’s ‘Compassion’
Composer Nigel Westlake and singer-songwriter Lior reunite with the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra for A Night of Compassion.
This special concert event also features Emma Donovan with MSO Composer in Residence Paul Grabowsky AO, Billie Tumarkin and Alex Burkoy in a program of original music and culturally significant works that address themes of compassion and healing.
Sydney Opera House’s Antidote Festival: Ukraine Has Changed Us
Maria Tumarkin, Serhiy Zhadan, Billie Tumarkin, Anatoli Torjinski & Olga Boichak
What can we learn from Ukraine?
When witnessing the atrocities in Ukraine, it is difficult to know how to respond. Here, we offer a time to come together and honour the incredible Ukrainian art, music and poetry in our midst.
FOJAM When Women Speak of War
In solidarity with Ukraine, FOJAM’s (Festival of Jewish Arts and Music) event When Women Speak of War : Artists Reckon with Wars Declared and Hidden, musicians, writers and performers grapple with how we commemorate and memorialise the Holocaust, genocide and war in a theatrical collaboration at The National Theatre in St Kilda, Melbourne on the lands of the Yalukit-Willam Clan on Boon Wurrung Country.