Last week, I wrote about how the Australian brass band landscape has changed…To Win at All Costs…and it certainly stirred up some quite enthusiastic discussion. That post has between viewed hundreds of times since then, as well as being shared, and I have read through each comment made on the blog and social media, plus […]
We are currently attending the Australian National Brass Band Competition, which is being held in Sydney. Every year, bands converge into a location, to compete in various grades, in the hope to be victorious as Australian champions. As always with these contests, there is a lot of waiting around, which allows for some socialising and […]
I first came across Postmodern Jukebox when I saw this YouTube clip appear my Facebook feed late last year… And I loved it…I actually thought it was a song from the 40s and had no idea it was a current hit from the top 40! Guess I really am getting old… So I did a […]
Yesterday, we went to the most amazing….and unique….concert! And yes, you read the title correctly and I bet you are wondering what sort of concert this was! It was an event that featured not one, but two world class organs…a classical pipe organ and a Wurlitzer theatre organ. And it was a fundraiser too…proceeds are […]
I am so proud right now….today, I was able to watch my husband conduct his primary school band at a school music festival. So whats so good about that, you ask? Well, it is because this was the band’s first ever public performance at a bands festival…and they did so well! My husband along with […]
Today, we saw one of my favourite musicals, Les Miserables, which is currently being held at Her Majesty’s Theatre in Melbourne. It was actually a good afternoon to go to the theatre, as it seemed most of Melbourne were heading towards Flemington for the Derby Day races….we were able to get good Row A seats […]
On Saturday, we went to see Queen and Adam Lambert perform at Rod Laver Arena in Melbourne! And I have to say it was so fantastic to see a group thoroughly enjoying performing on stage…they are doing what they love best! It has been 29 years since Queen toured Australia, and there are now only […]
We have had yet another busy few days, while enjoying some glorious weather….and the weekend was finished by attending a brass band concert. This wasn’t your normal brass band concert…this event brought two musical communities together. Held at the Moreland City Salvation Army Hall, the Melbourne Staff Band and Darebin City Brass -Preston Band joined […]