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August 7, 2019 by Simon Sweetman

Sweetman Podcast # 179: Jan Preston 

Welcome to episode 178 of Sweetman Podcast with support from our sponsors – T Leaf T, Yeastie Boys and La Petite Chocolat.  Now – as you probably know, as well as the usual platforms (this site, soundcloud, iTunes/Apple) you can now get to Sweetman Podcast on Spotify – follow it there and have it saved in your Spotify library. Jan Preston is a Kiwi-born, Australian-based pianist. She’s a […]
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August 5, 2019 by Simon Sweetman

Gig Review: STROMA – Voices of the World (August 1, Wgtn)

Stroma: Voices of The World  Hannah Playhouse  Thursday August 1 In a wide-ranging program that sought to show connections and cross-pollinations between cultures, between the scored notes of music and the more off-the-cuff field recordings of human and animal voices, of natural sounds (rainfall), once again the Wellington-based Stroma collective hit it out of the park. This […]
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May 12, 2015 by Simon Sweetman

R.I.P. Jack Body

Very sad news overnight, Jack Body has died. The news wasn’t – as such – a surprise. People knew that Jack was ill, that his time on this earth was coming to an end. But it is very sad news, here was a person who did so much, who gave so much – who was […]
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March 11, 2013 by Simon Sweetman

Gig Review: Kronos Quartet (March 11, Wgtn)

Kronos Quartet MFC Monday, March 11 To see Kronos Quartet (finally!) 40 years after the group was formed is to witness an ensemble committed to the redefinition of chamber music; this fiercely experimental quartet can play it straight – very straight – as the three curtain-calls showed, offering Greek folk song, Chinese courting music and […]
Posted in Blog, Reviews · Tagged Chamber Music, Gig Review, Jack Body, Kronos Quartet, MFC, Steve Reich ·

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