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Four new works for lute commissioned by ABC Classic FM
Find out about the instruments and the music, including video demonstrations by lutenist Tommie Andersson. > moreOrpheus Remix Awards
It is 400 years since the premiere of the world's first acknowledged opera, Monteverdi's L'Orfeo. To celebrate, the ABC is inviting you to compose your own response to both the Orpheus myth and the notion of 'opera', in the form of original 4-minute works for radio. > more
The Val Camonica Pieces by David Young are a heterogenous collection of works for diverse ensembles and soloists created over a ten-year period in response to the composer’s experience of the huge collection of rock carvings scattered across northern Italy’s Camonica Valley. > more
A trip through Australia's musical history via the music collection of the National Library of Australia, with audio of the entire series and concert. > more
An intriguing new web project created by composer Richard Vella, which presents a collection of music, sounds, images, memories, definitions and anecdotes around key words linking musical and spiritual ideas. Produced by ABC Classic FM, the A-Z features new recordings of Sonic Art Ensemble. > more
Listen to the Anniversary concert celebrating 20 years of the Elision Ensemble recorded on 11 June 2006. > About this concert and Elision >> Listen to the concert
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Australians at the New Zealand International Arts Festival
The 12 Cellos of the NZ Symphony Orchestra > more
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