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Mahler's Kindertotenlieder

Mahler’s Kindertotenlieder (Songs on the Death of Children) is one of the purest musical outpourings of grief and sadness. This song...

Flamboyant Peacocks and Rowdy Guinea Fowls – Exploring Ravel’s Histoires naturelles.

We explore one of Ravel’s most iconic, imaginative, and controversial song cycles, Histoires naturelles.

Richard Strauss' Mädchenblumen - a song cycle about girls and flowers.

Born in 1864, Richard Strauss is considered one of the most important composers of the late romantic and early modern era. From epic...

Nature through music - 3 composers who have portrayed the world around us through sound and song.

We take a look at some of the striking examples where composers have expressed flora and fauna through music.

Chatting with Mark Connors, pianist for Songs of Love.

As we approach our inaugural performance, Songs of Love, we sat down to chat with pianist extraordinaire, Mark Connors about working as...

From Bach to Bizet - chatting with soprano Rachael Griffin about her career as an opera singer.

American-born soprano Rachael Griffin has been an active performer on the Brisbane music scene since moving to Australia, wowing...

Chatting with Tom Nicholson, baritone, and featured artist in Songs of Love.

Baritone Tom Nicholson is a 2022 Melba Opera Trust Artist and graduate of the Queensland Conservatorium Griffith University. Winner of...

Chatting with Anna Tafani, featured artist in Songs of Love.

We sit down with Albanian-born soprano, Anna Tafani, to chat about Dvořák and the process of learning to sing in a new language.

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