The business of being a Bassoonist - Interview with Ben Hoadley
What is it like to be a bassoonist? Samuel Cottell catches up with Ben Hoadley, Omega Ensemble's bassoonist and discusses life as a bassoon player.
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OMEGA ENSEMBLE : SONGS FROM THE BUSH @ THE UTZON ROOM
This imaginative composition is significant in the new Australian music canon for combining the melange of colonial and indigenous musical expression and bringing it to the intimacy of scoring for the clarinet and string quartet.
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Folk meets classical when Omega Ensemble plays Songs from the Bush
... hauntingly beautiful clarinet... gentle spacious chorale of strings...
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Franz Schubert: The Man & His Music
World renowned cellist Steven Isserlis once said: “How does one explain Schubert? The simple answer is – one can't.”
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Five Facts about Australian Composer, Ian Munro
Australia boasts a fine variety of composers, each with their own distinct musical voices. With them, they bring their own cultures, their own ideas, and their own musical interests. One of those composers is Ian Murno.
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Bach, Haydn and Mozart walk into a bar…
Omega Ensemble's next concert features Mozart’s String Quartet, “The Hunt”, alongside the little-known Suite for Clarinet in G Minor by Busoni, and two Australian works: Ian Munro’s Songs from the Bush, and the world-premiere of Cyrus Meurant’s Concertino for Clarinet and Strings.
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Composer returns to Omega for world-premiere work
Australian composer, Cyrus Meurant, known for his series of collaborative works designed for Dementia patients, has composed a Concertino for Clarinet and Strings which will be premiered by Omega Ensemble at Sydney Opera House on 7 May.
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Busoni uncovered in Omega's next concert at Sydney Opera House.
Omega Ensemble continues their mission to uncover hidden gems of the classical music era. Their next concert is at Sydney Opera House and also showcases two Australian works.
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7 is the magic number. Beethoven’s Septet in Eb Major
7 is the magic number... Read more about Beethoven's remarkable Septet in E flat major, part of the exciting program in Omega Ensemble's next concert on Wednesday 5 April 2017 at City Recital Hall.
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Murder, Mystery and a strange connection to Australia. The case of Domenico Cimarosa.
Haydn loved Cimarosa’s music and it is said that he could write a melody that rivalled Mozart (that is indeed a great gift).
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This is Rachmaninoff (1873-1943)
Rachmainoff composed this work when he was 19 years old. It is written in Rachmaninoff's now familiar musical style, noted for its sumptuous melodies, rich romantic harmonies, and precise marching rhythms.
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In Search of Bernard Herrmann: Omega Ensemble sheds light on rare concert works
Ask any music lover “Do you know the music of Bernard Herrmann?” and their response might be: “Ah, yes, the film composer’
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Omega Ensemble in the Utzon Room - Haydn and Mozart
... eloquence and mastery ...the tapestry of Australia’s concert life.
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Hard to imagine a better performance in a more beautiful venue.
... whole performance was masterful... I could not fault the performance.
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Omega Ensemble launches its season to a packed house
The lovely thing about going to one of the Omega Ensemble’s concerts is that you get a smorgasbord of chamber music in its various guises, all played by first-rate musicians.
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Haydn and Mozart Concert at Sydney Opera House
... a superb performance of high calibre...
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Join Omega Ensemble for their first concert of 2017 at the Sydney Opera House this Sunday.
5 reasons not to miss Omega Ensemble's first concert at the Sydney Opera House performing Mozart's Clarinet Quintet.
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Backwards and Forwards: Omega Explores the History of String Quartets & Clarinet Quintets
Read more about Omega Ensemble's first concert for the year, Haydn and Mozart, a feast of quartets and quintets.
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