Classic 100 Concludes | Singing Finals Live

If you are having trouble viewing this newsletter, please try the online version at the ABC website 19 - 26 October 2012 Greetings from ABC Classic FM where the corridors continue to reverberate with the excitement of The Classic 100: Music of France. As you'll see below, there are many ways to continue enjoying the Music of France. Also this week, our finest young singers go head-to-head in the Finals of the Australian Singing Competition at the Sydney Opera House. Enjoy. THE CLASSIC 100 CONCLUDES Seven days, twenty-two presenters and guests, one hundred works and thousands of comments later, The Classic 100 has reached its finale for another year. Thanks to everyone who contributed on air, online and everywhere, it's your contributions that make each Classic 100 such an entertaining journey. Visit online for a comprehensive wrap up of the Countdown along with links to the top ten works and your photos of France. >>more AUSTRALIAN SINGING COMPETITION FINALS - LIVE Join us from 7pm this Thursday 25 October when we'll cross live to the newly named Joan Sutherland Theatre at the Sydney Opera House for the Finals of Australasia's richest competition for young opera and classical singers. The five young finalists will battle it out, accompanied by the Australian Opera and Ballet Orchestra conducted by Johannes Fritzsch. Read more about the finalists and the concert  program . NOVEMBER LIMELIGHT AVAILABLE NOW In the November of issue of ABC Limelight, superstar mezzo-soprano Cecilia Bartoli tells how she discovered a lost genius of the Baroque and devoted her new album to his music. We hear how the sounds of New York inspired composer John Cage to redefine what music is. There's also a preview of what's happening on the arts and music scene in 2013, along with a look at the results our own Classic 100 Countdown: Music of France. We have copies of November Limelight to win, simply email lifeisbeautiful@abc.net.au with your postal address and the answer to the question: which piece was voted number two in this year's Classic 100 Countdown? >>more SUNDAY LIVE IN PERTH Sunday 21 October 3pm - Intimate Music Our French chamber music season continues in today's concert from the Perth Town Hall. Andrew Nicolso (flute), Louise McKay (cello) Giovanni Pasini (viola) and David Wickham (piano) team up to bring you music by Durufle, Debussy, Martinu, and Vieuxtemps. Today's concert is at the Perth Town Hall. All are welcome to attend, however audience are required to be seated by 11:50am as the broadcasts will begin at 12pm sharp. >>more FEATURES AND CONCERT HIGHLIGHTS: 19 - 26 October Friday 19 October - 8pm Evening Concert - AYO National Music Camp 2012 Recorded in the Llewellyn Hall, ANU School of Music, Canberra, earlier this year, tonight's concert from the Australian National Youth Orchestra's Music Camp includes Iain Grandage's The Wild Geese performed by the Nelson Cooke Chamber Orchestra and Mendelssohn's String Symphony No 4 in C minor featuring Mats Zetterqvist. Saturday 20 October - 8pm Saturday Evening Concert - Orchestra Victoria Orchestra Victoria perform in this concert from the Melbourne Recital Centre Mostly Mozart Series 2012. We'll hear Rossini's The Barber of Seville: Overture, Haydn's Sinfonia concertante in B flat Hob.I:105 and Mozart's Symphony No 41 in C, K551 (Jupiter). Sunday 21 October - 1pm Sunday Afternoon Concert - German Symphony Orchestra Recorded in the Philharmonie, Berlin, this concert features Ewa Podles (contralto), the Berlin Radio Chorus, and is conducted by Tugan Sokhiev. Featuring Prokofiev's Alexander Nevsky Op 78 and Shostakovich's Symphony No 4 in C minor Op 43. Monday 22 October - 8pm Evening Concert - Sydney Conservatorium of Music Recorded in the Verbrugghen Hall, Sydney Conservatorium of Music, tonight's concert features Mozart's Serenade in B flat for 13 instruments (Gran Partita) K361 and Dvorak's Wind Serenade in D minor B77 (Op 44). Tuesday 23 October - 1pm Afternoons Concert - Australian Youth Orchestra In the Elisabeth Murdoch Hall, Melbourne Recital Centre, the Australian Youth Orchestra is conducted by Christopher Hogwood. We'll hear two works by Mendelssohn: A Midsummer Night's Dream: Incidental Music Op 61 and Symphony No 3 in A minor, Op 56 (Scottish). Wednesday 24 October - 8pm Evening Concert - ABC 80th Anniversary Concert Season As part of the ABC 80th Anniversary Concert Season, we're featuring the Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra's 60th Anniversary Gala performance recorded 12 July 2008 in the Federation Concert Hall, Hobart. The program includes Grieg's Piano Concerto in A minor  Op 16 and Beethoven's Symphony No 5 in C minor, Op 67. Thursday 25 October - 7pm Evening Concert - 2012 Australian Singing Competition Final - LIVE Live from the Opera Theatre, Sydney Opera House, Guy Noble hosts the 2012 Australian Singing Competition Final. The Australian Opera and Ballet Orchestra will be conducted by Johannes Fritzsch. Friday 26 October - 8pm Evening Concert - ABC 80th Anniversary Concert Season As part of the ABC 80th Anniversary Concert Season, tonight's concert is the Gala Opening of the Perth Concert Hall, recorded Friday 26 January 1973. West Australian Symphony Orchestra is featured along with the South Australian Symphony Orchestra, University of WA Choral Society and soloists including soprano Lesley Perrin, mezzo-soprano Kathleen Edgar and tenor Clive Griffiths. 'Like' us on facebook Follow us on Twitter NEW FROM ABC CLASSICS Classic 100 - The Music Of France - The Top Ten and Selected Highlights Various Artists ABC Classic FM takes the listener on a journey through the beautiful music of France. Sure to feature all your French favourites, voted by you, this release is a must-have for any admirer of the rich, diverse and at times revolutionary contribution France has added to our musical landscape. LIMELIGHT MAGAZINE limelight - November 2012 In the November of issue of ABC Limelight, superstar mezzo-soprano Cecilia Bartoli tells how she discovered a lost genius of the Baroque, and devoted her new album to his music. We look at how the sounds of New York inspired composer John Cage. 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