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› Virtual Victorian Opera - Sunday in the Park with George
31/Jul/2020
From the Archives - Journey back to 2013 with Sunday in the Park with George, the first of our Sondheim productions. This Pulitzer Prize-winning musical brings to life the characters from Seurat's famous impressionist masterpiece A Sunday on La Grande Jatte. An unforgettable ode to the 'art of making art'. WATCH at https://e.wordfly.com/click?sid=NzM5XzQ0NDFfMTQ3NzFfNzE5NQ&l=71f2a43d-41d1-ea11-a824-0050569d715d&utm_source=wordfly&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=VOenews-General-VirtualVO20.07.29&utm_content=version_A&promo=4653. Artists…
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› fortyfivedownstairs - AGM news and shutdown
31/Jul/2020
WEDNESDAY 29 JULY - We would like to again express our heartfelt thanks to everyone who contributed to Drive to Survive - your generosity and wonderful words of support were overwhelming in what is such a difficult time. Unfortunately, this second lockdown has set many venues back in their plans to…
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› The HUM, GAMC, Music News from Gippsland
31/Jul/2020
THE HUM, e-Bulletin No. 11 JULY 2020, e-BULLETIN. GATHERED FROM GAMC’s NETWORKS, TWO LISTS TO CHECK OUT WHILE YOU SELF-ISOLATE. Musicians perform on-line. Pay to watch. Help their income by funding the following events: MATON GUITARS Here’s three sites for you to hear about this incredible Australian guitar and ukulele manufacturer…
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› Special Green and Blue Places: A Creative Writing Invitation
30/Jul/2020
Do you have a special place in Bass Coast that you love? At the ocean, by a river, in the rolling hills? We would like you to tell us about it, in 150 words or less, and to send us an image of your special place. We’d love to hear from you and invite you into the ‘Coastal Connections’ project. ‘Coastal Connections’ is a community-based project which has recently been funded through the Bass Coast Shire Council’s Business and Community Resilience Grants Program COVID-19. The project is weaving together creative writing, musical composition and film-making, with a focus on the natural world. It will result in an exhibition and the development of seven short films about local…
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› One-to-One Online Music Tech Support Now Available to Members of CMVic
30/Jul/2020
Is understanding technology a barrier to you and your group making music online? Do you avoid Facebook and social media because you feel overwhelmed by the number of choirs and singing groups who seem to have got it together at a time when you feel you haven’t? Are you flummoxed by tech and bamboozled by Zoom? Don’t despair! You are not alone. We totally get it and in response Community Music Victoria has created a solution to help anyone, whose music making has ground to a halt over the past few months due to physical distancing and zoom-induced sweats, to overcome the barriers. What CMVic can offer you: Our solution comes in reassuring human form!…
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› Stringybark Festival is Going Virtual!
30/Jul/2020
Stringybark Festival 2020 will be coming to you LIVE in your backyard, celebrating home grown creativity, sustainability stories, backyard projects and the local Knox Community. The Festival will take a slightly different spin this year in line with Covid-19 restrictions, offering patrons a unique mix of virtual programs including workshops, presentations and…
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› Turn your online rehearsals, workshops and performances into promotional videos!
30/Jul/2020
By creating a video from these sessions you can: - Showcase your group and the work you've been up to - Apply for future grant funding - Create a sense of community with your members - Create a lasting record of how you dealt with this unique and challenging time…
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› ThisConnected - Boite online resources
30/Jul/2020
ThisConnected - Some of us have joined The Boite every Thursday from 3:00pm for a discussion on how musicians are coping with the sudden changes and what is being done to stay productive. Each session included a specialist guest offering valuable advice on a relevant topic. July 2: Our last session was dedicated to choirs...Download the slides…
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› New Book - “Community Music at the Boundaries”
30/Jul/2020
A new book has been published through Wilfird Laurier University Press, edited by Lee Willingham - "Community Music at the Boundaries". Description - Music lives where people live. Historically, music study has centred on the conservatory, which privileges the study of the Western European canon and Western European practice .…
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› Bach Trumpet For Sale
30/Jul/2020
It is a Bach Stradivarius 37, bought in the late 80s, but not played much for the last twenty years. It is a tricolour trumpet and comes with accessories such as mutes and mouthpieces. The serial number is ML331157. As it has spent a lot of its life…