Canberra International Music Festival, Concert 17,
“Waltz to Tango”, at the Fitters’ Workshop, May 7. Reviewed by LEN POWER
THE waltz of 18th century Vienna and the “nuevo tango” of Argentina seem at first glance to be worlds apart.
The waltz was popular in Europe but social unrest in the 19th century resulted in emigration to the Americas. With a melting pot of musical influences, imported and local, new musical genres arose.
By the end of the 19th century, the tango was gaining in popularity in Argentina. In the early 20th century, Astor Piazzolla, who earned his living playing in tango clubs, introduced classical and jazz elements, creating a new repertoire known as “nuevo tango”.
Journey through the Australian outback with cellist Richard Narroway thestrad.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from thestrad.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
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5 March 2021
A small but striking sculpture on display in the Special Collections Reading Room symbolically invites you to discover the National Library’s extensive Music Collection. This year’s Friends Creative Arts Fellow David Wickham will explore and share with us the works of composer Frederick Septimus Kelly but there is much more to be found.
The sculpture
Open Book shows a conductor, arms outstretched with a baton in his hand. Gifted to the Library in memory of English-born Australian composer Peter Tahourdin (1928-2009), the work is by Dutch artist Wiea Duintjer (b. 1951).
Wiea Duintjer 1951- and Peter Tahourdin 1928-2009, Open Book sculpture 2013, nla.cat-vn6454969.