Concert season is once upon me. Tonight I am enjoying the live ABC Classic broadcast of the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra's free Sidney Myer Music Bowl Symphonic Celebration. Leonard Weiss is conducting a programme. Before Innerval, we had 2 Australian works: Andrew Aronowicz's new Fanfare world premiere and Holly Harrison's Hellbent with trumpet soloist Owen Morris. This was followed by the ever-popular Peer Gynt Suite by Grieg. The concert will end with Beethoven's Symphony No.5.

My concert experiences will continue on Saturday, 14 February, 5pm with the Australian Brandenburg Orchestra's Baroque Masters at Melbourne Recital Centre. Paul Dyer leads Handel Concerto Grosso Op.6 No.1, Bach Brandenburg Concertos Nos. 3 and 4, Pachelbel Canon in D, and Vivaldi La Folia.
My daughter visited last night, where we enjoyed breakfast for dinner: scrambled eggs, bacon, tomatoes, mushrooms, and chips.

#ClassicalMusic #MSO #SidneyMyerMusicBowl #AustralianBrandenburg #ABCClassic #Family #Neurodiverse #CounsellingJourney #BaroqueMasters

It's just occurred to me that ABC Classic is half a year younger than me. They've been playing in the background for as long as I can remember, and it feels strange that for a short time they weren't there.

#ABCClassic

Can’t quite believe it, but Spring for Twitter still works. That said, it feels like a ghost town. Even the #Classic100 tag doesn’t have the buzz it used to. I remember when it was full of chatter after every piece. Times have changed, clearly.

#Twitter #ClassicMusic #ABCClassic #SocialMediaShift #Classic100

Today I was listening to #Classic100 on @abcclassic and realised how much I miss Twitter. I used to live-tweet during these events, posting thoughts after each piece and chatting with others in real time. It was such a great way to feel part of the classical music community.

Facebook doesn’t have the same energy for this sort of thing. It’s a pity so many of the accounts I followed aren’t on Mastodon, though I really value the connections I’ve made here.

#ClassicalMusic #MusicCommunity #ABCClassic

Listening to “seasons”

#Boonwurrung Welcome Song [02'35]
Melbourne/Naarm #symphonyorchestra
Don Christopher (#baritone ),
James Henry (vocals & #clapsticks), Leonard Weiss (#conductor)

Gifford, Brenda,
Biwaawa [07'12]

#ABCClassic #Concert

https://www.abc.net.au/listen/live/classic

Now it's a listener requesting Vangelis's "Conquest Of Paradise" cos it gets her in the feels every time.

What? The conquest of the peoples of Sth America by whites?

#ABCClassic