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Joined February 2009
its available but no audio, hells bells.
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Hi Lindy - the audio is available now. Sometimes it can take a little time after broadcast to make its way to the page. ab.co/2sRtJmO
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It's essential listening for most people's Christmas celebrations. Russell Torrance explores Handel's Messiah. ab.co/2sYzMpT
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What are your favourite music-themed books of 2019? ab.co/2P0joxC
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An update from Ed Ayres on his new teaching aide, Happy the dog. ab.co/34Xt80Z
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Mozart loved toilet humour. He left behind a trail of scatological letters to friends and family, as well as songs with scatological lyrics.
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@ABCClassic Hi ABC Classic. Just wondering why your morning news reports are so skewed towards right wing causes and attitudes. Is it because you're compelled to be conservative by our govt? Or do you assume your listeners are right wing because classical music *is* conservative?
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Hi Mark - Thanks for your message. If you’d like to submit a complaint about ABC news bulletins, you can do so here: ab.co/2Pd11Vc
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Mozart died on 5 December 1791 at the age of 35. He left behind more than 600 pieces of music in that short time. Here are some of the best. ab.co/2DKJkXx
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A new baroque program, celebrating Beethoven’s 250th birthday, and showcasing the new generation of musicians and composers are just some of our plans for 2020. ab.co/2rNblLz
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We're excited to be releasing selection of Margaret Throsby's interviews over Summer. Gain extraordinary insights into the lives, work and musical interests of Prime Ministers, divas, trailblazers, humanitarians and more. ab.co/2P4Vr7g
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American rapper Kanye West's opera premiered at the Hollywood Bowl on 24 November. Here's how the internet reacted. ab.co/34FEzuk
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Vale Mariss Jansons, who died of a heart attack at the age of 76 on Saturday. ab.co/34Gyi1h
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Which opera would you recommend for someone new to opera?
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Congratulations to Antonio Chiapetta on winning the 2019 ARIA Music Teacher of the Year Award. Find out more about the amazing work he and the 2019 finalists are doing for music education around Australia. ab.co/34Ahitz
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Forklifts, armed robberies, and Russel Crowe lifting up singers. Ed Ayres says farewell to the Huntington Estate Music Festival. ab.co/2R4AlZe
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"The fact is, they had wanted to play; they had practised and practised their piece at home in front of siblings and teddy bears, and now they had offered the gift of their music to their community. And the audience loved it." ab.co/37Q0qkD
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Replying to @ABCClassic @ABCTV
You mean Sunday 1 Dec right?
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Thanks for picking this up Will - yes Sunday 1 December.
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