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How does music speak to you?
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Classical music concerts are cheaper than contemporary music gigs. ab.co/2oJLen1
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Opera star Jessye Norman, famed for her dramatic soprano roles, has died at the age of 74. ab.co/2oJANQp
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Art meets technology in this project that wants to bring Dame Joan Sutherland's intricate costumes out of the archives and into the world. ab.co/2mWZQyR
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@ABCClassic woops! I think someone has upload the wrong audio! This is not WASO at PCH, this is Hamer Hall in Melbourne... abc.net.au/classic/programs/…
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So @ABCClassic the WASO audio expired without ever being corrected to being Perth WASO instead of Melbourne...?
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Apologies we missed your earlier messages. We are rebroadcasting this concert on 1 Oct at 8pm and audio will be available after the broadcast finishes for 28 days. We recorded this concert in Perth. ab.co/2nIUV4G
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When has the power of music had an impact of your life?
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How do you get kids to practise? Music education expert Anita Collins's tips include limiting practice time and bribery. What would you add to the list? ab.co/2m3XkGO

How do you get your kid to practise? - ABC Classic

Russell Torrance asks music education expert Dr Anita Collins how best to get children to practise music.

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The premiere of Elgar's Cello Concerto in 1919 was a disaster. In 1965 it gained cult status after it was performed by a 20-year-old Jacqueline du Pré. ab.co/2ntOtOV
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A new generation of violin makers is using medical scans to understand the secrets of Australia's most influential luthier, Arthur Edward Smith. ab.co/2o0LNbS

Violin makers are using technology to preserve Australia's violin history - ABC Classic

A new generation of violin makers is using medical scans to understand the secrets of Australia's most influential luthier, Arthur Edward Smith.

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90-year-old Master's graduate, Lorna Prendergast, shares some of the things she's learned about music and dementia. ab.co/2lMhmWb
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Vale Australian composer Martin Wesley-Smith. ABC Classic's Martin Buzacott and Stephen Adams pay tribute to his life and music. ab.co/2n6aNOe

Australian composer Martin Wesley-Smith has died - ABC Classic

A tribute to the life and music of Australian composer Martin Wesley-Smith, who has died at the age of 74.

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So this was his secret...
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.@QandA is talking about the power of music and they want your questions. The panel includes singer Katie Noonan and the founder of The Choir of Hard Knocks, Jonathon Welch. ab.co/2lRC4nl

Ask a Question - Q+A

The show that puts you at the centre of the conversation. Each week, Q+A invites a panel of punters, pollies and pundits to talk through the big issues of the week and set the agenda for the week to...

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Ed Ayres's children's book tells the story of a young girl who discovers the power of music in Taliban-ruled Afghanistan. Take a look inside. (@EadricAyres) ab.co/2mysyWj
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Research suggests singing can improve both mental health and speech issues for those with Parkinson's. ab.co/2muQ0DR

ParkinSong choir fights isolation of Parkinson's disease

While Parkinson's can cause people's speech to soften, a choir in Sydney is strengthening the voices of those with the disease.

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Spend some time with Margaret Throsby and Mozart. ab.co/2mg1RFJ
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On this day in 1830, Robert Schumann changed the course of music history by leaving the city of Heidelberg where he was studying law to pursue a career as a virtuoso pianist and composer.
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Darwin City Council has introduced classical music to Smith Street Mall to "calm" shoppers. But the music could have other repercussions. ab.co/2NqiBGR

Does Mozart make you spend more money in the shopping mall?

Stalking shoppers as they saunter from store to store, haunting their coffee dates and wafting into pedestrian's conversations, classical music is booming through this capital city's streets - but...

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Who is your favourite violinist?
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@ABCClassic listeners, there was a piece on this morning with Ed just before 9am that coped a lot of flack from the text line. I can't find it in the listings from this morning. A contemporary piece on I want to say marimbas? Xylophone? Something like that. Any takers?
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Hi @amerasuu, the piece you're looking for is Mallet Quartet by Steve Reich, performed by the the Colin Currie Group. You can listen again from 2:46:15 here: ab.co/353v2O3
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