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  • Into the Woods. A large cast of performers on stage under a huge spiral staircase which forms the centrepiece of the set Spectacular foray into the woods
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    Spectacular foray into the woods

    26 March 2023

    Emma Jayakumar puts her Sondheim reservations aside and is caught up in the lavish design and exhilarating performances in the fractured fairytale world of Into The Woods.

    Reading time • 6 minutesMusic
  • Perth Concert Hall, 18/11/2022 A man in a button-down white shirt stands centre stage, holding a microphone. Below him is the string section of an orchestra, behind him are several other musicians. This is Drapht with the West Australian Symphony Orchestra. Strong Drapht blows audience away
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    Strong Drapht blows audience away

    20 November 2022

    Perth hip-hop artist Drapht celebrates a musical milestone in superb style with WASO and some talented friends. Ara Jansen joins the enthusiastic crowd. 

    Reading time • 7 minutesMusic
  • Asher Fisch and WASO March 2022 A man wearing a black suit stands on a stage with his hand in his pocket, facing the audience. Behind him are seated the members of the orchestra. The show must go on
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    The show must go on

    23 March 2022

    How do you keep an orchestra on stage during a pandemic, when a sforzando from a trumpet player could potentially put the entire ensemble in isolation? Rosalind Appleby discovers the extraordinary efforts being made by the West Australian Symphony Orchestra to keep the orchestra playing.

    Reading time • 9 minutesMusic
  • An audience fills a narrow hall, facing the orchestra on stage, with organ pipes arrayed behind Stravinsky reinvented
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    Stravinsky reinvented

    12 August 2021

    Students rework an orchestral classic side by side with professionals, in what Sandra Bowdler says is a bold experiment with a structural flaw.

    Reading time • 4 minutesMusic
  • An ensemble of seven musicians and a narrator perform on stage with a conductor Debut delight from new ensemble
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    Debut delight from new ensemble

    24 May 2021

    The Banksia Ensemble arrive on the scene with an unusual and enthralling debut, says Rosalind Appleby.

    Reading time • 5 minutesMusic
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