a Life in Song

A unique concert staged at the Royal Festival Hall celebrating the music of the legendary songwriter and performer Burt Bacharach. Some of Burt's most famous songs are performed by a stellar line-up of artists including Alfie Boe, Sophie Ellis-Bextor, Shaun Escoffery, Rebecca Ferguson, Justin Hayward, Michael Kiwanuka, Laura Mvula and Joss Stone. Burt himself also performs accompanied by his band. During the concert Burt chats to Michael Grade about the art of songwriting and shares the stories behind some of his best-loved hits.

Their late-'70s image as white-suited disco kings has earned them cultural-icon status for all the wrong reasons. In their 4 decade recording career, the Bee Gees have built a singularly impressive body of work encompassing the eccentric art-pop that first made the trio unlikely pop stars in the '60s and the R&B-inflected, falsetto-laced dance pop of their Saturday Night Fever comeback. This 4 CD, 74 song set may be a mite too even-handed historically (thus giving short shrift to the group's prolific '60's output), but it presents a representative sampling of the ups and downs of the group, and includes all of the relevant hits and a generous assortment of rare items. This 4-CD set is very good, but it also isn't quite all it could have been, mostly because the makers were hamstrung by the peculiar nature of the ' audience.

Get ready to witness three-time Tony Award winner Patti LuPone like you’ve never seen her before, when the stage and screen icon makes her triumphant return to the Australian stage! Direct from Carnegie Hall, Patti LuPone: A Life in Notes is an extraordinary celebration of her illustrious career, as she reflects on her life and takes audiences on a powerful musical journey.
The Grammy Award-winning singer and actress has made her mark with acclaimed roles in Evita, Sweeney Todd, Anything Goes and Gypsy. Most recently, LuPone clinched a third Tony Award and a second Olivier Award for her exceptional portrayal of Joanne in Sondheim's Company. LuPone is often hailed as a true embodiment of the Golden Age of Broadway, a rare gem who can make every individual in a crowd of thousands feel as if she's speaking and singing directly to them.
See a true Broadway icon in action in this intimate celebration of a career almost six decades in the making, through the storytelling magic of song.

Get ready to witness three-time Tony Award winner Patti LuPone like you’ve never seen her before, when the stage and screen icon makes her triumphant return to the Australian stage! Direct from Carnegie Hall, Patti LuPone: A Life in Notes is an extraordinary celebration of her illustrious career, as she reflects on her life and takes audiences on a powerful musical journey.
The Grammy Award-winning singer and actress has made her mark with acclaimed roles in Evita, Sweeney Todd, Anything Goes and Gypsy. Most recently, LuPone clinched a third Tony Award and a second Olivier Award for her exceptional portrayal of Joanne in Sondheim's Company. LuPone is often hailed as a true embodiment of the Golden Age of Broadway, a rare gem who can make every individual in a crowd of thousands feel as if she's speaking and singing directly to them.
See a true Broadway icon in action in this intimate celebration of a career almost six decades in the making, through the storytelling magic of song.

The Trumpet Shall Sound! This retrospective set featuring Charlie Schlueter covers a wide range of moods and styles: Bravura and virtuosic, poignant and evocative, solo trumpet and chamber music, and trumpet featured as soloist with both orchestral and wind ensemble accompaniment.Charlie Schlueter was one of the world’s greatest orchestral principal trumpeters for over four decades, culminating in positions with the Minnesota Orchestra and the Boston Symphony Orchestra. He has appeared worldwide as soloist, teacher and clinician, and many of Charlie’s former students in Cleveland, Minneapolis and Boston have gone on to have their own successful careers.