Sarah Talbot
Soprano, Musician, Composer, Teacher, listener
Category: orchestra
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I am slowly adjusting back to Australian life, after living in London for 2 years. I have to get used to a country that can have bush fire, flash flood, dust storms and snow storms….at the same time, as opposed to a country which is either wet or dry. My songs that I recorded in…
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A few years ago, I wrote a post about being in a community choir: the benefits, the adventures. Since then, so much has happened and I realise that perhaps I was thinking to small. I know this because of what I have done since moving to London. I have since moved back to Australia to…
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My blog posts seem to be getting few and far between, but rest assured I’ve been keeping busy. As of late, I have been performing at The Proms. For a ‘small town’ Australian woman, with no qualification (save experience) in music, to be asked to perform in the festival is a boon. Even more so,…
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From rehearsal sightread to Sitzprobe in a day? I was game for the challenge
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“Music should strike fire from the heart of man, and bring tears from the eyes of woman”. – Beethoven So this week as been all about preparing for a series of concerts in Brisbane and Toowoomba, with the Queensland Pops Orchestra. I always enjoyed orchestral music whether it be classical, contemporary or even tv and…
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Surfing around the blogs about music and scoring, I came across this discussion focused on this particular quote; “Film music is no more than wallpaper, filler material” – Igor Stravinsky So I’ve decide to throw my ‘2 cents’ in. This topic is a little bit different then my usual topic matter, but I love most…
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