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  • Behind Doors: David Greco & Erin Helyard

    Behind Doors: David Greco & Erin Helyard

    David Greco | Baritone

    Erin Helyard | Fortepiano (Sébastien Érard: Paris, 1853)

    Internationally renowned for their vocal and instrumental interpretations of Schubert's music, Erin and David present a selection of songs from their newly released recording Die Schöne Müllerin (ABC Classic). By using a piano from Schubert's era, Erin and David present the composer's songs with the timbre, expression and personality of the day.

    Executive Producer: Judith Neilson AM

  • Behind Doors: Gary Daley

    Behind Doors: Gary Daley

    Gary Daley | Piano | Piano Accordion

    A graduate from the University of Sydney, Gary Daley studied composition with Peter Sculthorpe as well as Roger Frampton. Gary is a member of the jazz band Greening from Ear to Ear and the jazz-world music band The Catholics. He also leads the quartet Bungarribee which features his compositions and interpretations from the classical repertoire and performs on the ABC TV children show Lah Lah’s Adventures. As Artistic Director of Springwood’s (Blue Mountains) Live at the Village, Daley presents a concert series where locals can hear anything from jazz, country, world music, to free improvisation.

    Executive Producer: Judith Neilson AM

  • Behind Doors: Oscar Henfrey

    Behind Doors: Oscar Henfrey

    Oscar Henfrey | Drummer

    Oscar Henfrey is a graduate of the prestigious Sydney Conservatorium of Music Jazz Program. Currently, he is a member of Sydney's bluegrass band The Morrisons and a highly sought after session musician.

    Executive Producer: Judith Neilson AM

  • Behind Doors: Mark Isaacs

    Behind Doors: Mark Isaacs

    Mark Isaacs | Jazz Piano Improvisations

    Piano virtuoso Mark Isaacs is a major exponent of both the classical and jazz styles. As a classical pianist, Isaacs has conducted many orchestras and as a classical concert hall composer he has composed more than 100 major works, many commissioned by some of Australia’s most prestigious ensembles, orchestras and soloists and ranging across orchestral, chamber, choral, solo pieces as well as scores for film, television and the theatre.

    As a jazz pianist Isaacs has toured extensively throughout Europe, Russia, Asia, the USA, Australasia and the Pacific performing at major festivals including the Tokyo Jazz Festival and Pori Jazz, Finland. He has collaborated with some of the most distinguished figures in international jazz including Roy Haynes, Dave Holland, Kenny Wheeler, Adam Nussbaum, Vinnie Colaiuta, Bob Sheppard and Jay Anderson and he has released numerous internationally-acclaimed albums on labels such as Naxos, ABC, Soundbrush, Vorticity and his own label Gracemusic.

    Executive Producer: Judith Neilson AM

  • Behind Doors: Nic & Skye Jeffries

    Behind Doors: Nic & Skye Jeffries

    Skye Jeffries | Vocals & Piano

    Nic Jeffries | Vocals, Percussion & Saxophone

    Husband and wife team Nic & Skye first came together in 2014, putting together a tribute show to luminaries Ella Fitzgerald and Louis Armstrong. Both have competed on Channel 9's The Voice, Nic was a member of Team Ronan in 2016, turning a rare four chairs with his rendition of 'Bridge Over Troubled Water'. Skye was a member of Team Seal in 2013, gaining many compliments for her beautiful interpretation of Corinne Bailey-Rae's ‘Put Your Records On.’ Moving effortlessly between American song book standards, through to 70's funk and soul music, here the couple present a selection of emotionally charged original compositions and a personal interpretation of a James Taylor classic.

    Executive Producer: Judith Neilson AM

  • Behind Doors: Julia and Nick Russoniello

    Behind Doors: Julia and Nick Russoniello

    Julia Russoniello | Violin

    Nick Russoniello | Saxophone

    Executive Producer: Judith Neilson AM

  • Behind Doors: The Song Company's Hayden Barrington & Francis Greep

    Behind Doors: The Song Company's Hayden Barrington & Francis Greep

    The Song Company:

    Hayden Barrington | Baritone

    Francis Greep | Piano


    In honour of the 250th anniversary of the birth of Beethoven, Hayden and Francis perform the first narrative song-cycle where the distance from the poet's beloved is great and his longing intense. He is no longer satisfied with merely the sound of his lover's name, but frustrated by the pain that physical separation by mountains and plains causes.

    Hayden and Francis end the recital with three theatre songs by American composer Ben Moore, written as one-off pieces added to different stage shows he was working on.

    Executive Producer: Judith Neilson AM

  • Behind Doors: Loretta Palmeiro & Mark Isaacs

    Behind Doors: Loretta Palmeiro & Mark Isaacs

    Loretta Palmeiro | Soprano Saxophone

    Mark Isaacs | Piano

    'Oceans of Now'

    Loretta Palmeiro and Mark Isaacs compose their music together on the spot, in real time, and without any safety net or roadmap. Demonstrating how music can elegantly respond to change, the duo draws on intuition, imagination and innovation as they take listeners on a remarkable and evolving voyage. The results can be delicate, furious or passionate: proof that unpredictability can be a beautiful journey even when the destination is unknown. Their music navigates through all boundaries between jazz, classical music, new music and many other genres.

    Executive Producer: Judith Neilson AM

  • Behind Doors: Alicia Crossley

    Behind Doors: Alicia Crossley

    Alicia Crossley | Bass Recorder

    Alicia Crossley is one of Australia’s leading recorder players who performs a wide variety of repertoire from renaissance dance tunes to contemporary electro-acoustic works. Alicia regularly performs throughout Australia and has toured in the USA and New Zealand. She has also presented works at a number of festivals and conferences including the Metropolis New Music Festival (Melbourne, 2017), Electro Fringe (Sydney, 2016, 2017), Aurora Festival (Sydney 2012, 2014), Vivid Festival (Sydney 2013), Australasian Computer Music Conference (Brisbane, 2012), Electronic Music Midwest (Chicago, 2012), and SEAMUS (Minnesota, 2013).

    Executive Producer: Judith Neilson AM

  • Behind Doors: Zane Banks

    Behind Doors: Zane Banks

    Zane Banks | Electric Guitar | Vocals


    Voted as ‘Best Newcomer’ in the Limelight magazine awards (2011), multi-genre guitarist Dr Zane Banks is a graduate from the Sydney Conservatorium of Music. A virtuoso of both electric and classical guitar, Zane is very active in the contemporary music scene and he has performed at the ISCM World New Music Days (Sydney), the Melbourne International Arts Festival, the ABC’s Classic FM’s New Music Up Late program (featured artist). In 2011, he performed on electric guitar with Ensemble Offspring, Orchestra Victoria and The Australian Ballet Company. He is the founder and Artistic Director of Ensemble Ampere (electric guitar ensemble), co writer/co-founder of Mary Bokey & The Blind Hearts as well also being one of the founding members/composers of country rock bands The Vandemonians and The Morrisons.

    Executive Producer: Judith Neilson AM

  • Behind Doors: Simon Martyn-Ellis, Melissa Farrow & Karina Schmitz

    Behind Doors: Simon Martyn-Ellis, Melissa Farrow & Karina Schmitz

    Melissa Farrow, Flute (Appears Courtesy of The Brandenburg Orchestra)

    Karina Schmitz, Viola

    Simon Martyn-Ellis, Guitar

    At the turn of the 19th century, Czech-born composer Wenzel Thomas Matiegka (1773 –1830) moved to the economically and culturally thriving city of Vienna. As a major exponent of both the piano and the guitar, Matiegka was a highly sought after teacher within the amateur musical circles. His Nocturne Op. 21 was printed in 1807, and interestingly, the then 17 year old Franz Schubert arranged this work with an additional cello part.

    Executive Producer: Judith Neilson AM

  • Behind Doors: Claire Edwardes

    Behind Doors: Claire Edwardes

    Claire Edwardes | Vibraphone

    Described by the press as a ‘sorceress of percussion’ percussion virtuoso Claire Edwardes has been a recipient of the prestigious Australia Council Music Fellowship, a three-time recipient of the APRA Art Music Award for Excellence by an Individual (2016, 2012, 2007) and winner of the Symphony Australia Young Performers Award (1999). As a muse for many composers including Nicole Lizeè, Matthew Shlomowitz, Ella Macens, Christopher Fox, Andrew Ford, Kate Moore, Clare Strong and Elena Kats-Chernin , Claire plays a significant role in extending the musical canon for percussion.

    Executive Producer: Judith Neilson AM

  • Behind Doors: Melissa Farrow

    Behind Doors: Melissa Farrow

    Melissa Farrow | Flute

    As a leading specialist in early flutes, Mellissa is a highly sought after musician and is Principal flute with the Sydney-based Australian Brandenburg Orchestra, a core member of the Australian Haydn Ensemble, and the founding member of the Notos Wind Quintet, Australia's premier historical woodwind quintet. Melissa also performs and records regularly with Pinchgut Opera, Ironwood, Australian Chamber Orchestra (ACO), Latitude 37, The Marais Project, The Australian Romantic and Classical Orchestra, Luduvico’s Band and Sinfonia Australis. Currently, Melissa is lecturer in period flute at the Sydney Conservatorium of Music. ​

    Executive Producer: Judith Neilson AM

  • Behind Doors: Matt Greco

    Behind Doors: Matt Greco

    Matt Greco, Baroque Violin

    Matthew’s approach to music is based on his knowledge of historical performance and he believes that seventeenth- and eighteenth-century music is full of vitality, energy and emotions that speak to us now, as much as they did in the past.

    Matthew performs in a variety of ensembles and festivals, including the Australian Brandenburg Orchestra Australian, Pinchgut Opera, the Australian Haydn Ensemble, De Nederlandse Bachvereniging (Netherlands Bach Society), Les Talens Lyriques (Paris), Festival D’Aix en Provence, Opera Nationale de Paris & Capella Mediterranea (Switzerland). He is also a founding member of the Sydney based ensemble The Muffat Collective.

    Executive Producer: Judith Neilson AM

  • Behind Doors: Anna Fraser & Jack Symonds

    Behind Doors: Anna Fraser & Jack Symonds

    Anna Fraser | Vocals

    Jack Symonds | E-bows & Percussion

    Executive Producer: Judith Neilson AM

  • Behind Doors: David Greco

    Behind Doors: David Greco

    David Greco | Baritone

    Executive Producer: Judith Neilson AM

  • Behind Doors: Lamorna and James Nightingale

    Behind Doors: Lamorna and James Nightingale

    Lamorna Nightingale | Bass Flute

    James Nightingale | Baritone Saxophone

    Executive Producer: Judith Neilson AM

  • Behind Doors: Andrew Goodwin and Roland Peelman

    Behind Doors: Andrew Goodwin and Roland Peelman

    Andrew Goodwin | Tenor

    Roland Peelman | Piano

    A celebration performance for the 250th anniversary of Beethoven’s birth.

    Executive Producer: Judith Neilson AM

  • Behind Doors: Keyna Wilkins

    Behind Doors: Keyna Wilkins

    Keyna Wilkins | Flute | Piano

    Sol Rosen | Drum Kit

    Lyra Rosen | Piano

    Originally classically trained in flute, piano and composition in UK, Germany and Australia and subsequently branching into the genres of jazz, flamenco and tango, Keyna has also studied intuitive conceptual improvisation with Tibetan Buddhist musician Tenzin Cheogyal. Keyna's music evokes impressionistic dream-like sequences, landscape depictions, existential spiritual quests, and whimsical gestures alongside driving rhythms.

    Executive Producer: Judith Neilson AM

  • Behind Doors: Dan Holland

    Behind Doors: Dan Holland

    Dan Holland performs live at Phoenix Central Park as part of our Behind Doors series.

    Executive Producer: Judith Neilson AM

  • Behind Doors: Tiago De Lucca

    Behind Doors: Tiago De Lucca

    Tiago De Lucca | Vocals & Guitar

    A fusion of Funk, Soul, Jazz and Latin music is the basis for Tiago De Lucca compositions. His innovative use of an MPC sampler and a loop station adds further layers of sound to the solo performance of original works and well-known ‘hits’.

    Executive Producer: Judith Neilson AM

  • Behind Doors: Sarah Belkner

    Behind Doors: Sarah Belkner

    Sarah Belkner | Singer Songwriter | Keyboards

    Sarah Belkner's compositional processes are imbued with electronic beats and synthetic sounds to create a unique style of indie pop music as an accompaniment to her often poignant lyrics. As a well-respected musician and innovative music arranger Sarah has toured and performed with many artists including Sarah Blasko, OLYMPIA, Chet Faker, NGAIIRE, Lanie Lane, Alex Lloyd, Missy Higgins, Neil Finn and Tim Minchin.

    Executive Producer: Judith Neilson AM

  • Behind Doors: Thomas Rann

    Behind Doors: Thomas Rann

    Thomas Rann | Cello

    Executive Producer: Judith Neilson AM

  • Behind Doors: Vatche Jambazian

    Behind Doors: Vatche Jambazian

    Vatche Zambazian | Piano


    Emerging international concert pianist Vatche Jambazian made his Debut at the age of 16 in Yerevan, Armenia performing in a televised recital as part of the Independence Day celebrations. Vatche is prizewinner in the Los Angeles International Piano Competition and the Australian National Piano Award. In 2008 Vatche was awarded the Fine Music Station Young Performer of the Year and was a finalist in the 2015 Symphony Australia Young Performer of The Year. A graduate from the Sydney Conservatorium of Music, Vatche completed his Master’s at The Juilliard School and is currently undertaking his Doctorate in Musical Arts at the Manhattan School of Music.

    Executive Producer: Judith Neilson AM

  • Behind Doors: Erin Helyard

    Behind Doors: Erin Helyard

    Erin Helyard | Piano

    Executive Producer: Judith Neilson AM

  • Behind Doors: Tony Lee

    Behind Doors: Tony Lee

    Tony Lee | Piano

    First Prize winner at the Australian National Piano Award (2016), Sydney pianist Tony Lee performs regularly across Europe, China, USA, New Zealand and Australia. Although the virus has put a temporary pause on all live performances, Tony explains: 'I am utilising this time to learn repertoire I previously would not have been able to do. I’m also spending more time on reading, researching, listening to music.'

    Executive Producer: Judith Neilson AM

  • Behind Doors: Jy-Perry Banks

    Behind Doors: Jy-Perry Banks

    Jy-Perry Banks performs live at Phoenix Central Park in our Behind Doors Series.

    Executive Producer: Judith Neilson AM

  • Behind Doors: James Beck

    Behind Doors: James Beck

    Cellist James Beck performs live at Phoenix Central Park as part of our Behind Doors series.

    Executive Producer: Judith Neilson AM

  • Behind Doors: Skye McIntosh & James Eccles

    Behind Doors: Skye McIntosh & James Eccles

    Skye McIntosh | Violin

    James Eccles | Viola

    Founding members of the Sydney based Australian Haydn Ensemble Skye McIntosh (Artistic Director) and James Eccles are highly committed to both historical research and performance. Their repertoire is principally music of the early classical era and the late baroque.

    Executive Producer: Judith Neilson AM

  • Behind Doors: Andrew Scott

    Behind Doors: Andrew Scott

    Andrew Scott | Jazz Piano

    After graduating from the preeminent Sydney Conservatorium of Music Andrew Scott went on to pursue his passion for film scoring and completed a Graduate Diploma at the Australian Film and Television School. In addition to composing scores for TV programmes, commercials and documentaries, he is a founding member of the Pocket Trio and a highly sought after session musician.

    Executive Producer: Judith Neilson AM

  • Behind Doors: The Song Company's Ethan Taylor & Francis Greep

    Behind Doors: The Song Company's Ethan Taylor & Francis Greep

    The Song Company:

    Ethan Taylor | Tenor

    Francis Greep | Piano

    Kahane's 'Book of Travelers' (2018) was written when the American singer/songwriter embarked on an 8980 mile rail journey throughout the US to escape the hopelessness of Donald Trump's inauguration as president. These songs are his stories of people he met along this journey, a personal insight into the breadth of America.

    Executive Producer: Judith Neilson AM

  • Behind Doors: Dan Russell

    Behind Doors: Dan Russell

    Dan Russell | Violin

    Multiple scholarship and prize winner Dan Russell has held positions including first violinist with the Australian Art Quartet, Australian Opera & Ballet Orchestra, Canberra Symphony Orchestra, and the Sydney Philharmonia; and Concert Master of the Metropolitan Orchestra and the Coast Opera Australia. Dan has performed extensively throughout Europe, the U.K, China, New Zealand and Australia and currently, he is Concert Master with the Coast Opera Australia and the Artistic Director of the Phoenix Collective.

    Executive Producer: Judith Neilson AM

  • Behind Doors: Anna Albert & Andy Hines

    Behind Doors: Anna Albert & Andy Hines

    Anna Albert | Violin

    Andy Hines | Cello

    Executive Producer: Judith Neilson AM

  • Behind Doors: Jessica O'Donoghue

    Behind Doors: Jessica O'Donoghue

    Jessica O'Donoghue | Vocals & Piano

    From the composer:

    Parachute... is about wanting to stay in a sense of fantasy and not come down to face reality.

    Lift... is a very intimate song about looking deep within and realising you haven’t been ‘feeding’ your inner self so as to blossom into the person you were meant to be in this world.

    Stay... is a very personal and heart wrenching song that deals with loss, longing and helplessness.

    Lullay my Heart... I wrote this song two years ago after losing my father Rory O'Donoghue. It's about forgiveness and understanding, letting go and acceptance.

    Executive Producer: Judith Neilson AM

  • Behind Doors: Murilo Tanouye

    Behind Doors: Murilo Tanouye

    Murilo Tanouye | Classical Guitar

    Brazilian born Sydney based Murilo Tanouye began his musical career learning Bossa Nova and classical guitar from Renato Candro, a self-taught musician that showed him the guitar style of Brazilian legends such as Baden Powell, Joao Gilberto and Garoto. At 16 years of age, Murilo was awarded a full scholarship to study in the US with distinguished American classical guitarist Carl Bernstein. Two years later he was the recipient of another scholarship to pursue further studies at the Sydney Conservatorium of Music in Sydney under the tutelage of Gregory Pikler. In 2007, Murilo successfully completed his B.Mus. performance degree with First Class Honours and immediately began his post-graduate studies upon receiving an Australian Postgraduate Award from the Australian Government.

    Executive Producer: Judith Neilson AM

  • Behind Doors: Simon Martyn-Ellis

    Behind Doors: Simon Martyn-Ellis

    Simon Martyn-Ellis performs at Phoenix Central Park as part of our Behind Doors series.

    Executive Producer: Judith Neilson AM

  • Behind Doors: James Nightingale

    Behind Doors: James Nightingale

    The pieces in this collection are transcriptions of the solo movements from the ballet, Seven Wells. Each of the seven wells harbours one of the deadly sins ... Pride, Envy, Lust, Covetousness, Gluttony, Sloth, Anger. Although not immediately obvious from these solos, the depiction of the sins in the ballet is ambivalent; wells are sources of life (water) but they also occasionally conceal dangers. In turn, the deadly sins can be seen as perversions or an exaggeration of human behaviour, which when displayed in moderation are conducive to life. These exaggerations or expansions beyond what is acceptable are borne out in the music in two notable ways. Through the choice of representative acoustic instruments what is capable by a single human voice is effectively stretched out. In the original ballet the pitch range goes from the low notes of the contrabassoon to the piercingly high notes of the flute.

    This approach is mirrored in the version for saxophones which utilises the baritone, tenor, alto and soprano instruments. The way the electronic instruments/programs were used to create the backing tracks likewise reinforces the idea of exaggerated behaviour. In this instance, there was a deliberate focus on the sounds that emerged at the extremes of the available note input ranges. These “peripheral” sounds were typically gross distortions of the more “indicative" timbres available from each program.

    Seven Wells … Seven Sins was created for Sydney-based saxophonist, James Nightingale who is the alto saxophonist with Australia’s premier saxophone quartet, Continuum Sax. He has performed regularly as a casual saxophonist with Sydney’s orchestras since 1993, performing with the Sydney Symphony on their tour of Italy (2008) and recording Rachmaninov’s Symphonic Dances under the direction of Vladimir Ashkenazy (2007.) After graduating with a Bachelor of Music and a Master of Music (performance) at the Sydney Conservatorium of Music, James completed his PhD at the University of Queensland (2011).

    Sydney based composer Calogero Panvino came to music relatively late in life, as a university student studying economics and science. Soon after finishing his science degree, Calogero decided to follow his passion for music. He completed a Bachelor degree followed by a research Masters degree at the University of Sydney and he has been awarded numerous scholarships, grants and prizes for his work, including first prize in the 3MBS National Composer Award for his orchestral composition, Race Against Time. Calogero has an active interest in the natural world and is deeply concerned with the current state of the environment. This interest, his science background and a general appreciation of the arts are the main sources of inspiration for his music.

    Executive Producer: Judith Neilson AM

  • Behind Doors: Paul Cutlan

    Behind Doors: Paul Cutlan

    Paul’s uniquely expressive voice as a multi-instrumentalist and composer is informed by contemporary classical music, world music and jazz.

    Paul was a member of the Australian Art Orchestra for 15 years and continues as a member of MARA! after 20 years, having frequently toured Europe, North America, Mexico and Asia. He composed and performed for the acclaimed theatre production Birth of the Cool for the 2003 Sydney Festival, with subsequent seasons in Edinburgh and Germany.

    Since receiving his Master of Music in Composition from Sydney University, Paul has had works commissioned by Ars Musica Australis, The NOISE string quartet, Divergence Jazz Orchestra and Jenny Eriksson.

    Executive Producer: Judith Neilson AM

  • Behind Doors: McGrath Family

    Behind Doors: McGrath Family

    Artist | James McGrath

    French horn | Finn McGrath

    Trumpet | Freya McGrath

    Piano | Tess McGrath

    This performance is a vignette of a family moment in quarantine and self isolation. Using art as a way of coming together as a kind of group therapy during these anxious times. Like many people we have used jigsaw puzzles, craft and music as a way to reduce this anxiety and connect with each other. In the background, an emerging drawing made from puzzle pieces is of an audience that is not there due to the Covid virus.

    Executive Producer: Judith Neilson AM

  • Behind Doors: Lee McIver

    Behind Doors: Lee McIver

    Lee McIver | Trumpet | Laptop

    By means of delays and FX triggered by the trumpet and then processed through the laptop, this work is an improvised exploration of sound, density, extended techniques and melody. Beginning with a range of extended techniques 'Phoenix Improvisation' culminates with an electronic accompaniment to provide momentum and release.

    Executive Producer: Judith Neilson AM

  • Behind Doors: Ian Cleworth

    Behind Doors: Ian Cleworth

    Ian Cleworth's kinaesthetic composition 'Waves' is a virtuosic two-tone slung-drum solo that is both hypnotic and mesmerising.

    Ian co-founded Taikoz in 1997 and since he has received the Japanese Foreign Minister’s Commendation (2016) for his contribution towards promoting friendship and goodwill between Australia and Japan.

    Executive Producer: Judith Neilson AM

  • Behind Doors: Marcello Maio

    Behind Doors: Marcello Maio

    Raised in a musical family, Marcello regularly performs with his father Ross Maio (accordion virtuoso) in 'From Caruso to Bocelli' and 'Viva La Fisarmonica Show'. He is a three-time winner of the National Accordion Championships (2001–2003) in both the pop/jazz and solo performance sections. Marcello is also a member of the highly acclaimed Sydney based ensembles The Tango Saloon and Monsieur Camembert.

    Executive Producer: Judith Neilson AM

  • Behind Doors: DOBBY

    Behind Doors: DOBBY

    Hip Hop artist Rhyhan Clapham graduated from the University of NSW with a Bachelor of Music and Indigenous Studies (Hons). He proudly identifies as a Filipino and Aboriginal musician and as a member of the Murrawarri Republic in Brewarrina (NSW). Rhyan was a recipient of the prestigious Peter Sculthorpe Fellowship for composition (2017). He has performed in many events including the BIG SOUND Festival, The Plot Festival, Yabun Festival, 4Elements Hip Hop Festival, UNSW corporate and academic functions, Koori Radio and at numerous NAIDOC celebrations across Australia. As a member of the Sydney based band Jackie Brown Jr. Rhyan has performed at the Wollombi Music Festival as well as the Rabbits Eat Lettuce and Psyfari Festival.

    Rhyan is a prolific educator and currently, he conducts Hip Hop and drum workshops in community centres and schools throughout Sydney and rural NSW. He is also an academic tutor in Indigenous Studies at UNSW.

    Executive Producer: Judith Neilson AM

  • Behind Doors: David Greco & Vatche Jambazian

    Behind Doors: David Greco & Vatche Jambazian

    David Greco | Baritone

    Vatche Jambazian | Piano

    Internationally renowned as an exceptional interpreter of oratorio and opera David Greco takes time out to perform some of his favourite cabaret songs with friend and colleague Vatche Jambazian.

    Executive Producer: Judith Neilson AM

  • Behind Doors: Dennis van Rooyen

    Behind Doors: Dennis van Rooyen

    Dennis van Rooyen | Classical Guitar

    Dennis holds a Master of Performance from the Sydney Conservatorium of Music. In 2018 he was awarded second place at the Fine Music Sydney Young Virtuoso of the Year Competition as well as the Fairleigh Instrumental Scholarship and Instrumental Recital Championship prize at the Cowra Eisteddfod. Dennis is an upcoming soloist and he has performed with the Sydney Symphony Fellows, Sydney Youth Orchestra Philharmonic, the Hunter Wind Ensemble, and the Pathos String Quartet.

    Executive Producer: Judith Neilson AM

  • Behind Doors: Rebecca Moret & Francis Greep

    Behind Doors: Rebecca Moret & Francis Greep

    Rebecca Moret, Soprano

    Francis Greep, Piano

    Rebecca’s recent performance highlights include Giorgetta in Giacomo Puccini's 'Il Tabarro', the title role in his 'Suor Angelica', and Paul Smith's chamber opera 'The Spider Maiden and the Runaway Plum Blossom'. Rebecca was a Young Artist with Pacific Opera and has sung with Opera Australia, Pacific Opera, Blush Opera, and Opera Projects Sydney. She received her Bachelor of Music (Performance) from Melbourne University, and her Advanced Diploma of Opera from the Sydney Conservatorium of Music.

    General Manager and Associate Director of The Song Company Francis Greep has an international reputation for his work as a vocal coach, recitalist, chorus master, continuo player and conductor. He has worked extensively for Opera Australia and held the position of Head of Music at The West Australian Opera and the Houston Grand Opera. Francis gained his Master of Music and Artist Diploma from the University of Cincinnati and he is currently completing his PhD at the University of Melbourne.

    Executive Producer: Judith Neilson AM

  • Behind Doors: Nick Train

    Behind Doors: Nick Train

    Nick Train | Piper

    By the end of the Crimean War (1853-1856) pipe bands were established in most of the Scottish regiments. Bagpipes were commonly used to lead the troops ‘over the top’ of the trenches and into combat. For the enemy, pipers were easy targets and in being unarmed many died during battle so the practice was abandoned after World War I (1914-18). Today, pipe bands in Australia continue the tradition of Scottish music and are an integral part of our community.

    Nick Train is a pipe major of Sydney's Castle Hill RSL Pipe Band and he often performs at the annual Anzac Day parade as well as a wide range of social events including the Epping Scottish Society Social.

    Executive Producer: Judith Neilson AM

  • Behind Doors: Jason Noble

    Behind Doors: Jason Noble

    Jason Noble performs live at Phoenix Central Park as part of Behind Doors.

  • Behind Doors: Tim Rollinson

    Behind Doors: Tim Rollinson

    Tim Rollinson performs live at Phoenix Central Park as part of Behind Doors.

  • Behind Doors: Julian Curwin

    Behind Doors: Julian Curwin

    Julian Curwin performs live at Phoenix Central Park as part of Behind Doors.

  • Behind Doors: Emily Granger and Tristan Coelho

    Behind Doors: Emily Granger and Tristan Coelho

    Emily Granger and Tristan Coelho performs live at Phoenix Central Park as part of Behind Doors.

  • Behind Doors: Jeremy Rose

    Behind Doors: Jeremy Rose

    Jeremy Rose performs live at Phoenix Central Park as part of Behind Doors.

  • Behind Doors: Elsen Price

    Behind Doors: Elsen Price

    Elsen Price performs live at Phoenix Central Park as part of Behind Doors.

  • Behind Doors: Alexander Yau

    Behind Doors: Alexander Yau

    Alexander Yau performs live at Phoenix Central Park as part of Behind Doors.

  • Behind Doors: Phoebe Hennessy

    Behind Doors: Phoebe Hennessy

    Phoebe Hennessy Singer | Songwriter | Guitarist

    Executive Producer: Judith Neilson AM

  • Behind Doors: Tracey Levett & Steve Buiaroski

    Behind Doors: Tracey Levett & Steve Buiaroski

    Tracey Levett, Vocals & Guitar

    Steve Buiaroski, Guitar & Vocals

    Love of music brings together local musicians and music teachers Tracey Levett and Steve Buiaroski. After years of performing original songs and the well-known jazz standards at many social functions with her band 'Swoon Jazz and Groove,' Tracey's current creative outlet is within the visual arts and she spends most days painting in her Sydney studio.

    When not performing, Steve runs a local music school and enjoys teaching all levels of guitar playing from total beginners to advanced students.

    Executive Producer: Judith Neilson AM

  • Behind Doors: James Daley

    Behind Doors: James Daley

    James Daley | Vocals, Guitar, Banjo & Mandolin

    ‘I love the sound of American folk music, so negotiating that with my own experiences to find a unique and contemporary Australian voice is my main focus and my biggest challenge as a songwriter.’ -James Daley

  • Behind Doors: Joshua Hill

    Behind Doors: Joshua Hill

    Joshua Hill is a member of Synergy Percussion and performs regularly with the Australian Opera and Ballet Orchestra and Sydney Symphony. He has played and recorded with the Australian Chamber Orchestra, Australian Baroque Brass, Halcyon, Ironwood, Eminence Symphony, Melbourne Symphony, Canberra Symphony, Sydney Sinfonia, Symphony Australis, Royal Australian Navy Band, NSW Police band, Australian Airforce Air Command Band and the Disney Lion King Orchestra. Josh has also been a part of many recordings for soundtracks of feature film, anime and computer games.

    Executive Producer: Judith Neilson AM

  • Behind Doors: Baillie & Ambre Hammond

    Behind Doors: Baillie & Ambre Hammond

    Baillie Hammond | Vocals

    Ambre Hammond | Piano

    Executive Producer: Judith Neilson AM

  • Behind Doors: David Rowden

    Behind Doors: David Rowden

    Clarinettist David Rowden performs live at Phoenix Central Park, as part of our Behind Doors series.

    Executive Producer: Judith Neilson AM

  • Behind Doors: Bukhu Ganburged

    Behind Doors: Bukhu Ganburged

    Bukhu Ganburged performs live at Phoenix Central Park as part of Behind Doors.

  • Behind Doors: Jane Sheldon

    Behind Doors: Jane Sheldon

    Jane Sheldon performs live at Phoenix Central Park as part of Behind Doors.

  • Behind Doors: Kate Wadey

    Behind Doors: Kate Wadey

    Kate Wadey performs live at Phoenix Central Park as part of Behind Doors.

  • Behind Doors: Anna Dowsley & Michael Curtain

    Behind Doors: Anna Dowsley & Michael Curtain

    Anna Dowsley & Michael Curtain performs live at Phoenix Central Park as part of Behind Doors.

  • Behind Doors: Hamed Sadeghi

    Behind Doors: Hamed Sadeghi

    Hamed Sadeghi performs live at Phoenix Central Park as part of Behind Doors.

  • Behind Doors: Microfiche

    Behind Doors: Microfiche

    Microfiche performs live at Phoenix Central Park as part of Behind Doors.

  • Behind Doors: Stephanie McCallum

    Behind Doors: Stephanie McCallum

    Stephanie McCallum performs live at Phoenix Central Park as part of Behind Doors.

  • Behind Doors: Duo Corbetta

    Behind Doors: Duo Corbetta

    Duo Corbetta performs live at Phoenix Central Park as part of Behind Doors.

  • Behind Doors: Chloe Lankshear and Heathcliffe Auchinachie

    Behind Doors: Chloe Lankshear and Heathcliffe Auchinachie

    Chloe Lankshear and Heathcliffe Auchinachie performs live at Phoenix Central Park as part of Behind Doors.

  • Behind Doors: Mike Nock (Jazz Piano Improvisation)

    Behind Doors: Mike Nock (Jazz Piano Improvisation)

    Mike Nock performs live at Phoenix Central Park as part of Behind Doors.

  • Behind Doors: Goodwin Family

    Behind Doors: Goodwin Family

    Goodwin Family performs live at Phoenix Central Park as part of Behind Doors.

  • Behind Doors: Ngaiire

    Behind Doors: Ngaiire

    Ngaiire performs live at Phoenix Central Park as part of Behind Doors.

  • Behind Doors: Jack Ladder

    Behind Doors: Jack Ladder

    Jack Ladder performs live at Phoenix Central Park as part of Behind Doors.

  • Behind Doors: Hilary Geddes & Oscar Henfrey

    Behind Doors: Hilary Geddes & Oscar Henfrey

    Hilary Geddes & Oscar Henfrey performs live at Phoenix Central Park as part of Behind Doors.

  • Behind Doors: Sarah Blasko

    Behind Doors: Sarah Blasko

    Sarah Blasko performs live at Phoenix Central Park as part of Behind Doors.

  • Behind Doors: Laurence Pike

    Behind Doors: Laurence Pike

    Laurence Pike performs live at Phoenix Central Park as part of Behind Doors.

  • Behind Doors: Baran Yildiz

    Behind Doors: Baran Yildiz

    Baran Yildiz performs live at Phoenix Central Park as part of Behind Doors.

  • Behind Doors: Equus

    Behind Doors: Equus

    Equus performs live at Phoenix Central Park as part of Behind Doors.

  • Behind Doors: Cape Town Opera

    Behind Doors: Cape Town Opera

    Cape Town Opera performs live at Phoenix Central Park as part of Behind Doors.

  • Behind Doors: Mike Nock

    Behind Doors: Mike Nock

    Mike Nock performs live at Phoenix Central Park as part of Behind Doors.

  • Behind Doors: William Barton and Veronique Serret

    Behind Doors: William Barton and Veronique Serret

    William Barton and Veronique Serret performs live at Phoenix Central Park as part of Behind Doors.

  • Behind Doors: Bukhu Ganburged

    Behind Doors: Bukhu Ganburged

    Bukhu Ganburged performs live at Phoenix Central Park as part of Behind Doors.

  • Behind Doors: Martha Marlow

    Behind Doors: Martha Marlow

    Martha Marlow performs live at Phoenix Central Park as part of Behind Doors.