
Looking around Hollywood, at comedies past and present, it’s impossible to ignore the influence of the Jewish community on what we consider to be amusing in the modern Western world.

The Larrikins, the last concert of the Soundstream New Music Festival 2010 brought into focal point the creative genius of John Addison – virtuoso cellist, teacher, new music performance practice guru and facilitator of new music.

Justly titled The Rebels, this concert presents a seditious combination of performers and an improvisational music style to match.

Spectralist music is certainly not everyone’s cup of tea. It is an acquired taste, which reaps lasting rewards for those who learn to appreciate it.

From a sensitive exploration of memory, to a Greek mythological love affair, and an 18th century erotic romp in the park, Edge of Night explores romance, immortality, and the complex relationships between men and women.

Being novel, new music sounds fresh to the bored classical music connoisseur and attracts new audiences. It can be intellectual, emotional, beautiful, mesmerising, ugly, comic, and, most of all, FUN!

The American Dream and its ramifications have provided generations of fine US playwrights with fodder. Blue Surge is another take on individuals pursuing happiness and prosperity, despite their backgrounds.