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  1. C'mon guys. It's the cost of a couple of drinks. Help @musicavivaAU make it happen for remote kids @indiegogo igg.me/p/77128?i=twtr 8:52 PM May 28th via Tweet Button
  2. . @katrinastrick South Australia also has "its own" Guadagnini. What is happening to the S A Guadagnini Trust? bit.ly/z5K999 8:10 PM May 23rd via web in reply to katrinastrick
  3. @jessicaduchen Could you advise whether Kay (Crome) Hurwitz,violist, wife of the late Manny Hurwitz (Aeolian Quartet) is still alive? Thanks 4:32 AM May 23rd via web
  4. The @ACMF Songwriting Competition launches June 11. Get your children involved with this excellent project: bit.ly/KtIniT 5:13 PM May 21st via web
  5. @beck_mac Well, if you flew with the other guys your coffee would have been prepared by a barista. 4:50 PM May 21st via web in reply to beck_mac
  6. . @debjonesoz @OandGmusical Love a critic who will pan a show honestly. Many nowadays seem to be too nervous. Onya! 5:40 AM May 20th via web in reply to debjonesoz
  7. Vale Prof Stephen Angyal A great supporter of music and musicians and a scientist to the last. Passed away at age 97. RIP. 7:32 PM May 19th via web
  8. @ElissaMilne I should also mention Greg Coffin, a jazz pianist I heard recently. On basis of one gig only, he's a standout. #sydneypianists 6:10 PM May 15th via web in reply to ElissaMilne
  9. @harryfiddler Get out in the garden, I'd say. 6:06 PM May 15th via web in reply to harryfiddler
  10. @ElissaMilne Oh, and Bernadette Harvey. 5:47 AM May 15th via web in reply to ElissaMilne
  11. @ElissaMilne Gotta be Ian Munro (ignore the Newcastle/Melbourne connection), Brenda Jones and @sallywhitwell . 5:45 AM May 15th via web in reply to ElissaMilne
  12. @harryfiddler The curse of geography, I guess. 5:40 AM May 15th via web in reply to harryfiddler
  13. @harryfiddler @sydsymph Ok, great. But is 8 weeks plus two touring p.a. what we get from VA? Is it enough to really achieve, convince, win? 5:30 AM May 15th via web in reply to harryfiddler
  14. @LimelightEd No. That was out of context: "Usually whoever I'm listening to is my favourite, from Brett Dean to Bach...." 6:20 PM May 14th via web in reply to LimelightEd
  15. @katrinastrick Two scoops in one day. Good journalism! 5:02 PM May 14th via web in reply to katrinastrick
  16. @AustYouthOrch While I loved the old branding, the new has a young and lively appeal to it. 4:58 PM May 14th via web in reply to AustYouthOrch
  17. . @Imogenpr @katrinastrick David Robertson, eh? He has interesting contemporary music credentials. Wonder what he thinks of #indieclassical 4:56 PM May 14th via web in reply to Imogenpr
  18. @ElissaMilne @esmehumm You mean you actually catch the mozzie between your palms. You're kidding...... 5:02 AM May 14th via web in reply to ElissaMilne