MUSIC

FIGHTING FIT

Three Out Of The Box

Young Melbourne trio Golden Fur are changing the shape of chamber music without forsaking its roots, writes Dan Rule.

Heartache Country Club

Michael Dwyer examines the tortured talents that unite country music's finest.

Hi-fi Quest Is Music To The Ears Of The Deaf

WEEKS before his death last year, the world's first bionic ear recipient, Rod Saunders, told its inventor, Professor Graeme Clark, that the thing he missed most was music.

New Vca Head

THE first head of Melbourne University's new Faculty of the Victorian College of the Arts and Music will be Professor Sharman Pretty, a former principal of the Sydney Conservatorium of Music.

Help Decide Music's Best

TODAY is your last chance to vote for your favourite music of 2008 in this year's EG Awards.

Music Academy Director Finishes The Year Defiant Over Closure

MUSIC REVIEW: ACADEMY CELEBRATION CONCERT Australian National Academy of Music, South Melbourne, November 29 www.anam.com.au

Who'd Be A ...a Music Teacher

FRED Hosking (pictured) is 97 ... and he has been teaching music for 50 years.

We Will Mourn The Day That More Than Just The Music Died

We are about to kill off an oasis of creativity, a loss that will cost us all.

Deadly Keen On Success

LAKE Macquarie country starlet Sharnee Fenwick is featured on a new CD celebrating Australia's indigenous music makers.

Music Loses Passionate Practitioner

The death of Richard Hickox is devastating for Opera Australia, comments Michael Shmith.

Bringing New Life To Old

SPAIN'S pioneering exponent of ancient music, Jordi Savall, is so skilled that his ability to make old music new again could earn him the title of time lord. "I recover the memories of the past to bring them alive today," he says, referring to his repertoire of pre-18th century music.

A Note Of Hope From One Who Plays For Change

Everything is Connected: The Power of Music By Daniel Barenboim Weidenfeld & Nicolson, 216pp, $45

From Music Theory To Conspiracy Theory

Why has our academy of music lost its funding? Jo Chandler reports.

Garrett Accused Of Reinvention

THE federal Minister for the Arts, Peter Garrett, has been accused of "reinventing the wheel" over his decision to close the Australian National Academy of Music and replace it with a new institution at the University of Melbourne.

New Elite Music Body Fails To Calm Storm

FEDERAL Arts Minister Peter Garrett has been accused of "reinventing the wheel" following his announcement that a new institution at Melbourne University will replace the Australian National Academy of Music.

Arena Mixes Music And Advice

AFTER three decades in the music business, Tina Arena had plenty of advice for the final three contestants in Australian Idol.

Hang The Dj: An Alternative Book Of Music Lists

HANG THE DJ: AN ALTERNATIVE BOOK OF MUSIC LISTS Ed. Angus Cargill Faber, $29.95

Country With Frequency

THE biggest names in Australian country music have again joined forces to get a 24-hour country music radio station off the ground.

The Call Of Confidence

THERE'S NO PLACE FOR SELF-DOUBT IN THE MUSIC OF ICELANDIC SONGSTRESS EMILIANA TORRINI. DAN RULE REPORTS.