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href="https://blogs.slv.vic.gov.au/arts/film/" rel="category tag">Film</a>, <a href="https://blogs.slv.vic.gov.au/arts/music/jazz/" rel="category tag">jazz</a>, <a href="https://blogs.slv.vic.gov.au/arts/music/" rel="category tag">Music</a>, <a href="https://blogs.slv.vic.gov.au/arts/musicals/" rel="category tag">Musicals</a>, <a href="https://blogs.slv.vic.gov.au/arts/rock-music/" rel="category tag">Popular music</a>, <a href="https://blogs.slv.vic.gov.au/arts/" rel="category tag">Rare Books & Arts</a>, <a href="https://blogs.slv.vic.gov.au/arts/rock/" rel="category tag">rock</a></li> </ul> <div class="clear"></div> </div> <section id="main" role="main"> <div id="post-40754" class="clearfix post-40754 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-classical-music category-country-music category-ballet category-film category-jazz category-music category-musicals category-rock-music category-arts category-rock tag-arts tag-classical-music tag-country-music tag-ballet tag-film-music tag-jazz tag-music tag-musicals tag-popular-music tag-rock"> <div class="entry"> <div style='display:none;' class='shareaholic-canvas' data-app='share_buttons' data-title='New Sights & Sounds : Summer highlights' data-link='https://blogs.slv.vic.gov.au/arts/new-sights-sounds-summer-highlights/' data-app-id-name='post_above_content'></div> <p><strong>Some great new arrivals for Summer, include recent releases and acquisitions in popular, rock and country music, musical theatre, jazz, ballet, classical and film music on CD, DVD and Blu-Ray.  </strong></p> <p><strong>All CDs listed and many more are</strong> <strong>currently</strong> <strong>available on Listening Posts in <a href="http://www.slv.vic.gov.au/sites/default/files/arts2.jpg">Arts</a>, and now also in the <a href="http://www.slv.vic.gov.au/sites/default/files/styles/feature_image/public/Vision-2020-Spaces_No_People_Web-3.jpg?itok=IAsiwoaJ">Ian Potter Queen’s Hall</a>. </strong></p> <p class="has-medium-font-size"><a href="https://find.slv.vic.gov.au/permalink/61SLV_INST/17t49l2/alma9938128643607636">Summer jam : Lobby’s last by Lobby Lloyd. (CD)</a></p> <figure class="wp-block-image is-resized"><img fetchpriority="high" decoding="async" src="https://blogs.slv.vic.gov.au/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/Summer-Jam-CD.jpg" alt="" class="wp-image-40764" width="429" height="429" srcset="https://blogs.slv.vic.gov.au/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/Summer-Jam-CD.jpg 480w, https://blogs.slv.vic.gov.au/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/Summer-Jam-CD-150x150.jpg 150w, https://blogs.slv.vic.gov.au/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/Summer-Jam-CD-300x300.jpg 300w, https://blogs.slv.vic.gov.au/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/Summer-Jam-CD-120x120.jpg 120w, https://blogs.slv.vic.gov.au/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/Summer-Jam-CD-269x269.jpg 269w, https://blogs.slv.vic.gov.au/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/Summer-Jam-CD-340x340.jpg 340w, https://blogs.slv.vic.gov.au/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/Summer-Jam-CD-24x24.jpg 24w, https://blogs.slv.vic.gov.au/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/Summer-Jam-CD-48x48.jpg 48w, https://blogs.slv.vic.gov.au/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/Summer-Jam-CD-96x96.jpg 96w" sizes="(max-width: 429px) 100vw, 429px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption"> Aztec Records [2018] </figcaption></figure> <p class="has-medium-font-size"><a href="https://find.slv.vic.gov.au/permalink/61SLV_INST/17t49l2/alma9938086863607636">Boxing Day drive by Mick Thomas’ Roving Commission. (CD)</a></p> <figure class="wp-block-image is-resized"><img decoding="async" src="https://blogs.slv.vic.gov.au/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/boxing-day-drive-1024x998.jpg" alt="" class="wp-image-40762" width="423" height="412" srcset="https://blogs.slv.vic.gov.au/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/boxing-day-drive-1024x998.jpg 1024w, https://blogs.slv.vic.gov.au/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/boxing-day-drive-300x292.jpg 300w, https://blogs.slv.vic.gov.au/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/boxing-day-drive-768x748.jpg 768w, https://blogs.slv.vic.gov.au/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/boxing-day-drive-269x262.jpg 269w, https://blogs.slv.vic.gov.au/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/boxing-day-drive-340x331.jpg 340w, https://blogs.slv.vic.gov.au/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/boxing-day-drive-640x623.jpg 640w, https://blogs.slv.vic.gov.au/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/boxing-day-drive-24x24.jpg 24w, https://blogs.slv.vic.gov.au/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/boxing-day-drive-48x48.jpg 48w, https://blogs.slv.vic.gov.au/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/boxing-day-drive.jpg 1200w" sizes="(max-width: 423px) 100vw, 423px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption"> Bloodlines Music [2018]</figcaption></figure> <p>In rock and country music are two recent releases, including the digitally remastered <a href="https://find.slv.vic.gov.au/permalink/61SLV_INST/17t49l2/alma9938128643607636">Lobby’s Last…Summer Jam</a> that combines Australian rock guitarist, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lobby_Loyde">Lobby Loyde, and the Coloured Balls</a> in their first live recording at the second annual <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sunbury_Pop_Festival">Sunbury Pop Festival</a> in 1973, with the guitarist’s previously unreleased, final studio sessions from the early 1990s. An amazing collection!</p> <p><a href="https://find.slv.vic.gov.au/permalink/61SLV_INST/17t49l2/alma9938086863607636">Boxing Day Drive</a> (just what we need after all that food and merriment on Christmas Day) is an EP CD release from local rock-folk-country band <a href="https://www.portfairyfolkfestival.com/mick-thomas-the-roving-commission/">Mick Thomas’ Roving Commission</a>, featuring a couple of tracks from their forthcoming album <a href="http://spillmagazine.com/spill-album-review-mick-thomas-roving-commission-coldwater-dfu/">Coldwater DFU</a> and three that are re-workings of tracks from <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Big_Don%27t_Argue">The Big Don’t Argue</a>. All were recorded in Memphis in 2018. Catch the band live at venues around Melbourne, and also at the <a href="https://www.portfairyfolkfestival.com/">Port Fairy Folk Festival</a> in March, 2020.</p> <p class="has-medium-font-size"><a href="https://find.slv.vic.gov.au/permalink/61SLV_INST/17t49l2/alma9937923423607636">The Wiggles. Big ballet day! : with The Australian Ballet. (DVD)</a></p> <figure class="wp-block-image is-resized"><img decoding="async" src="https://blogs.slv.vic.gov.au/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/wiggles-ballet.jpg" alt="" class="wp-image-40842" width="415" height="415" srcset="https://blogs.slv.vic.gov.au/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/wiggles-ballet.jpg 1024w, https://blogs.slv.vic.gov.au/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/wiggles-ballet-150x150.jpg 150w, https://blogs.slv.vic.gov.au/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/wiggles-ballet-300x300.jpg 300w, https://blogs.slv.vic.gov.au/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/wiggles-ballet-768x768.jpg 768w, https://blogs.slv.vic.gov.au/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/wiggles-ballet-120x120.jpg 120w, https://blogs.slv.vic.gov.au/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/wiggles-ballet-269x269.jpg 269w, https://blogs.slv.vic.gov.au/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/wiggles-ballet-340x340.jpg 340w, https://blogs.slv.vic.gov.au/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/wiggles-ballet-640x640.jpg 640w, https://blogs.slv.vic.gov.au/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/wiggles-ballet-24x24.jpg 24w, https://blogs.slv.vic.gov.au/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/wiggles-ballet-48x48.jpg 48w, https://blogs.slv.vic.gov.au/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/wiggles-ballet-96x96.jpg 96w" sizes="(max-width: 415px) 100vw, 415px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption"> Roadshow Entertainment, c2019. </figcaption></figure> <p><a href="https://www.abcmusic.com.au/discography/wiggles-big-ballet-day">The Wiggles. Big ballet day</a> is a new DVD for young and old listeners and viewers alike celebrating the wonderful art form that is the ballet, with a brand new Wiggly character, Shirley Shawn the Unicorn, and artists of <a href="https://www.ausballetstory.com.au/welcome/">The Australian Ballet</a>. </p> <p><strong>This DVD is available on request for use at AV Stations in Arts Reading Room during normal opening hours.</strong></p> <p class="has-medium-font-size"><a href="https://find.slv.vic.gov.au/permalink/61SLV_INST/17t49l2/alma9938243783607636">Diamonds by Elton John. (CD)</a></p> <figure class="wp-block-image is-resized"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" src="https://blogs.slv.vic.gov.au/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/Diamonds-Elton-1024x1024.jpg" alt="" class="wp-image-40759" width="398" height="398" srcset="https://blogs.slv.vic.gov.au/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/Diamonds-Elton-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https://blogs.slv.vic.gov.au/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/Diamonds-Elton-150x150.jpg 150w, https://blogs.slv.vic.gov.au/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/Diamonds-Elton-300x300.jpg 300w, https://blogs.slv.vic.gov.au/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/Diamonds-Elton-768x768.jpg 768w, https://blogs.slv.vic.gov.au/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/Diamonds-Elton-120x120.jpg 120w, https://blogs.slv.vic.gov.au/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/Diamonds-Elton-269x269.jpg 269w, https://blogs.slv.vic.gov.au/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/Diamonds-Elton-340x340.jpg 340w, https://blogs.slv.vic.gov.au/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/Diamonds-Elton-640x640.jpg 640w, https://blogs.slv.vic.gov.au/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/Diamonds-Elton-24x24.jpg 24w, https://blogs.slv.vic.gov.au/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/Diamonds-Elton-48x48.jpg 48w, https://blogs.slv.vic.gov.au/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/Diamonds-Elton-96x96.jpg 96w, https://blogs.slv.vic.gov.au/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/Diamonds-Elton.jpg 1400w" sizes="(max-width: 398px) 100vw, 398px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption"> Virgin EMI : Universal Music, [2017] </figcaption></figure> <p class="has-medium-font-size"><a href="https://find.slv.vic.gov.au/permalink/61SLV_INST/17t49l2/alma9938243853607636">Rocketman : music from the motion picture. (CD) </a></p> <figure class="wp-block-image is-resized"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" src="https://blogs.slv.vic.gov.au/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/rocketman-1024x1024.jpg" alt="" class="wp-image-40767" width="409" height="409" srcset="https://blogs.slv.vic.gov.au/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/rocketman-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https://blogs.slv.vic.gov.au/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/rocketman-150x150.jpg 150w, https://blogs.slv.vic.gov.au/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/rocketman-300x300.jpg 300w, https://blogs.slv.vic.gov.au/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/rocketman-768x768.jpg 768w, https://blogs.slv.vic.gov.au/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/rocketman-120x120.jpg 120w, https://blogs.slv.vic.gov.au/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/rocketman-269x269.jpg 269w, https://blogs.slv.vic.gov.au/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/rocketman-340x340.jpg 340w, https://blogs.slv.vic.gov.au/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/rocketman-640x640.jpg 640w, https://blogs.slv.vic.gov.au/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/rocketman-24x24.jpg 24w, https://blogs.slv.vic.gov.au/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/rocketman-48x48.jpg 48w, https://blogs.slv.vic.gov.au/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/rocketman-96x96.jpg 96w, https://blogs.slv.vic.gov.au/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/rocketman.jpg 1400w" sizes="(max-width: 409px) 100vw, 409px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption"> Virgin EMI Records [2019] </figcaption></figure> <p><iframe loading="lazy" title="Elton John - Farewell Tour Highlights l November 2019" width="600" height="338" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/2Qt5PJv9jcI?feature=oembed" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" referrerpolicy="strict-origin-when-cross-origin" allowfullscreen></iframe></p> <p>To coincide with the must see final and most extensive multi-venue Australian concert tour ever by pop music icon, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elton_John">Elton John</a>, as part of his gigantic 300 + concerts <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Farewell_Yellow_Brick_Road">Farewell Yellow Brick Road</a> world tour, come two recent releases celebrating the great legend. </p> <p><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diamonds_(Elton_John_album)">Diamonds</a> is a 2-disc greatest hits compilation featuring all of the early sing-along favourites from the 70s right up to more recent successes, including <em>Your Song, Candle in the Wind, Rocket Man, Bennie and the Jets, Saturday Nights Alright for Fighting, Crocodile Rock, I’m Still Standing, Circle of Life, GoodBye Yellow Brick Road</em>, and many more.</p> <p><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rocketman:_Music_from_the_Motion_Picture">Rocketman</a> is the soundtrack to the movie musical hit that chronicled the early life and career of Elton John, portrayed on screen by Taron Egerton, who also performs many of the hit songs. </p> <p>Both titles are an apsolute must listen for all listening post devotees! The final concert is an incredible historic live event to see and be part of too! </p> <p class="has-medium-font-size"><a href="https://find.slv.vic.gov.au/permalink/61SLV_INST/17t49l2/alma9935331813607636">Charlie and the chocolate factory : original Broadway cast recording. (CD)</a></p> <figure class="wp-block-image is-resized"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" src="https://blogs.slv.vic.gov.au/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/charlie-chocolate.jpg" alt="" class="wp-image-40757" width="399" height="399" srcset="https://blogs.slv.vic.gov.au/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/charlie-chocolate.jpg 500w, https://blogs.slv.vic.gov.au/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/charlie-chocolate-150x150.jpg 150w, https://blogs.slv.vic.gov.au/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/charlie-chocolate-300x300.jpg 300w, https://blogs.slv.vic.gov.au/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/charlie-chocolate-120x120.jpg 120w, https://blogs.slv.vic.gov.au/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/charlie-chocolate-269x269.jpg 269w, https://blogs.slv.vic.gov.au/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/charlie-chocolate-340x340.jpg 340w, https://blogs.slv.vic.gov.au/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/charlie-chocolate-24x24.jpg 24w, https://blogs.slv.vic.gov.au/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/charlie-chocolate-48x48.jpg 48w, https://blogs.slv.vic.gov.au/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/charlie-chocolate-96x96.jpg 96w" sizes="(max-width: 399px) 100vw, 399px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption">Masterworks Broadway, [2017]</figcaption></figure> <p>Musical theatre offerings include the Broadway Cast recording of a show that is currently enjoying a very long run at Her Majesty’s Theatre in Melbourne, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charlie_and_the_Chocolate_Factory_(musical)">Charlie and the Chocolate Factory</a>. </p> <p>Based on the novel by <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roald_Dahl">Roald Dahl</a>, and the popular movie <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Willy_Wonka_%26_the_Chocolate_Factory">Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory</a>, the score composed by Marc Shaiman and Scott Whittman, also includes hit songs from the movie by Leslie Bricusse and Anthony Newley, such as <em>Pure Imagination, The Candy Man</em> and <em>The Oompa Loompa Song</em>. Another must see show! A great listen too! </p> <p class="has-medium-font-size"><a href="https://find.slv.vic.gov.au/permalink/61SLV_INST/17t49l2/alma9937958473607636">Wonderful Town : an American musical by Leonard Bernstein. (Blu-ray)</a></p> <figure class="wp-block-image is-resized"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" src="https://blogs.slv.vic.gov.au/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/wonderful-town-BR-1-720x1024.png" alt="" class="wp-image-40847" width="415" height="590" srcset="https://blogs.slv.vic.gov.au/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/wonderful-town-BR-1-720x1024.png 720w, https://blogs.slv.vic.gov.au/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/wonderful-town-BR-1-211x300.png 211w, https://blogs.slv.vic.gov.au/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/wonderful-town-BR-1-768x1093.png 768w, https://blogs.slv.vic.gov.au/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/wonderful-town-BR-1-269x383.png 269w, https://blogs.slv.vic.gov.au/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/wonderful-town-BR-1-340x484.png 340w, https://blogs.slv.vic.gov.au/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/wonderful-town-BR-1-640x911.png 640w, https://blogs.slv.vic.gov.au/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/wonderful-town-BR-1.png 1000w" sizes="(max-width: 415px) 100vw, 415px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption"> BelAir Classiques, 2018 </figcaption></figure> <p>Described as a “true declaration of love to the city of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_York_City">New-York</a>“, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wonderful_Town">Wonderful Town</a> tells the tale of two sisters from Ohio looking for success and glory in the big city in the 1930s. With Music by <a href="https://www.biography.com/musician/leonard-bernstein">Leonard Berstein</a>, lyrics by Betty Comden and Adolph Green, this production by <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toulon_Opera">Opera Toulon</a> shimmers and sparkles on this Blu-Ray release by BelAir Classiques, with the HD image adding lustre to a production performed recently during the <a href="https://leonardbernstein.com/at100">Bernstein centenary celebrations</a>.</p> <p><strong>This Blu-Ray is available on request for use at AV Stations in Arts Reading Room during normal opening hours.</strong> </p> <p class="has-medium-font-size"><a href="https://find.slv.vic.gov.au/permalink/61SLV_INST/17t49l2/alma9938412323607636">Women of note : a century of Australian composers. (CD)</a></p> <figure class="wp-block-image is-resized"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" src="https://blogs.slv.vic.gov.au/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/women-of-note.jpg" alt="" class="wp-image-40760" width="416" height="416" srcset="https://blogs.slv.vic.gov.au/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/women-of-note.jpg 900w, https://blogs.slv.vic.gov.au/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/women-of-note-150x150.jpg 150w, https://blogs.slv.vic.gov.au/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/women-of-note-300x300.jpg 300w, https://blogs.slv.vic.gov.au/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/women-of-note-768x768.jpg 768w, https://blogs.slv.vic.gov.au/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/women-of-note-120x120.jpg 120w, https://blogs.slv.vic.gov.au/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/women-of-note-269x269.jpg 269w, https://blogs.slv.vic.gov.au/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/women-of-note-340x340.jpg 340w, https://blogs.slv.vic.gov.au/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/women-of-note-640x640.jpg 640w, https://blogs.slv.vic.gov.au/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/women-of-note-24x24.jpg 24w, https://blogs.slv.vic.gov.au/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/women-of-note-48x48.jpg 48w, https://blogs.slv.vic.gov.au/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/women-of-note-96x96.jpg 96w" sizes="(max-width: 416px) 100vw, 416px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption">ABC Classic, 2019</figcaption></figure> <p class="has-medium-font-size"><a href="https://find.slv.vic.gov.au/permalink/61SLV_INST/17t49l2/alma9938412313607636">2019 Sommernachts konzert (Summer night concert). Performed by Wiener Philharmoniker. Gustavo Dudamel, conductor, Yuja Wang, piano. (CD)</a></p> <figure class="wp-block-image is-resized"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" src="https://blogs.slv.vic.gov.au/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/Summe-nights.jpg" alt="" class="wp-image-40897" width="418" height="418" srcset="https://blogs.slv.vic.gov.au/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/Summe-nights.jpg 520w, https://blogs.slv.vic.gov.au/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/Summe-nights-150x150.jpg 150w, https://blogs.slv.vic.gov.au/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/Summe-nights-300x300.jpg 300w, https://blogs.slv.vic.gov.au/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/Summe-nights-120x120.jpg 120w, https://blogs.slv.vic.gov.au/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/Summe-nights-269x269.jpg 269w, https://blogs.slv.vic.gov.au/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/Summe-nights-340x340.jpg 340w, https://blogs.slv.vic.gov.au/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/Summe-nights-24x24.jpg 24w, https://blogs.slv.vic.gov.au/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/Summe-nights-48x48.jpg 48w, https://blogs.slv.vic.gov.au/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/Summe-nights-96x96.jpg 96w" sizes="(max-width: 418px) 100vw, 418px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption">Sony, 2019</figcaption></figure> <figure class="wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio"><div class="wp-block-embed__wrapper"> <iframe loading="lazy" title="Great Performances Vienna Philharmonic Summer Night Concert 2019 Preview" width="600" height="338" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/SwMdL3OHp_A?feature=oembed" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" referrerpolicy="strict-origin-when-cross-origin" allowfullscreen></iframe> </div></figure> <p>Classical music releases include the compilation, <a href="https://www.abcmusic.com.au/discography/women-note-century-australian-composers">Women of Note : a century of Australian composers</a>, on the ABC Classic label, celebrating renowned women composers such as trailblazers <a href="https://www.australianmusiccentre.com.au/artist/glanville-hicks-peggy">Peggy Glanville-Hicks</a> and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Margaret_Sutherland">Margaret Sutherland</a>, to the Eastern-inspired tranquillity of <a href="https://www.australianmusiccentre.com.au/artist/boyd-anne">Anne Boyd</a>, the eloquence and wit of <a href="https://www.australianmusiccentre.com.au/artist/kats-chernin-elena">Elena Kats-Chernin</a>, and the joyful optimism of the young writers of today. The album cover features a beautiful shot of the iconic <a href="https://www.bluemts.com.au/info/thingstodo/threesisters/">Three Sisters in the Blue Mountains</a> – well worth a visit!</p> <p>The <a href="https://find.slv.vic.gov.au/permalink/61SLV_INST/17t49l2/alma9938412313607636">Summer Night Concert</a> performed by the <a href="https://www.wienerphilharmoniker.at/orchestra/history">Vienna Philharmoic</a> is a great annual crowd pleaser, with the theme of the 2019 performance being <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rhapsody_in_Blue"><em>Rhapsody in Blue</em></a>, in a program that represents a musical history of the United States of America.</p> <p class="has-medium-font-size"><a href="https://find.slv.vic.gov.au/permalink/61SLV_INST/17t49l2/alma9938243753607636">Love is here to stay by Tony Bennett & Diana Krall. (CD)</a></p> <figure class="wp-block-image is-resized"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" src="https://blogs.slv.vic.gov.au/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/love-stay-krall-1024x1024.jpg" alt="" class="wp-image-40774" width="414" height="414" srcset="https://blogs.slv.vic.gov.au/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/love-stay-krall-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https://blogs.slv.vic.gov.au/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/love-stay-krall-150x150.jpg 150w, https://blogs.slv.vic.gov.au/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/love-stay-krall-300x300.jpg 300w, https://blogs.slv.vic.gov.au/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/love-stay-krall-768x768.jpg 768w, https://blogs.slv.vic.gov.au/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/love-stay-krall-120x120.jpg 120w, https://blogs.slv.vic.gov.au/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/love-stay-krall-269x269.jpg 269w, https://blogs.slv.vic.gov.au/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/love-stay-krall-340x340.jpg 340w, https://blogs.slv.vic.gov.au/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/love-stay-krall-640x640.jpg 640w, https://blogs.slv.vic.gov.au/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/love-stay-krall-24x24.jpg 24w, https://blogs.slv.vic.gov.au/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/love-stay-krall-48x48.jpg 48w, https://blogs.slv.vic.gov.au/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/love-stay-krall-96x96.jpg 96w, https://blogs.slv.vic.gov.au/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/love-stay-krall.jpg 1200w" sizes="(max-width: 414px) 100vw, 414px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption">Verve, 2018</figcaption></figure> <p>In jazz comes the highly acclaimed 2018 release on Verve, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Love_Is_Here_to_Stay_(album)">Love is here to Stay</a>, featuring music legends <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tony_Bennett">Tony Bennett</a> and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diana_Krall">Diana Krall</a>, performing a selection of classic jazz standards by <a href="http://gershwin.com/the-gershwin-brothers/">George and Ira Gershwin</a>, accompanied wonderfully by <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bill_Charlap">The Bill Charlap Trio</a>. The album includes duets on songs such as <em>S’Wonderful, I Got Rhythm, Fascinating Rhythm</em> as well as two solo efforts. A great Summer listen!</p> <p class="has-medium-font-size"><a href="https://find.slv.vic.gov.au/permalink/61SLV_INST/17t49l2/alma9937401403607636">Mackenna’s gold : In cold blood : Original music from the motion pictures. Composed and conducted by Quincy Jones. (CD)</a></p> <figure class="wp-block-image is-resized"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" src="https://blogs.slv.vic.gov.au/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/MackennasGld_ICB_isc391_600a.jpg" alt="" class="wp-image-40772" width="426" height="426" srcset="https://blogs.slv.vic.gov.au/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/MackennasGld_ICB_isc391_600a.jpg 600w, https://blogs.slv.vic.gov.au/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/MackennasGld_ICB_isc391_600a-150x150.jpg 150w, https://blogs.slv.vic.gov.au/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/MackennasGld_ICB_isc391_600a-300x300.jpg 300w, https://blogs.slv.vic.gov.au/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/MackennasGld_ICB_isc391_600a-120x120.jpg 120w, https://blogs.slv.vic.gov.au/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/MackennasGld_ICB_isc391_600a-269x269.jpg 269w, https://blogs.slv.vic.gov.au/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/MackennasGld_ICB_isc391_600a-340x340.jpg 340w, https://blogs.slv.vic.gov.au/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/MackennasGld_ICB_isc391_600a-24x24.jpg 24w, https://blogs.slv.vic.gov.au/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/MackennasGld_ICB_isc391_600a-48x48.jpg 48w, https://blogs.slv.vic.gov.au/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/MackennasGld_ICB_isc391_600a-96x96.jpg 96w" sizes="(max-width: 426px) 100vw, 426px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption"> Intrada Special Collection [2017] </figcaption></figure> <p class="has-medium-font-size"><a href="https://find.slv.vic.gov.au/permalink/61SLV_INST/17t49l2/alma9938318353607636">The Dove : music from the motion picture. Composed and conducted by John Barry. (CD)</a></p> <figure class="wp-block-image is-resized"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" src="https://blogs.slv.vic.gov.au/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/TheDove_600a.jpg" alt="" class="wp-image-40777" width="414" height="414" srcset="https://blogs.slv.vic.gov.au/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/TheDove_600a.jpg 600w, https://blogs.slv.vic.gov.au/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/TheDove_600a-150x150.jpg 150w, https://blogs.slv.vic.gov.au/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/TheDove_600a-300x300.jpg 300w, https://blogs.slv.vic.gov.au/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/TheDove_600a-120x120.jpg 120w, https://blogs.slv.vic.gov.au/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/TheDove_600a-269x269.jpg 269w, https://blogs.slv.vic.gov.au/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/TheDove_600a-340x340.jpg 340w, https://blogs.slv.vic.gov.au/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/TheDove_600a-24x24.jpg 24w, https://blogs.slv.vic.gov.au/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/TheDove_600a-48x48.jpg 48w, https://blogs.slv.vic.gov.au/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/TheDove_600a-96x96.jpg 96w" sizes="(max-width: 414px) 100vw, 414px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption"> Paramount Pictures [2015] </figcaption></figure> <p>Film music includes two limited collector edition reissues of three classic movie soundtracks from the 1960s and 70s. </p> <p><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mackenna%27s_Gold">MacKenna’s Gold</a> and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/In_Cold_Blood_(film)">In Cold Blood</a> are two scores by <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quincy_Jones">Quincy Jones</a> (In the Heat of the Night), with additional tracks and mixes not included with the original releases. Whereas <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mackenna%27s_Gold">Mackenna’s Gold</a> has the dramatic and bold tones of an American western, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/In_Cold_Blood_(film)">In Cold Blood</a> is gentle and haunting quietly underscoring the films disturbing true story. <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Dove_(1974_film)">The Dove</a> features a lesser know score composed by <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Barry_(composer)">John Barry</a> (James Bond), from the 1974 biographical sporting drama.</p> <p>Enjoy!</p> <p><strong>There is a selection of CDs available on listening posts in the <a href="http://www.slv.vic.gov.au/sites/default/files/arts2.jpg">Arts Reading Room</a> and the <a href="http://www.slv.vic.gov.au/sites/default/files/styles/feature_image/public/Vision-2020-Spaces_No_People_Web-3.jpg?itok=IAsiwoaJ">Ian Potter Queen’s Hall</a> during normal <a href="http://www.slv.vic.gov.au/visit/opening-hours">opening hours</a>, as indicated on the <a href="http://www.slv.vic.gov.au/search-discover">online catalogue.</a> There are eight listening post stations in Arts, and now also four in IPQH (i.e. located in the two northern corners on Ground Floor of IPQH), where you can listen to a mixed choice of up to 70 CDs from the <a href="http://www.slv.vic.gov.au/search-discover/explore-collections-format/audiovisual-material">audiovisual collection.</a></strong></p> <ul class="wp-block-list"> <li><strong>On each Listening Post, just press the View Current Titles box on touch screen panel to access full list of CD titles.   </strong></li> <li><strong>Select title for list of disc tracks.  Select track and use on-screen controls to playback. </strong></li> </ul> <p><strong>BYO headphones or use ours.</strong></p> <figure class="wp-block-image"><a href="https://blogs.slv.vic.gov.au/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/listen-to-music-1.jpg"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="1024" height="577" src="https://blogs.slv.vic.gov.au/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/listen-to-music-1-1024x577.jpg" alt="" class="wp-image-33983" srcset="https://blogs.slv.vic.gov.au/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/listen-to-music-1-1024x577.jpg 1024w, https://blogs.slv.vic.gov.au/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/listen-to-music-1-300x169.jpg 300w, https://blogs.slv.vic.gov.au/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/listen-to-music-1-768x433.jpg 768w, https://blogs.slv.vic.gov.au/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/listen-to-music-1-98x55.jpg 98w, https://blogs.slv.vic.gov.au/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/listen-to-music-1-269x152.jpg 269w, https://blogs.slv.vic.gov.au/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/listen-to-music-1-340x192.jpg 340w, https://blogs.slv.vic.gov.au/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/listen-to-music-1-640x361.jpg 640w, https://blogs.slv.vic.gov.au/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/listen-to-music-1.jpg 1120w" sizes="(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px" /></a></figure> <div style='display:none;' class='shareaholic-canvas' data-app='share_buttons' 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