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The Tiwi Strong Women. Photo: Peter Hislop Canberra International Music Festival / Concert 16, “Eyes and Ears”, Tiwi Strong Women. At the National Film and Sound Archive, May 7. Reviewed by CLINTON WHITE IT was quite special to be given a glimpse of the traditions and culture of Tiwi Islanders, especially when coupled with film footage dating back as far as 1912. Tiwi Strong Women is a small group who have been singing and dancing together since they were girls. Theirs is a goal of preserv...

Canberra International Music Festival / Concert 13, “Up Close at Gorman”, Gorman Arts Centre, May 5. Reviewed by ROB KENNEDY. CLOSE UP, intimate and fun was the experience for the audience in this Canberra International Music Festival concert over seven spaces in the Gorman Arts Centre in Braddon. Concert 13 at the 2021 CIMF titled “Up Close at Gorman” began with the multi-talented Ariana Odermatt. Playing the clavicytherium, which is an itsy-bitsy vertical harpsichord that creates a b...

The Partridge String Quartet. Photo: Peter Hislop Canberra International Music Festival / Concert 3, “Schubert Sublime I”, The Partridge String Quartet. At Fitters’ Workshop, Kingston, May 1. Reviewed by ROB KENNEDY. “WITH happiness” best describes how the audience reacted to having the Canberra International Music Festival back after the 2020 covid shutdown and hearing the Partridge String Quartet perform a seminal work of Franz Schubert. The Partridge String Quartet, which takes it...