Music
The Dunstan Playhouse’s double bill of the Hussy Hicks band and solo artist Liz Stringer was really a triple given that it also featured players from the Blues and Roots Winter School. Variety and talent abounded in more than two hours of guitar delights.
Festivals
The opening night of the Adelaide Guitar Festival showcased the masterful guitar playing of Paco Lara and the equally passionate performances of Adelaide’s own Compañía Alma Flamenca ensemble. It was a delightful combination.
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Interstate travel restrictions have forced several late changes to the 2021 Adelaide Guitar Festival line-up but ticket sales are strong as the event opens this weekend with shows including a flamenco spectacular and a classical celebration.
Exotic characters and sweeping sagas abound in The Bridge of San Luis Rey, a fresh theatrical take on a classic novel that director Chris Drummond says also offers some profound insights into humanity, mortality and love.
Adelaide Guitar Festival has launched the program for its first annual event this July, with artistic director Slava Grigoryan saying it shines a light on the guitar’s ability to star in any genre – ‘from classical and jazz to rock, blues & roots and flamenco’.
The world premiere of Nigel Westlake’s evocative concerto inspired by his visit to Tasmania’s Tarkine wilderness was the centrepiece of this varied and rewarding performance featuring Slava and Leonard Grigoryan and the ASO.
The Stones’ Sticky Fingers – a touring show featuring Australian musicians Tim Rogers, Adalita, Phil Jamieson and Tex Perkins that pays tribute to the Rolling Stones’ iconic album – is coming to Her Majesty’s Theatre for the Adelaide Guitar Festival.
