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Oct 23, 2023 | limelightmagazine.com.au | Jansson J. Antmann

“I hate themes but I like journeys, especially the random ones,” Ruth Mackenzie tells Limelight as she sits down to discuss the 2024 Adelaide Festival, her first as Artistic Director. She is in high spirits, having just unveiled her inaugural program to the media. Like her newly appointed counterparts at the Adelaide’s sister-festivals in Edinburgh and Avignon, Mackenzie is keen to examine the purpose of a festival in today’s world, and to foster greater community engagement.

Oct 13, 2023 | limelightmagazine.com.au | Matthew Shepard

There are moments in history that shake the foundations of society and whose effects continue long after. Such is the case with the murder of 21-year-old Matthew Shepard in Wyoming in 1998, a gay hate-crime that sparked an outpouring of public rage. Shepard, a gay university student, was taken one night to a country lane, tied to a fence, bashed unconscious and left alone. He was found the following day and died in hospital several days later without regaining consciousness.

Oct 8, 2023 | limelightmagazine.com.au | William Byrd

The Song Company’s Songs from a Strange Land pays homage to the enduring brilliance of William Byrd while commemorating the quatercentenary of his death. The seven voices of the ensemble include Guest Director and tenor Christopher Watson, who curated this program of 11 songs stretching from the Renaissance to the present. Its title derives from the text of Psalm 137 (How shall we sing the Lord’s song in a strange land?), set by Byrd as a motet.

Aug 20, 2023 | limelightmagazine.com.au | Oliver Bown |Jansson J. Antmann |Deborah Jones |Clive Paget

Play Video about Several covers of Limelight's September 2023 issue, which features a robotic conductor, are spread across a blue background. The September 2023 issue of Limelight is now available online, with hard copies on their way to those with a print subscription. Click below to go straight to the issue, or continue on to find out what’s inside.

Aug 13, 2023 | limelightmagazine.com.au | Jansson J. Antmann

It is extremely rare for this writer to head for the merchandise stand after a concert and buy a CD, but rules were made to be broken and Nexas Quartet’s Tango de Saxos has been playing on a loop all day. The reason? Saturday night’s reunion of the Sydney-based saxophone quartet with bandoneon player Stephen Cuttriss and pianist Daniel Rojas, both of whom featured on the 2021 release.