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Mrs Macquarie's cello weaving threads of music through time and culture

The planned visit to the New South Wales regional city of Bathurst of a cello steeped in Australian history is sparking new discoveries.

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Anzac 2015: 100 year old violin recording tells soldier's tragic tale

It's soft and scratchy but the 100 year old recording of the Merry Widow waltz by a violinist from country New South Wales is a haunting link to a soldier whose life was to soon to be cut short.

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200 years of history told through Mrs Macquarie's cello

The nicks and grooves and faded polish of the 200-year-old cello tells a history of its owners from Australia's colonial past. It's now telling another story - that of its role in the musical life of...

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From a tree born a thousand years ago, the string instruments destined for...

A concert is being held to provide the public with the first performance of a quartet of hand-made, Australian timber string instruments and to launch a program to put the set in the hands of rising...

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Philanthropists gift unique string instruments to regional conservatorium for...

A pair of music-loving philanthropists have provided the funds for the Mitchell Conservatorium of Music to buy a locally hand-crafted set of string quartet instruments with a fascinating backstory.

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