Melissa Barnard

ACO HomeCasts Weeks 9 & 10

New lessons in our Music & Art program, a brand-new recording from Melissa Barnard and a virtuoso performance from Satu Vänskä.

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Music and Art: Lesson Plan Four

The fourth lesson in our eight-part Music & Art program teaches children about inspiration, and how sounds from the environment inspire composers to write music.
ACO Principal Violin Satu Vänskä

Playlist: Satu's Mixed Bag

From Miles Davis to Massive Attack: Principal Violin and ACO Underground Frontwoman Satu Vänskä shares an assortment of what she’s listening to while at home.
Melissa Barnard

ACO Home to Home: Melissa Barnard

For her first solo ACO HomeCast, Melissa gives a sparkling performance of Bach’s Courante from the G Major Suite, recorded on a south coast beach in New South Wales.
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Satu Vänskä performs Locatelli’s Violin Concerto in D major

ACO Principal Violin Satu Vänskä performs Locatelli's notoriously difficult concerto The Harmonic Labyrinth. Recorded during our 2017 ACO Soloists tour, this performance showcases Satu's virtuosity in a fierce test of physical and mental focus.
Kandinsky Composition VIII

Music and Art: Lesson Plan Five

he fifth lesson in our eight-part Music & Art program teaches children abstract art, and how shapes are depicted in music and art.
Tea for Two

ACO Home to Home: Satu Vänska, Music in Post-Iso 1

Satu Vänskä and Midnight Oil guitarist Jim Moginie give a sparkling performance of Vincent Youmans and Irving Caesar’s beloved 'Tea for Two'.

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