Australian Bushfire Benefit London

30/04/2021

New page for Annabelle Traves. Annabelle gave a beautiful performance for us playing the FS Kelly ‘Elegy’ conducted by Toby C Thatcher https://youtu.be/m94_nZHSVLY

18/04/2021

Congratulations to ABBL soloist Miriam Allan! An astonishing performance at yesterday’s moving funeral service for His Royal Highness Prince Philip.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2021-04-18/australian-soprano-miriam-allan-in-prince-philip-funeral-choir/100077110?utm_source=abc_news_web&utm_medium=content_shared&utm_campaign=abc_news_web&fbclid=IwAR2D1ro9on3MEpHn8VYuPl9MBijOWsq7_lpllROujizCefrtEq7BUd8WO3k

There was an Australian among the small number of people allowed in St George's Chapel for the funeral of the Duke of Edinburgh.

01/03/2021

Certainly a world away!!!

01/03/2021

22/12/2020

Tonight at 7pm UK time, ABBL co-founder Lotte Betts-Dean and Australian pianist Joseph Havlat present the Tait Memorial Trust Christmas Concert: “Let Your Heart Be Light” ❤️

Book tickets here: https://bit.ly/3nraCYf

12/12/2020

ABBL co-founder Lotte Betts-Dean and ABBL pianist Joseph Havlat, together with Tait Memorial Trust, present a new Christmas themed concert airing on December 22!

✨LET YOUR HEART BE LIGHT✨
✨Songs for Christmas✨

A new online recital from Joseph Havlat and myself, presented by the Tait Memorial Trust for the ‘Tait Tuesdays At Home’ series, supporting the Tait Emergency Relief Fund.

This uplifting programme is a celebration of Christmastime, with British, French and Scandinavian art song, carols and piano solos inspired by the festive season, as well as a few traditional faves (...as the title suggests!)
Please join us on (or after!) Tuesday 22nd December, wherever you are in the world:

⭐️UK 7pm
⭐️AUS 9pm
⭐️NZ 8pm
⭐️USA 8pm

Book tickets: https://www.taitmemorialtrust.org/product/let-your-heart-be-light-dec-22/

18/11/2020

Corinne Cowling Soprano and were featured soloists in our gala in March. Lovely recording of her singing ‘So in love’

The Golden Age of Musical Theatre Corinne Cowling, Embla Bishop, Josie Lane, Jeremy Kleeman, Brenton Spiteri, with special guest Morgan Cowling, and Chad Vin...

08/08/2020

EARTH CRY 🌏

Today marks the sixth anniversary of the death of celebrated Australian composer Peter Sculthorpe.

As a key figure in Australian contemporary music, Sculthorpe’s poignant Earth Cry was the centrepiece of the Australian Bushfire Benefit London, held at the Royal Academy of Music Duke’s Hall on March 1. We’re so pleased to share the performance with you, conducted here by the legendary Australian conductor Simone Young.

ABBL was formed by Australian musicians in London who produced a concert featuring Australia’s finest musicians with full orchestra and choir, to honour the brave men and women who fought the worst fires in Australia’s history. Our hearts are with the people of Australia and we hope that the 40,000GBP raised from this concert are making a tangible difference to the victims of this horrific tragedy.

Now, many of the musicians on stage here face an uncertain future due to the ongoing pandemic. Please consider donating to the Tait Memorial Trust Emergency Relief Fund, in support of young Australian musicians based in the UK who have lost their income.

Support here: http://bit.ly/CAF_TaitERF

© Australian Bushfire Benefit London 2020

04/08/2020

Tune in 8.30pm AEST / 10.30pm NZST / 8.30pm BST to hear Samuel Sakker in recital https://www.taitmemorialtrust.org/tait-tuesdays-at-home-concerts-box-office/