Congratulations to Professor Liza Lim AM who received an Australian Laureate Fellowship from Australian Research Council 👏 The funding received is part of a 5-year program to communicate the urgency of climate change and lead social change through music. Read more: bit.ly/3yMeLjT

Very proud of Lucy and her achievements and it was great mentoring her last year and in previous classes!

My String Q CD spotted on sale in the wild…

Great to see Opera Australia supporting Australian music theatre with this very moving story of “Watershed”. The music by Joe Twist🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️🖤💛💔 has obvious audience appeal. Would like to have heard a more lush orchestration - something to consider for future performances?

This Friday Elder Conservatorium, MelbChamberOrch Artistic director & violinist Sophie Rowell & I return performing Schubert, Paul Stanhope (Paul Stanhope) ‘Agnus Dei’ + Ravel’s 2nd Sonata for Violin & Piano! 1:10pm 21st June!! Uni of Adelaide #ElderHall able.adelaide.edu.au/music/events/l…

Australian Vocal Ensemble Katie Noonan have released my piece “Triste” in a lovely new recording. m.youtube.com/playlist?list=…

Australian journalists are pronouncing the new British PM’s name as “Skier Starmer”. No need for 4 syllables when you can use 3! 🤣

Today’s gig - the Cremona Festival!!

I unlocked $55 mobile Rush tickets to Hamlet at Sydney Opera House on TodayTix! todaytix.com/sydney/shows/3…

“A book that should be placed into the hands of every American. If a book could bring America back from the brink, this is it.” Kind words from Rick Kleffel @narratorspecies. It was a treat to be on his podcast. narrativespecies.wordpress.com/2024/07/25/nic…

Am loving the Channel9 commentary team’s attempted pronunciation of French. “La Defense” sounding like “lada fence”. And the hello greeting “bon-jew-a”.

School music education in NSW in ‘crisis’. smh.com.au/national/nsw/w… Jason Yat-sen Li: Labor for Strathfield

Great review from the last Australia Ensemble UNSW concert! classikon.com/australia-ense…

Lovely gig with Voyces in Perth in this spectacular venue. I expect when skeletons in all gigs from now on. It’s in my standard rider.

Review of “Requiem” In the The West Australian (behind paywall, sorry). thewest.com.au/entertainment/…

The face of zero regrets.

Today I found myself conducting a piece with a rubber chicken mounted on a remote control car, a soloist singing the role of a cow on knee roller skates and a chorus with a Picasso inspired Giant. Another day at the office SydneyConMusic!

A little gig I conducted yesterday…

Hey string players - an AE Smith violin for sale here! A pretty rare gem! violins.com.au/products/a-e-s…

Time for me to say goodbye to Twitter. I’ll be over on Threads Paul Rollo.stanhope.73 in the unlikely event that you’d like to find me. Like many, I cannot continue on an already hateful platform run by Elon Musk and the direction he had taken it. Peace.