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Sarah Ioannides
Sarah Ioannides (born 1972, in Canberra) is an Australian/British conductor, collaborator and multimedia producer living in the United States. She is currently music director of Symphony Tacoma and the founding artistic director of Cascade Conducting and Composing. Early life and education Ioannides was born in Canberra, Australia and grew up in England. Her father, Ayis Ioannides, is a conductor and composer of Greek Cypriot ancestry. Her mother, Gwyneth Woollard, is of Scottish ancestry. Studying violin, piano and French horn from an early age, she entered University of Oxford, Oxford University on an instrumental scholarship earning a Bachelor of Arts and Masters of Music degree from Guildhall School of Music and Drama, The Guildhall School of Music and Drama. She completed a Diploma in Conducting at the Curtis Institute of Music on a Fulbright Program, Fulbright scholarship and studied in St. Petersburg on a Presser Foundation Scholarship. She earned a Master of Music in co ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Canberra
Canberra ( ) is the capital city of Australia. Founded following the federation of the colonies of Australia as the seat of government for the new nation, it is Australia's largest inland city and the eighth-largest city overall. The city is located at the northern end of the Australian Capital Territory at the northern tip of the Australian Alps, the country's highest mountain range. As of June 2021, Canberra's estimated population was 453,558. The area chosen for the capital had been inhabited by Indigenous Australians for up to 21,000 years, with the principal group being the Ngunnawal people. European settlement commenced in the first half of the 19th century, as evidenced by surviving landmarks such as St John's Anglican Church and Blundells Cottage. On 1 January 1901, federation of the colonies of Australia was achieved. Following a long dispute over whether Sydney or Melbourne should be the national capital, a compromise was reached: the new capital would be buil ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra (RPO) is a British symphony orchestra based in London, that performs and produces primarily classic works. The RPO was established by Thomas Beecham in 1946. In its early days, the orchestra secured profitable recording contracts and important engagements including the Glyndebourne Festival Opera and the concerts of the Royal Philharmonic Society. After Beecham's death in 1961, the RPO's fortunes declined steeply. The RPO battled for survival until the mid-1960s, when its future was secured after a report by the Arts Council of Great Britain recommended that it should receive public subsidy. A further crisis arose in the same era when it seemed that the orchestra's right to call itself "Royal" could be withdrawn. In 2004, the RPO acquired its first permanent London base, at Cadogan Hall in Chelsea. The RPO also gives concerts at the Royal Festival Hall, the Royal Albert Hall and venues around the UK and other countries. The current music dir ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Derek Klein
Derek Klein (born April 1954) was a British stamp dealer, collector and accountant, who spent 16 months in jail in 2007-08 for stealing £70,000 from two church parishes in Norfolk. In an unusual court ruling, the judge at his trial allowed him to repay the money he had stolen through the sale of the stamps he had bought with the proceeds of his fraud. Fraud Over a period of 14 years,"Thief must sell stamp collection on eBay", Steve Bird, ''The Times'', 19 April 2008, p. 27. Klein stole about £13,000 from St Peter's in Ridlington, Norfolk, Ridlington and £57,000 from St Andrew's in Bacton, Norfolk, Bacton, both in Norfolk, England. He was treasurer of both churches. He used the money for "an internet gambling addiction and his obsession with stamps". It was heard in court that Klein's nickname on one of the internet gambling sites he used was "The Bishop". In 2008, Klein persuaded the judge at Norwich Crown Court, who had wanted to sell Klein's entire collection at auction, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
