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Rediscover Disco
Dust off your dancing shoes and get ready to boogie because Darwin Symphony Orchestra is taking you back to the golden age of disco! Transforming the George Brown Botanic Gardens...

Sandy Toes & Beach Parties
Over the last year, many a Top Ender has missed hitting the beach clubs of Bali, sipping on chilled bevs to the sounds of house music as the sun slides...

Firing Up Fridays
Imagine this. It’s 4.21pm on a Friday arvy, you’re almost done with the working week and keen to kick back and relax with a cold one and some live music...

The Language of the Leaves
There's nothing quite like relaxing under a shady tree on a warm Darwin day, but have you ever thought about the history behind the greenery gracing our streets? Many of...

Get Wild With Darwin Symphony Orchestra
The animal kingdom has long been a source of inspiration for artists, from the Romantic poets through to the makers of Walt Disney’s The Lion King. It also got Darwin...

Max Fredericks Takes One More Step
MUCH-LOVED LOCAL muso Max Fredericks is taking things to the next level with the release of his aptly titled debut album, One More Step. We caught up with Max ahead...

Tim Freedman
Iconic Aussie band The Whitlams are well known for their poignant vignettes of urban life, but their latest single about a man driving through the hills is something of a...

Battle of the School Bands
SINCE 2009, NT Music School has given young musicians from Territory schools the chance to showcase their talents through the annual Battle of the School Bands competition. The highly anticipated...

MusicNT presents Crystal Robins
AFTER RELOCATING TO the Top End a few years back, Crystal Robins has become a regular face of the Darwin music scene, performing just about everywhere. MusicNT caught up with...

Striking a Chord with Young Musicians
DARWIN SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA’S Young Artist Program (YAP) fosters the next generation of Territory talent through workshops, performances and other musical enrichment opportunities. To acknowledge NT Youth Week, DSO’s Rita Horanyi...

Mozart’s Requiem - Vocalective
WOLFGANG AMADEUS MOZART died in 1791, aged just 35 years. His final work, The Requiem, was unfinished at the time of his death, and was the subject of a commission...

In Her Footsteps
TO CELEBRATE INTERNATIONAL Women’s Day, Arafura Music Collective invites you to take in the gorgeous surrounds of the George Brown Botanical Gardens as you are delighted, engaged and moved by...

Into The Wild
DARWIN SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA (DSO) is preparing for a wild adventure into the animal kingdom for its first show of the year, A Carnival of Animals. The enchanting concert is a...

Tiwi Strong Women’s Group: Yoi! Ngarukuruwala
By Tamara Howie YOUNG AND OLD join forces when the Tiwi Strong Women’s Group heads to Darwin to share song, dance and culture in Yoi! Ngarukuruwala. It’s the first time...

Kate Ceberano’s Sweet Inspiration
Despite the events of 2020, ARIA award winning singer Kate Ceberano created her 28th album, Sweet Inspiration, released last month. After a year of reimagined (aka streamed) performances, plus a...

Family Proms
DARWIN SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA’S Family Proms music program offers the perfect introduction to classical music for young and old alike. December’s performance showcases the unique sounds of each individual instrument and...

Where I Roam
IN A PRE-PANDEMIC world, the Darwin Symphony Orchestra and NT Dance Company hatched a plan to work together. And although we’re in a time where physical roaming has some restrictions...

MusicNT presents Sally Balfour
IT’S UNIVERSALLY ACKNOWLEDGED that flexibility and adaptability are necessary traits to survive, and thrive, in the music industry. With a children’s album telling the tale of a travelling crocodile and...