
Paul Nolan was born on the New South Wales North Coast. He has been involved with musical theatre and choral groups on the NSW North Coast and in Sydney.
Paul has had poetry published in various periodicals. He is trained in classical piano and has a Bachelor of Music from the UNSW.
548 posts by Paul Nolan


sima summer festival : jazz now – claire cross and coast

Above and featured image : Bassist, composer and band leader Claire Cross.
The stream of sensitivity which is Claire Cross’ chamber/jazz music
suite Into Light focusses on an ambient vibe. At the intimate venue of Mary’s Underground for the SIMA …

heathers the musical @ ara darling quarter theatre

Above : Tiegan Denina as Veronica Sawyer with the the cast of this energetic dark high school satire. This and featured image photo credit: Nicholas Gomez.
In the words of this cast: Holy shit! There is ‘Big Fun’ going down …

omega ensemble : two breaths @ city recital hall, angel place

Above: Alexandra Osborne and Peter Clark (violins), David Rowden (basset clarinet), Neil Thomson (viola) and Paul Stender (cello) opened Two Breaths with a fresh reading of Mozart’s Clarinet Quintet K581. Featured image: City Recital Hall was the venue for Omega …

sydney festival : sso percussion and strings at speakers corner

Above : Composer and SSO percussionist Timothy Constable playing vibraphone in Steve Reich’s ‘Mallet Quartet’. Featured image: SSO percussionists play ‘Last Waltz’ by Timothy Constable to begin the event. Photo credit: Jacquie Manning.
As mentioned in percussionist TImothy Constable’s introductory

opera australia : the marriage of figaro @ the dame joan sutherland theatre.

Above: Stacey Alleaume at Susanna and Tommaso Barea as Figaro. Featured image : Ekaterina Morozova as the Countess. Photo Credit : Prudence Upton.
It was a genuine thrill to have seen the current Opera Australia’s season of The Marriage of …

sydney festival : night of the soul -sydney philharmonia choirs

Above : Conductor Brett Weymark led choir members and instrumentalists Fiona and Leone Ziegler (violins), Nicole Forsyth (viola), Paul Stender (cello) and Claire Howard-Race (piano) in an exquisite and beautifully lit use of The Cutaway space. This photo and featured …

opera australia : turandot @ dame joan sutherland theatre

Above : Members of the Opera Australia Chorus. Photo credit: Prudence Upton. Featured Image: Members of the Opera Australia Chorus, Opera Australia Children’s Chorus and Yonghoon Lee as Calaf.
Many solid elements in this production ensure a fantastic night at …

sydney festival : joseph tawadros quartet @ speakers corner.

Above : The Sydney Festival Speakers Corner venue was perfect to showcase the works of Joseph Tawadros. Photo credit : Prudence Upton. Featured image : The Joseph Tawadros Quartet: Matt McMahon-piano, Jospeh Tawadros-oud, Jamess Tawadros-Egyptian percussion, Karl Dunnicliff -double bass. …

sydney festival : james morrison quartet and william barton at speakers corner.

Above: James Morrison played jazz trumpet, trombone, tenor saxophone, piano and flugelhorn at this event. Photo credit : Jacquie Manning.
Two absolute living musical treasures collaborated at this magical treat of an event for one night only at the outdoor …