Annabelle Drumm grew up in a theatre family attending opera and concert rehearsals in the womb with a conductor/musician father and a violinist mother. In her own career, she has worked out front and behind the scenes of Arts, Media and Entertainment. This included being a professional Performing Artist for 9 years, Artistic Director of a Dance Company for 6 years and Founder of a Performing Artists Booking Agency 15 years representing Artists from Australia and New Zealand to an international audience.
She spent 10 years as a Creative Business Coach and was selected as an inaugural member of the Arts and Culture Advisory panel to the Inner West Council.
Annabelle served as a Breakfast Radio Host for 2MBS Fine Music 102.5FM for 7 years, selected as Anchor Host for the station’s “Live from the Joan” simulcast and has provided Musicology talks at The Concourse and Sydney Opera House.
She is passionate about supporting the Performing Arts in Australia offering her expertise with the goal of raising standards and growing live audience numbers.
4 ½ stars
The Joan Sutherland Theatre had a full house last night for the 2025 opening night of Opera Australia’s “The Barber of Seville” by Rossini. With a big cruise ship birthed at the Circular …
Sydney is blessed to have several high quality, middle size ensembles which fill the gap between orchestras and smaller groups. The Australian Haydn Ensemble was founded by Artistic Director Skye McIntosh in 2012. “Only the best” must surely be the …
Last night Willoughby Symphony invited us to share in “Wonder”, an evening of much loved music and the final concert of the year for Chief Conductor Nicholas Milton. (Not the last concert for the orchestra though – see Related Links …
It was a big crowd at the City Recital Hall last night for the opening night of “Mozart’s Jupiter” by the Australian Brandenburg Orchestra. The program promised a full evening of Mozart featuring some of our old favourites. Who could …
World renowned concert pianist Angela Hewitt returned to Sydney after 7 years absence performing at City Recital Hall last night. This was the final performance of her Australian tour encompassing South Australia, Victoria and New South Wales.
With a long …
4 1/2 stars
There is a myth surrounding the world famous piece of sacred music, Allegri’s Miserere. According to the myth, Pope Urban VIII issued a decree in the mid 1600’s that it would be an offensive excommunication if …
One of the most exciting events Willoughby Symphony offers each year is their tribute to the infamous British tradition, “Last Night of the Proms”. Regular attendees to the concert come prepared with their own paper streamers, hats, flags …
If you ask around who is the greatest living violinist in the world, you will likely be told Maxim Vengerov. Born in the Soviet Union, Vengerov first picked up violin lessons at the age of five and won his …
St James Anglican Church in King St in the centre of Sydney is the oldest church building in the city, currently celebrating 200 years of history. The exterior is a timeless, classical style whilst the interior has been redesigned several …
Sydney Opera House Concert Hall was filled to the back of the choir seats last night for the Sydney Symphony Orchestra performance of Saint-Saëns’ famous Organ Symphony. We so rarely get to hear the Concert Hall organ played …