Give Me Excess of It

Download or read book Give Me Excess of It written by Richard Gill and published by Macmillan. This book was released on 2012-11-01 with total page 474 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Richard Gill is perhaps this country’s most passionate advocate of music and the richness it brings to life and to society in general. His own musical credentials include: conductor with Opera Australia, Opera Queensland, the Sydney Symphony Orchestra, Canberra Symphony Orchestra, Australian Symphony Orchestra, and current director of the Victorian Opera. He is one of - if not the - most respected and admired musical figures in Australia. He is also one of the best known, having been the most memorable figure in the ABC's wonderful documentary series ‘Operatunity Oz’ (2006 and 2007). In this wonderful memoir he writes about his life in music, and the music in his life. Warm, funny, fascinating and always passionate and informed about the world he loves most, this is a book for anyone who enjoys music.