Behind the Scenes: A Conductor’s Anecdotes (Part 1), and A Visit to Russia – 1990 (Part 2), by Patrick Thomas MBE (Wirripang, 2011) ISBN 978-1-876829-25-4
The author, known to many as one of Australia’s finest conductors, can really tell a story, not only through music-making with orchestras on a stage, but in written form. This book is in two parts: the first comprising the bulk of the book with recollections of his life and career dating back to the mid-1940s … Read more