Phillip Sametz
Encyclopedia
Phillip Sametz was born in Sydney in 1961. Since his first broadcasts on ABC Classic FM
and 2MBS
-FM in the early 1980s, he has appeared on all the major ABC radio networks, writing and presenting feature programs, documentaries and interval features on ABC Classic FM, and as a regular guest on the afternoon show on ABC 702 Sydney, on the evening show on ABC 774 Melbourne, and on Radio National
's The Music Show, a program he has also hosted from time to time. Phillip is the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra
’s Communications Manager and also the Director of The Mell-O-Tones. His history of the Sydney Symphony Orchestra, Play On!, was published to mark the Orchestra's 60th anniversary in 1992.
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ABC Classic FM
ABC Classic FM is a classical music radio station available in Australia, and internationally online. It is operated by the Australian Broadcasting Corporation . It was established in 1976 as "ABC-FM", and later for a short time was known as "ABC Fine Music" , before adopting its current name...
and 2MBS
2MBS
2MBS FM is a Sydney music radio station operated by the Music Broadcasting Society of New South Wales Co-Operative Limited.Launched in 15 December 1974, it is Australia's first fully licensed FM radio station....
-FM in the early 1980s, he has appeared on all the major ABC radio networks, writing and presenting feature programs, documentaries and interval features on ABC Classic FM, and as a regular guest on the afternoon show on ABC 702 Sydney, on the evening show on ABC 774 Melbourne, and on Radio National
Radio National
ABC Radio National is an Australia-wide non-commercial radio network run by the Australian Broadcasting Corporation.Radio National broadcasts national programming in areas that include news and current affairs, the arts, social issues, science, drama and comedy...
's The Music Show, a program he has also hosted from time to time. Phillip is the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra
Melbourne Symphony Orchestra
The Melbourne Symphony Orchestra is an orchestra based in Melbourne, Australia. It has 100 permanent musicians. Melbourne has the longest continuous history of orchestral music of any Australian city and the MSO is the oldest professional orchestra in Australia...
’s Communications Manager and also the Director of The Mell-O-Tones. His history of the Sydney Symphony Orchestra, Play On!, was published to mark the Orchestra's 60th anniversary in 1992.
Discography
Phillip Sametz and the Mell-O-Tones have produced the following albums. Non-Stop Flight includes guest soloist Don BurrowsDon Burrows
Donald Vernon Burrows, AO, MBE is an Australian jazz and swing musician, playing the clarinet, saxophone, and flute....
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- Hollywood Swings. (ISBN / Catalogue Number: 461 799-2 ) Released 2001
- Swinging Down Broadway. (ISBN / Catalogue Number: 472 150-2 ) Released 2002
- I Dreamed About You. (ISBN / Catalogue Number: 981 091-5) Released 2003
- Non-Stop Flight. (ISBN / Catalogue Number: 982 9885) Released 2005