Sara Macliver New Zealand and Hong Kong. She has performed with Pinchgut Opera in "The Fairy-Queen", toured with Musica Viva, Australia Bach Ensemble and worked with Richard Egarr on Joseph Haydn's "The Creation" in Perth. Other projects include a program based on the life of Jane Austen, with pianist Bernadette Balkus and Musica Viva. She also appeared in Pinchgut Opera's production of Monteverdi's "L'Orfeo" to great critical acclaim. Sara Macliver has made a number of recordings for ABC Classics including Gabriel Fauré's "Requiem" and "The Birth of Venus", Carl Orff's "Carmina Burana", the title track for a trilogy of Christmas albums and
Ketzel, the Cat who Composed "School Library Journal" called it "A delightful read." "Kirkus Reviews" named it "Truly, the cat's meow." and "Publishers Weekly", in a star review, wrote "a lovely tale of cross-species affection and creativity". It was also reviewed by the Jewish Book Council, the "Jewish Journal", and the "Buffalo News". "Ketzel" won the 2016 Massachusetts Book Awards Picture Book/Early Reader Award, and the 2016 Gold Sydney Taylor Book Award Younger Reader Category Ketzel, the Cat who Composed Ketzel, the Cat who Composed is a children's picture book by Lesléa Newman. Based on a true story, it is about the friendship between Moshe