New York, New York: Joanna Wallfisch
BY STEPHANIE ESLAKE Joanna Wallfisch was born to a family of classical musicians. Her father was a cellist, older brother an opera singer and […]
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Zelman Symphony Orchestra: Flute Solos and Fairy Stories
BY JACQUELINE PACE Zelman Symphony Orchestra Conducted by Mark Shiell, flute Sally Walker Victorian premiere of ‘Night and Now’ by Elena Kats-Chernin; Suite from […]
Top 5 Music Theatre Songs of All Time
BY MICHAEL HAMMELMANN Since the beginning of the theatrical endeavours of the stage, musicals have grown in popularity and success. They are able to […]
Music + Dance: A Diary
BY LEAH BLANKENDAAL Over two weeks, four young choreographers and five sound designers gathered in the West Australian State Theatre Centre. Guided by […]
Rising Star: Toby Thatcher
BY BEN NIELSEN Toby Thatcher is not the sort of person to sit and wait for opportunities to fall into his lap. He founded […]
The Sound of Snowflakes
BY BENJAMIN MARTIN It is said that Bartok had a special fondness for fir cones and sunflowers. Given their degree of logarithmic elegance, my […]
HIPsters and the Sydney Baroque Music Festival
BY STEPHANIE ESLAKE Meg Cohen is a self-proclaimed “HIPster”. Though, not the type you might think. Her interests lie in Historically Informed Performance (HIP), and […]
Composer Spotlight: Cameron Lam
Welcome to Composer Spotlight, our new interview series with emerging Australian composers. As the founding Artistic Director of one of Sydney’s young new music […]
Composers Hindson and Meurant talk ballet collaboration
BY STEPHANIE ESLAKE Leading Australian composer Matthew Hindson has collaborated with emerging composer Cyrus Meurant to create what may be the newest version of Romeo and […]
Jessica Voigt-Page: from “starving artist” to career success
BY JESSICA VOIGT-PAGE Jessica Voigt-Page is an Australian classical saxophonist based in Texas. She teaches 70 students and hosts camps and events with her […]