Nexas Sax Quartet: boldly going where no sax ensemble has gone before
BY SAMUEL COTTELL When four undergraduate saxophone students were ‘thrown together’ almost 14 years ago, they never predicted the future success of their ensemble. […]
2015
Your Second Self: The Online Artist
BY SUSAN DE WEGER The term ‘Second Self’ refers to your online identity, to your virtual life lived in parallel to the real world. Cultivating […]
Paint it Red: artistic collaborations at their best
BY SAMUEL COTTELL Paint it Red is a collaborative music and visual art event series held at Jugglers Art Space in Fortitude Valley, Brisbane. […]
Hourglass Ensemble: Sydney’s audience-friendly chamber group
BY SAMUEL COTTELL There’s a certain quality to chamber music that makes it one of the most beloved mediums for classical music. The interplay […]
Live Review: SSO does Sibelius
BY ANGUS MCPHERSON Sibelius 2 Sydney Symphony Orchestra Sydney Opera House, 8 October Timpani, gong and a sizzling heat-haze from the violins launches Peter […]
‘Music as Storytelling’: the visualisation of Monteverdi
BY STEPHANIE ESLAKE Multi-award winning visual artist Angela Cavalieri was commissioned by the Arts Centre Melbourne in 2011 to produce a work in response […]
CD Review: ‘Colossus’
BY SAMUEL COTTELL ‘Colossus’ CD release By Damien Kingston (guitar), Matt Boden (piano), Nick Haywood (bass), Alf Jackson (drums) The first thing that […]
Politics, Detention and Dance: ‘For Reza Berati’
BY MICHAEL MATHIESON-SANDARS, KUPKA’S PIANO Below is a little piece about a new collaborative work I’ve been part of as part of The Human […]
Upcoming Opportunities for Emerging Artists
Opportunities for musicians across Australia, presented by Antonia Zappia. National Tropscore Entries close October 8, 5pm http://apraamcos.com.au/events/2015/october/tropscore-entries-close/ Federation Bells Composition Competition […]
Argo: Stimulating the senses with sound and light
BY STEPHANIE ESLAKE Emerging composers (and best mates) Ben Heim and Connor D’Netto have joined forces to present ‘Light Play: an Immersive Chamber Music […]