Live Review: Jazz Party
BY MICHAEL HAMMELMANN Jazz Party Kew Court House, 28 August Known for its periodic takeovers of residencies all across Melbourne, Jazz Party occupied the […]
2015
FutureMakers: Arcadia Quintet kicks off major fellowship
BY STEPHANIE ESLAKE Chamber music mentoring. Public performances. Community engagement. Business development. These are the opportunities presented to the Arcadia Quintet, an emerging woodwind […]
Jakob Bragg on new orchestral commission ‘Atmosphoria’
BY SAMUEL COTTELL Imagine a hot summer’s night in Brisbane. “It’s almost midnight, it’s an unforgivably still 28 degrees and worst of all, it […]
Live Review: Grevillea Ensemble
BY SAMUEL COTTELL Grevillea Ensemble Chamber Works Recital Series presenting Andrew Ford, ‘Last Words’ and ‘Domestic Advice’ Recital Hall East, Sydney Conservatorium of Music, 1 September […]
Trailer Music: film inspired by its soundtrack
BY LUCY RASH Co-founded by University of Melbourne graduates Nicole Tj and Thomas Lo, anon. burst onto the scene in 2013 with a fresh […]
Live Review: Time for Three
BY ANGUS MCPHERSON Time for Three (Tf3) Sydney Opera House, 27 August String trio Time for Three, the self-described ‘bad boys of classical music’, […]
No Genre Out of Place for Gemma Turvey
BY STEPHANIE ESLAKE The New Palm Court Orchestra isn’t too concerned with limiting its program by era or genre. In fact, the group’s Bridging […]
When the Montuno Meets the Orchestra
BY SAMUEL COTTELL If you look over the history of Western music, you’ll find there once was a tradition in which composers were also […]
Live Review: Omega Ensemble
BY SAMUEL COTTELL Omega Ensemble ‘Beethoven’s Genius’ Utzon Room, Sydney Opera House, 30 August The waves crashed against the shoreline, people hustled and bustled […]
Con Fuoco: James Gath
Welcome to Con Fuoco – CutCommon’s new interview series with emerging musicians across Australia. James Gath has played piano since high school and immediately […]