Live review: Syzygy at Melbourne Recital Centre
BY ZOE BARKER Syzygy Ensemble Our Space Melbourne Recital Centre, 11 August Some of the most exciting new music-making and composition in Australia […]
August 2016
At what point do we stop emerging?
BY STEPHANIE ESLAKE I’ve been wondering something lately, and I don’t think I’m alone. What does it mean to be an ‘emerging’ artist? And when […]
Taking a breath with Dan O’Connor
BY STEPHANIE ESLAKE For Dan O’Connor, the function of a musician’s breath is as significant as the sound it produces through the instrument. In […]
Apply online: Melbourne Youth Music Summer School
Bring your instrument and join more than 600 fellow musicians for a week of rehearsals, workshops and performances. The Melbourne Youth Music 2017 Summer School combines […]
Con Fuoco: Chad Vindin
Welcome to Con Fuoco, CutCommon’s interview series with emerging artists across Australia. Sydney Conservatorium of Music alumni Chad Vindin has made a name for […]
Opera star Pumeza Matshikiza visits Australia
BY MADELINE ROYCROFT Pumeza Matshikiza didn’t have the luxury of an early music education. Her childhood spent in South Africa’s Eastern Cape during the final years […]
Women stars shine in Townsville’s AFCM
BY GILLIAN WILLS Australian Festival of Chamber Music Townsville, July 29-August 6 Stars in their own right, a quartet of women made a […]
Ensemble Ardor debuts in QLD
Ensemble Ardor Flute: Brijette Tubb Piano: Adam McMillan Percussion: Brent Miller + String Ensemble with various Queensland Conservatorium alumni musicians. Hindemith’s thrilling Kammermusik No.1 and […]
A journey into purgatory with Christopher Healey
BY STEPHANIE ESLAKE Place your trust in Christopher Healey as he takes you through seven days and nights of purgatory. The Queensland composer’s latest […]
Trump’s misogyny set to music by Robert Davidson
BY THOMAS MISSON Donald Trump’s thoughts on women have attracted all manner of satire in the media – be it on TV, YouTube, or […]