CD Review: Brown and Breen’s Songs of Home
BY SAMUEL COTTELL Songs of Home Bonnie Brown and Louisa Breen Big Dwarf Music, 2016 Many people have tried to describe exactly what […]
December 2016
6 (more) things I learnt at Wagner’s Ring Cycle
BY MADELINE ROYCROFT Seated in front of an assemblage of diehard, rather vocal Ring-goers, this operatic cycle’s full power dawns upon me. Here I […]
What makes a Christmas tune magical?
BY SAMUEL COTTELL Each year December rolls around and the feeling of Christmas creeps in (or, if you happen to step foot into a […]
How to play as a duo (when you’re married)
BY HAROLD GRETTON AND VERONIQUE VAN DUURLING Have you ever had to perform with a close friend, relative, or loved one? How do you […]
Emma Matthews: How we must support young singers
BY STEPHANIE ESLAKE How can we support artists in the early stages of their careers? Whose responsibility is it to ensure a young singer’s […]
No parking: A Play On experience
BY CAMPBELL BANKS Play On v_4 Collingwood Underground Carpark, November 25 I couldn’t see the cobwebs in the dark. Even much of the […]
Lachlan Skipworth and Brett Dean win major music award
BY LEAH BLANKENDAAL West Australian composer Lachlan Skipworth and compositional heavyweight Brett Dean took out the Paul Lowin Prizes on Tuesday evening. One of the […]
Marko Letonja to take TSO into 70th anniversary
BY STEPHANIE ESLAKE Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra chief conductor and artistic director Marko Letonja will lead the orchestra into its 70th year. Dr David Rich, […]
CutCommon founder wins Young Citizen of the Year award
CutCommon founding editor Stephanie Eslake has been named the City of Hobart Australia Day 2017 Young Citizen of the Year. The award was given in […]
The business skills you learn through music
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 […]