Hourglass Ensemble is back – with games
BY SAMUEL COTTELL Last year, the Hourglass Ensemble made its debut in Sydney performing world premieres by Australian composers (including Andrew Kennedy’s Hourglass Beach) […]
2016
Live Review: The (Australian) Carnival of the Animals
BY STEPHANIE ESLAKE The (Australian) Carnival of the Animals Music by Camille Saint-Saens, new poem by Bradley Trevor Greive Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra Federation Concert […]
Live Review: Arcko’s Melbourne Made
BY LEAH BLANKENDAAL Melbourne Made Arcko Symphonic Ensemble Carlton Church of All Nations, 19 March In its first concert of 2016, Arcko Symphonic […]
Live Review: Greywing Ensemble
BY MICHAEL TERREN New works by various composers Greywing Ensemble WA Academy of Performing Arts, 1 March There’s little to no repertoire for […]
Brisbane Baroque showcases 30 under 30
BY STEPHANIE ESLAKE Did you know Handel was just 24 when he composed his opera Agrippina? This year, talented young musicians will follow suit in […]
Contemporary classical in surround sound with Argo
BY STEPHANIE ESLAKE Contemporary classical composition in surround sound? We’ll take that. It’s the latest offering from classical/electronic/genius duo Argo, and it comes in […]
Con Fuoco: Stephanie Arnold
Welcome to Con Fuoco – CutCommon’s interview series with emerging musicians across Australia. Stephanie Arnold is a classical soprano based in Hobart. After completing […]
Carnival of the Animals in 5 fun facts
BY STEPHANIE ESLAKE From tortoises to kangaroos, roosters to wild asses, Camille Saint-Saens depicts it all in his much-loved Carnival of the Animals. The work was […]
Live review: From the Canyons to the Stars
BY SAMUEL COTTELL From the Canyons to the Stars by Messiaen Sydney Symphony Orchestra with visual production by Deborah O’Grady Sydney Opera House, March 11 […]
Live review: Opera Bites does La Traviata
BY ANGUS MCPHERSON La Traviata by Verdi Opera Bites Cello’s Restaurant, The Castlereagh Boutique Hotel, March 11 Violetta and her admirer Alfredo move between tables […]