Making a Music Venue 106: Kitty Xiao, performer
BY STEPHANIE ESLAKE How do you bring a music performance to life? There’s a small team of emerging artists working hard in Melbourne’s inner […]
June 2017
Lewis Ingham: Grasp hold of every opportunity
BY LEWIS INGHAM I’m one of the few Melburnians who can look at the winter coat in their wardrobe with the immense satisfaction of knowing […]
Maria Grenfell tutors young composers in TSO project
BY STEPHANIE ESLAKE Leading Tasmanian composer and educator Maria Grenfell is working with budding new music makers in the coming months. Together, they’re crafting […]
What it was like to compose in the 1970s
BY HARRY SDRAULIG, COMPOSER Alan Holley is a veteran Australian composer. Having broken onto the scene in the 1970s, he’s lived through it all […]
Gabi Sultana to premiere Glass concerto with CYO
BY STEPHANIE ESLAKE Gabi Sultana has performed for royalty. The pianist, who most enjoys playing music of the modern era, grew up in Malta […]
Elena Kats-Chernin: “Every composer has a quirk”
BY STEPHANIE ESLAKE According to Elena Kats-Chernin, “every composer has a quirk”. Perhaps the most celebrated quirky composer is French impressionist Erik Satie. Erik liked to wake […]
Composer Secrets: Peggy Polias
BY HANLI SEAN BOTHA, COMPOSER Composer Secrets is our new interview series from Hanli Sean Botha, whose vision is to build awareness of new Australian […]
EXPOSED! Life in the orchestra with Dinah Woods, cor anglais
BY STEPHANIE ESLAKE Have you ever wondered what life is really like in the orchestra? Welcome to EXPOSED! Throughout 2017, we’re teaming up with musicians and […]
Live review: Clocked Out Duo and EcoSono
BY LEAH BLANKENDAAL Clocked Out Duo and EcoSono Creative Original Music Adelaide The Wheatsheaf Hotel, 4 June Creative Original Music Adelaide welcomed new guests […]
Can ACT help you overcome performance anxiety?
BY DEBORAH HART Deborah Hart is a musician and qualified ACT practitioner. We’d like to welcome Deborah in her first blog as a CutCommon contributor. […]