Con Fuoco: Rhys Little, composer + performer + conductor
BY STEPHANIE ESLAKE Welcome to Con Fuoco, CutCommon’s interview series with emerging musicians in Australia. Sydney-based Rhys Little (born 1998) may be young, […]
October 2017
Darryn Santana on self-discipline, expression, and new album
BY LAURA BIEMMI Darryn Santana has dedicated his new album to someone he loves: Erik Satie. The Perth guitarist has described the self-titled release […]
28-year-old Ray Chen is rocking the world
BY STEPHANIE ESLAKE Ray Chen is an Olympic-level musician. No, really. He performed at the 1998 Japan Winter Olympics when he was eight. Now […]
Rural chamber music fest launches in Tassie
BY JO ST LEON Rising from the ashes of Hobart Baroque, the inaugural Tasmanian Chamber Music Festival is the brainchild of Allanah Dopson, known […]
FICTION // You are second best
BY JOHN GLOVER This story is the inaugural work of short fiction published in CutCommon. * * * “Flat.” I couldn’t believe it. “Are you […]
How to stay strong in your arts career
BY STEPHANIE ESLAKE It’s okay to have a bad day at work. Perhaps you don’t quite manage to complete the jobs on your to-do […]
Will technology take over a composer’s job?
BY STEPHANIE ESLAKE Think artificial intelligence will never take over your creative work? Here’s a project set to challenge you. Composer Alistair McLean was […]
Live review: My Heart @ Melbourne Fringe Festival
BY LEWIS INGHAM My Heart: 2017 Melbourne Fringe Festival Works by Danaë Killian, Schoenberg, Howard Dillon, Christine McCombe, Amelia Barden, Colin McKellar, Gregers Brinch, and […]
Baroque in a warehouse for charity? Yes please.
CONTENT COURTESY THE PIANO PROJECT Baroque Ensemble Latitude 37 in conjunction with Tempo Rubato join forces to present live classical music in a Brunswick […]
Lucy Kong composes all your post-study insecurities
BY STEPHANIE ESLAKE Optimism. Disappointment. Despair. Acceptance. We’ve all felt them. These are the experiences faced when we move on from our studies and, […]