A chat with TSO Rising Star Maraika Smit
BY STEPHANIE ESLAKE Maraika Smit has been named the Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra’s new Rising Star. The young horn player first picked up the instrument […]
2017
Premiere! Yggdrasil: The World Tree by Cameron Lam
Tomorrow, the University of Sydney’s Wind Symphony will present Cameron Lam’s Yggdrasil: The World Tree concerto for contrabass clarinet and wind symphony. Yggdrasil was born […]
How does an ensemble become financially sustainable?
BY STEPHANIE ESLAKE How do ensembles achieve financial stability? This is the question we’ve put to Gemma Turvey, artistic director of the New Palm […]
Celine Chong – ‘Classical music: what’s in it for young people?’
BY CELINE CHONG, 2017 CUTCOMMON YOUNG WRITER OF THE YEAR This blog awarded Celine Chong the winning place in the 2017 CutCommon Young Writer of […]
Tudor Portraits #4: Jarvis Dams, baritone
BY STEPHANIE ESLAKE This month, four young singers will join the Sydney Philharmonia Choirs to present Vaughan Williams’ Five Tudor Portraits. We touch base with each […]
Tudor Portraits #3: Morgan Balfour, soprano
BY STEPHANIE ESLAKE This month, four young singers will join the Sydney Philharmonia Choirs to present Vaughan Williams’ Five Tudor Portraits. We touch base with each […]
Tudor Portraits #2: Bronwyn Douglass, mezzo soprano
BY STEPHANIE ESLAKE This month, four young singers will join the Sydney Philharmonia Choirs to present Vaughan Williams’ Five Tudor Portraits. We touch base with each […]
Tudor Portraits #1: Evan Kirby, tenor
BY STEPHANIE ESLAKE This month, four young singers will join the Sydney Philharmonia Choirs to present Vaughan Williams’ Five Tudor Portraits. We touch base with each […]
Queer and Now: Jesse Budel, composer and performer
BY JASSY ROBERTSON Many composers and musicians will allow their art to speak for itself. Not always are they asked about their personal lives. […]
Rural Commuters: Joshua Reynolds, clarinet
BY STEPHANIE ESLAKE Dedication. It’s learning your parts. It’s developing your technique. It’s rocking up to rehearsal. In fact, for some, it’s embarking on […]