Elsen Price is crowdfunding his new compositions
BY HARRY SDRAULIG Want to hear some new Australian music? Enter Plait Ensemble. The group, led by world music specialist and double bassist Elsen […]
2017
The Millennial Musician’s Quarter-Life Crisis
BY JOSEPH ASQUITH The Quarter-Life Crisis is a predicament felt by millennials worldwide. Being in our 20s, we are in the ostensible prime of […]
Salina Myat – ‘Classical music: what’s in it for young people?’
BY SALINA MYAT, 2017 CUTCOMMON YOUNG WRITER OF THE YEAR – RUNNER-UP This blog awarded Salina Myat a runner-up place in the 2017 CutCommon […]
Live review: Arcadia Winds at UKARIA
BY ELSABETH PARKINSON Arcadia Winds UKARIA Cultural Centre, 30 July As Arcadia Winds took to the stage of the UKARIA Cultural Centre in […]
WINNERS ANNOUNCED – 2017 CutCommon Young Writer of the Year
FROM THE CUTCOMMON TEAM We are thrilled to announce the winner and runners-up of the 2017 CutCommon Young Writer of the Year Competition. In […]
Con Fuoco: Ella van der Mespel, violin
BY LEAH BLANKENDAAL Welcome to Con Fuoco, CutCommon’s interview series with emerging musicians. This time, we have a very special interview for you featuring […]
Meeting Brisbane’s new Taimana Ensemble
BY JO ST LEON The Taimana Ensemble features some of the newest and brightest stars on the horizon of Brisbane’s thriving classical music scene. […]
Live review: Alan Griffiths’ 50th Birthday Concert
BY CHLOE SANGER Alan Griffiths 50th Birthday Concert University of Melbourne, 16 July A full time artist’s life is inevitably filled with a […]
Dots+Loops Companions Festival
Neither a classical concert or a club gig, Dots+Loops explores the spaces in between. Centred around two nights this September, the inaugural Companions festival features […]
Cosmic Raven: Francesca Mountfort on spirituality
BY STEPHANIE ESLAKE Have you ever heard a piece of music that has transported you away from the moment? We often describe compositions as […]