Call for singers – Boîte Millennium Chorus
The Boîte Millennium Chorus is 300 voices rising in song with international musicians who now call Australia home. Conceived in 1999 as a major celebration […]
2017
Contemporary music: Baby, don’t hurt me no more
BY CHRISTOPHER HEALEY, COMPOSER We’ve all seen articles that talk about contemporary music: how little it gets played, and why people hate or love […]
Revealed: How to prepare for your audition
BY STEPHANIE ESLAKE We’ve all been there: We find a musical opportunity. We set goals for ourselves. We think, ‘this audition is ages away, […]
Tonight! Steampunk Mozart with the Perth Chamber Orchestra
Set in the industrial surrounds of the historic Midland Railway Workshops, the Perth Chamber Orchestra will perform magical works by the master that is Mozart […]
Australia’s first electric viola da gamba CD
BY STEPHANIE ESLAKE If you want to be part of something new, check out this Australian Cultural Fund campaign. Elysian Fields is the only […]
Top 10 intense composer love affairs
BY MADELINE ROYCROFT In the wise words of Stravinsky: “In order to create there must be a dynamic force, and what force is more potent than […]
Solomon Frank: “Wonderful cathartic power” of improvisation
BY LEWIS INGHAM, COMPOSER Solomon Frank finds a “wonderful cathartic power” in free improvisation. He likens it to “throwing paint at a canvas or […]
Con Fuoco: Johannes MacDonald
BY STEPHANIE ESLAKE Welcome to Con Fuoco – CutCommon’s interview series with emerging musicians across Australia. Sydney artist Johannes MacDonald started playing flute at 10 […]
“Say yes to everything and figure it out later”
BY STEPHANIE ESLAKE Jazz or opera? Say yes to both, and sort it out later. That’s the philosophy of young singer Georgina Darvidis, who is making […]
Ultimate advice for first-time choristers
BY STEPHANIE ESLAKE Looking to sing in a choir but don’t know where to start? Standing in the middle of a group of skilled […]