Backstage with Sam Weller, Ensemble Apex
BY STEPHANIE ESLAKE According to Sam Weller, a successful rehearsal with the orchestra will contain the three Bs: “beers, burgers, and banter”. If you […]
2017
Ziggy and Miles: Backstage with the bros
BY STEPHANIE ESLAKE Ziggy and Miles Johnston started playing together when they were four years old – and I don’t just mean on the […]
Sophisticated (and quirky) music with Ensemble Trivium
Trivium – Latin: The place where three roads meet. Monika Koerner (flute) and Nicole Tait (bassoon) form the core of Ensemble Trivium: a group which […]
EXPOSED! Life in the orchestra with Edwina George, violin
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: Eighth Blackbird
BY CHRISTOPHER WAINWRIGHT Eighth Blackbird Adelaide Festival and Musica Viva International Concert Season Adelaide Town Hall, 9 March Somehow the planets aligned, and […]
Overcoming self-doubt and ‘Impostor Syndrome’ in music
BY STEPHANIE ESLAKE When Natalia Harvey, 25, attends her rehearsals for the Australian Romantic and Classical Orchestra, she’s the youngest player in the room. […]
Con Fuoco: Benjamin van der Niet, guitar and cello
Welcome to Con Fuoco, CutCommon’s interview series with emerging musicians in Australia. Benjamin van der Niet, 17, started studying classical guitar and cello in […]
Live review: La Gaia Scienza
BY CHRISTOPHER WAINWRIGHT La Gaia Scienza Adelaide Festival Adelaide Town Hall, 8 Marcy As a young university student, I remember Barrie Kosky programming […]
Help kickstart Dots+Loops in 2017
Brisbane-based collective Dots+Loops has launched a Kickstarter campaign to support its 2017 concert series – and a hot new mini-fest of music in September. If you […]
Behind closed doors: Felicity Wilcox, 100clicksWest
BY STEPHANIE ESLAKE Felicity Wilcox is greeting a new kind of guest in her home. In her Wentworth Falls property, looking over the mountains that […]