EVENTS// Tura New Music presents Louise Devenish
CONTENT COURTESY TURA NEW MUSIC Tura New Music announces the national tour of renowned Western Australian percussionist Louise Devenish with her program music for percussion […]
May 2018
EVENTS // Leichhardt Espresso Chorus: Messiah Reimagined
CONTENT COURTESY LEICHHARDT ESPRESSO CHORUS To celebrate 20 years of community music in the inner west, Leichhardt Espresso Chorus has commissioned 20 new works […]
Writing music for my newborn son
BY NAT BARTSCH, COMPOSER I’ve always felt that I don’t easily ‘fit’ in the music industry. For starters, I’m a female pianist and composer who […]
Tassie detectives unearth Baroque music
BY CIARA NICHOLLS, VAN DIEMEN’S BAND Rare and fragile manuscripts in remote corners of Europe. Striking long-necked instruments from the 17th Century. A journey […]
“Do you have perfect pitch?”
BY RACHEL BRUERVILLE “Do you have perfect pitch, or just relative?” I am sometimes asked this question, but before I can get into any […]
WTF?! What does HIP even mean today?
BY STEPHANIE ESLAKE Welcome to our new series, What the Fact?! Throughout 2018, we’re teaming up with talent at the Australian National Academy of Music to […]
Claire Higgins talks debut composition performance
BY STEPHANIE ESLAKE This week, six composers from the Melbourne Conservatorium of Music will have a selection of their works performed to a public […]
Ed Ferris will not conform for you
BY STEPHANIE ESLAKE As a performer, Ed Ferris dons the title Clarinet Maverick. It may sound pretty playful, but it’s a whole lot deeper […]
Live review // Joe Hisaishi conducts the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra
BY STEPHANIE ESLAKE AND CHRISTOPHER LEON CutCommon is the only publication to review this premiere Joe Hisaishi performance in Australia. Joe Hisaishi Symphonic […]
EXPOSED! Life in the orchestra with Jenny Compton, Outreach and Education
BY STEPHANIE ESLAKE Have you ever wondered what life is really like in the orchestra? Welcome to EXPOSED! In 2018, we continue to team up with […]