What a Masters in music performance taught me
BY ROSE DE LA MONTAÑA After six gruelling, enjoyable, challenging, and enlightening years of study, I’ve recently completed my Master of Music in Music Performance with […]
October 2018
LIVE REVIEW // Mark sees Blind Trust (sort of)
BY MARK BOSCH Blind Trust Sydney Art Quartet with Erin Helyard (harpsichord and pianoforte) The Yellow House, 10 October The Yellow House interior […]
Performing the voice of the whale
BY STEPHANIE ESLAKE Every few seconds, all day and night, sonic blasts are fired into the waters. The idea is to explore the area […]
GROUP INTERVIEW // Yo-Yo Ma’s Silkroad Ensemble in conversation
BY STEPHANIE ESLAKE One might suggest that the world itself should take a leaf from Silkroad Ensemble’s book. The group brings together a collection […]
LISTEN // Episode #3 of Scored podcast is live!
Scored is Melbourne musician Kiya van der Linden-Kian’s fresh new podcast, which confronts the “cavernous fear” experienced by those leaving the academic world to build a […]
Con Fuoco | Jessica Taylor, soprano
Welcome to Con Fuoco, our series with emerging artists in Australia. Jessica Taylor is an Australian soprano studying a Graduate Diploma in Music at […]
Why I’m totally looking forward to six-four
BY SIX-FOUR, AS TOLD TO STEPHANIE ESLAKE When I first heard about six-four’s upcoming gig, I was like: This is seriously awesome. The art music-loving sextet […]
Life as a young and successful Australian pianist
BY CELINE CHONG, LEAD WRITER (QLD) With a string of major prizes to his name, it’s no surprise that Vietnamese-born Australian pianist Hoang Pham […]
What should an artist make of the Sydney Opera House protests?
BY MARK BOSCH One of the stranger protests I’ve been to – Tuesday night’s “counter-projection event” at the Sydney Opera House – felt nevertheless appropriate […]
Canberra musicians are fighting to save their education
BY LILY BRYANT In 2014, I auditioned at the Australian National University School of Music for its prestigious H Course. Each week, my peers […]