Nate Wood talks Young and Emerging Composers Lab
BY JASMINE MIDDLETON With a new generation of young composers comes not only new musical ideas, but a fresh perspective on what it means […]
2018
From war-torn childhood to 4 million albums sold
BY CELINE CHONG, LEAD WRITER (QLD) Oh, so you’re a pianist. What repertoire do you play? For Croatian pianist Maksim Mrvica, one of the […]
WTF?! Do musicians have to learn acting, too?
BY STEPHANIE ESLAKE Welcome to our series, What the Fact?! Throughout 2018, we’re teaming up with talent at the Australian National Academy of Music to bring […]
Some lessons my (musical) mother taught me
BY RACHEL BRUERVILLE, OPINIONS EDITOR Reflecting on my upbringing has made me realise that certain expectations, conventions, and also general music nerdiness, have been […]
Could we be approaching lieder all wrong?
BY BRIDGET O’BRIEN There is so much music that relies on the excavation of committed musicians to help it bubble back to the surface […]
Perry Joyce tells us how to compose music for voice
BY STEPHANIE ESLAKE Earlier this year we had a chat with a multi-talented artist who was set to teach singing with the West Australian […]
Ensemble Offspring will present an all-female concert program
BY JASMINE MIDDLETON In its return to Western Australia, the dynamic and innovative Ensemble Offspring promises a spellbinding, witty, and vivacious performance series – […]
Tan Dun explains how to “capture your dream” as an artist
BY STEPHANIE ESLAKE In the desert of western China lies one of the world’s greatest discoveries of ancient cultures, carved into the cliffs along […]
In conversation with Solomon Frank of Enzbmeleoboelezsme Onsobmblzeeeee
BY MARK BOSCH In early July, Onszembal Ensmbel performed five works at Ensemble Offspring’s Hatched Academy Open Mic – many of which relied on […]
LIVE REVIEW // Lily goes to see we are breathing
BY LILY BRYANT we are breathing (Connor D’Netto and Ben Baker) with Kieran Welch and Loni Fitzpatrick Simply for Strings, 14 August The […]