This new duo is thinking outside of the box
BY LILY BRYANT It can be hard to imagine music that doesn’t fit neatly into boxes. As listeners, we’re used to genre-specific radio stations […]
2018
A chat with the winner of the Matt Withers Australian Music Composition Competition
BY CARISSA DYALL In many ways, the classical guitar is an isolated instrument. If you’ve ever seen it performed, it’s likely you’ll have heard […]
Women on the podium | Renee Heron
BY ZOE DOUGLAS-KINGHORN, LEAD WRITER Gender equality. What does it look like in the orchestra? Blind auditions and gender-neutral concert blacks may bring balance into classical […]
A chat with soprano Georgia Melville (before she battles for The Mathy)
BY SYLVIE WOODS, LEAD WRITER (NSW) A competition where every finalist receives a 60-minute massage voucher? Yes please. Each year, the IFAC Handa Australian […]
Women on the podium | Nickea Warrener
BY ZOE DOUGLAS-KINGHORN, LEAD WRITER Gender equality. What does it look like in the orchestra? Blind auditions and gender-neutral concert blacks may bring balance into classical […]
EVENTS // Tan Dun conducts his newest work with MSO
CONTENT COURTESY MELBOURNE SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA For more than a thousand years, pilgrims in China left marks of their passing in the Mogao Caves, also […]
EVENTS // Steven Osborne plays Debussy with ANAM
CONTENT COURTESY ANAM Debussy100 is a 12-month project to mark the 100th anniversary of the death of Claude Debussy. Led by a collection of national and […]
Nikki Edgar: There’s no “right way” to compose
BY KIYA VAN DER LINDEN-KIAN We would like to welcome Kiya in his first story as a CutCommon contributor. According to Nikki Edgar, there […]
Women on the podium | Jen Winley
BY ZOE DOUGLAS-KINGHORN, LEAD WRITER Gender equality. What does it look like in the orchestra? Blind auditions and gender-neutral concert blacks may bring balance into classical […]
LIVE REVIEW // Joseph hears Twilight Musical Dialogues
BY JOSEPH ASQUITH, LEAD WRITER (EDUCATION) Smoke, Glass and Mirrors; Musical Subterfuge Musical Luminati series (hosted by Twilight Musical Dialogues) Newcastle Music Festival Adamstown […]