What to expect from the new Phoenix Collective
BY EMMA SULLIVAN You might not immediately associate the improvisatory style of the Turtle Island String Quartet’s music with the likes of Mozart, but violinist […]
February 2019
Bringing new Australian music to the Blue Mountains
BY GRACE KIM My name is Grace Kim, and I’m the founding artistic director of upcoming project Mountain Concerts. I’ve commissioned Ian Munro to […]
Van-Anh Nguyen is bridging the gap between classical and pop
BY CELINE CHONG, LEAD WRITER (QLD) The classical and pop genres of music are, to most, worlds apart. From the perspective of a classical […]
The people in this choir can’t talk, but they can sing
BY JESSIE WANG, LEAD WRITER (COMMUNITY AND SOCIAL AWARENESS) For many of us in the music industry, we’ve had to sing. Maybe it was because […]
Life after uni: Shubshri Kandiah, musical theatre
BY STEPHANIE ESLAKE A music degree can be an intense – and intensely rewarding – life experience. It doesn’t matter how old we are, or […]
Get ready, ANAM is launching its 2019 concert season
BY STEPHANIE ESLAKE When you’re going to launch a concert season to showcase the passion and “burning curiosity” of Australia’s next biggest performers, you’re going […]
Learning music at the Sydney Opera House (with everyone watching)
BY STEPHANIE ESLAKE Jina Lee and Scott McDougall are piano students at the Sydney Conservatorium of Music. They’re no strangers to stringent practice and professional […]
Samuel Cottell’s new concert series brings old school to Mosman
BY STEPHANIE ESLAKE A couple of years ago, CutCommon chanced upon Samuel Cottell. The classical and jazz pianist would quickly become our lead writer; penning […]
Zahatorte is Japan’s answer to European cafe jazz
BY STEPHANIE ESLAKE Settle yourself on a wicker chair and tuck into a slice of cake, because Zahatorte is coming to Australia. We’re serious, though. […]
Encountering the inexplicable
BY CHRISTOPHER HEALEY, COMPOSER The cohabitant of my house and heart returned home this evening from another rehearsal as the repetiteur for an upcoming production. […]