Composer Sam Perkin reveals the secret life of skateboarding
BY STEPHANIE ESLAKE Think the worlds of composition and skateboarding couldn’t be further apart? Sam Perkin is here to prove you wrong. In his newest […]
April 2019
Life after uni: Luke Stoker, voice
BY STEPHANIE ESLAKE A music degree can be an intense – and intensely rewarding – life experience. It doesn’t matter how old we are, or […]
EVENTS // Tasmanian Youth Orchestra: Churchill’s Choice
CONTENT COURTESY TASMANIAN YOUTH ORCHESTRA The Tasmanian Youth Orchestra will perform a concert of Churchill’s choice, chosen by guest conductor and TYO alumnus Gwyn Roberts. […]
Two young soloists talk us through Pinchgut’s exclusive Melbourne performance
BY ALEXANDRA MATHEW For the second time in the history of the company, Pinchgut Opera will travel to Melbourne for an exclusive performance. On 6 […]
Music education matters, says Anna Goldsworthy, piano
BY STEPHANIE ESLAKE Music education matters. Whether you first picked up an instrument at school, you’re working full-time in an orchestra, or you’re just entering […]
Learning music at the Sydney Opera House (with everyone watching)
BY STEPHANIE ESLAKE A couple of months ago, we had a chat with Sydney piano students Jina Lee and Scott McDougall about that time they […]
We spoke to the entire Tinalley String Quartet about recording and performing
BY CELINE CHONG, LEAD WRITER (QLD) Update 8 July 2019: Tinalley will give its first performance at Music in the Hunter from 20-22 September. As […]
Six reasons to be at this year’s Canberra International Music Festival
BY CELINE CHONG, LEAD WRITER (QLD) Canberra is something of a hidden gem amongst Australia’s capital cities. But come May, the city’s rich arts and […]
ALBUM REVIEW // Jeffrey listens to Gernot Wolfgang’s new release
BY JEFFREY PALMER Vienna and the WestGernot Wolfgang (composer)Albany Records, 2019 Gernot Wolfgang is one of those contemporary chamber music composers that pushes musical boundaries […]
LIVE REVIEW // Mark sees Music on Music
BY MARK BOSCH, LEAD CRITIC Music on MusicSydney Chamber ChoirUniversity of Sydney, 30 March Sometimes, I feel like I give the game away a little […]