Four musicians tell us why FilmHarmonia is basically one big party
BY STEPHANIE ESLAKE Last year, we had a chat with Joshua McNulty about why we should show the love for film scores. The emerging conductor, […]
2019
Blood, Sweat, Opera // Nathan Stark, tenor
BY STEPHANIE ESLAKE Last year, we took you backstage with opera stars in our interview series Behind the Curtain. This year, we’re going to take you inside the […]
Ria Andriani: “Blindness isn’t a barrier to learning music”
BY RIA ANDRIANI, AS TOLD TO STEPHANIE ESLAKE I was born in Bandung and grew up in Jakarta, Indonesia. My parents encouraged me to learn […]
Quart-Ed: “As future music educators, it’s important to validate Australian music”
BY JESSIE WANG, LEAD WRITER (COMMUNITY AND SOCIAL AWARENESS) Do you remember how you felt after you completed your very first industry placement? While most […]
The Sinner composer Ronit Kirchman talks about her disturbing soundscapes
BY STEPHANIE ESLAKE A couple of years ago, actors Jessica Biel and Bill Pullman burst onto our screens for the first season of The Sinner […]
EVENTS // The Choir of St James’ and BachBand@StJames’
CONTENT COURTESY THE CHOIR OF ST JAMES’ Handel’s L’Allegro, il Penseroso ed il Moderato: ‘The Cheerful, the Thoughtful, and the Moderate Man‘ The Choir of […]
Illustrating classical music: Dylan Martorell
BY STEPHANIE ESLAKE What does classical music look like? The Melbourne Youth Orchestras have teamed up with Melbourne design studio Jacky Winter to find an […]
José James: “Jazz is about being yourself”
BY LAURA BIEMMI, TRENDS EDITOR Few artists dare to navigate the terrain spanning hip-hop and orchestral music; soul and spoken word; drum ‘n’ bass and […]
First-time curators Sophie and Liam program 11 Australian compositions in Vivid
BY STEPHANIE ESLAKE If you were curating a music festival for the first time, what would you choose to include on your program? Emerging composer-performers […]
LIVE REVIEW // Lydia listens to Romeo and Juliet
BY LYDIA MCCLELLAND, WINNER OF THE INAUGURAL CUTCOMMON YOUNG CRITICS’ MENTORSHIP PROGRAM Romeo and JulietMelbourne Symphony Orchestra (Stanislav Kochanovsky, conductor; Yulianna Avdeeva, piano)Hamer Hall, 10 […]