Illustrating classical music: Eirian Chapman
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 […]
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Illustrating classical music: Ellen Porteus
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 […]
5 philosophical approaches to music, according to Goetz Richter
BY JESSIE WANG, LEAD WRITER (COMMUNITY AND SOCIAL AWARENESS) What are most people doing in the Sydney CBD at 12.30pm on a Tuesday? Surely, many […]
Students in Victoria are getting a massive double bass day
BY STEPHANIE ESLAKE It’s turning out to be a big year for double bassists. First up, we saw the Women in Bass project, which brought […]
(Literally) Live Reviews // Bach in the Subways
Welcome to CutCommon’s (Literally) Live Reviews – our video review series that aims to reshape the way we think about arts criticism in Australia. Bach […]
LIVE REVIEW // Alison checks out Opera Galactica
BY ALISON PARIS Opera GalacticaBrisbane City OperaMetro Arts, 14 March With its wonderful blend of pop culture, opera, comedy, and drama, Opera Galactica seemed to […]
How do we find authenticity in our performance?
BY GRACE JOHNSON We would like to welcome Grace in her first blog as a CutCommon contributor. “No, no!” my teacher exclaimed. She coaxed my […]
Emma Nightingale to sing in an opera “audiences identify with”
BY ALISON PARIS Opera Queensland is opening its 2019 season with John Adams’ A Flowering Tree – a fantastic tale of a young peasant woman […]
Berlin filmmakers launch platform showcasing real, musical lives
BY MYLES OAKEY, EUROPE CORRESPONDENT On Wednesday nights at Bar Zum Schmutzigen Hobby, Miss Judy Ladivina, draped in glitter and windblown by the glamour of […]
Tasman Compton has won the TSO Rising Star Competition
BY STEPHANIE ESLAKE Each year, the Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra invites young musicians to apply to be the next TSO Rising Star. Last year, 13-year-old pianist […]