5 young composers discuss their emotionally charged works
BY CUTCOMMON Five emerging composers have been awarded a place in the Arts Centre Melbourne’s 5x5x5: Memory mentorship program. It’s a paid commission opportunity for […]
June 2020
‘The Killing’ composer Frans Bak releases new music on his childhood piano
BY STEPHANIE ESLAKE FOR LEVEL AND GAIN As composer of the hit TV series The Killing, Frans Bak is considered a pioneer of “Nordic noir”. […]
UNSTOPPABLE ARTISTS // Damien Eckersley, double bass
BY STEPHANIE ESLAKE The Australian National Academy of Music finds itself in the middle of a unique COVID-19 situation: not only has it needed to […]
Coming together for music research in a COVID-19 world
BY LAURA BIEMMI, TRENDS EDITOR After many long weeks of isolation, Laura is ready to get out of the house and connect with other music […]
“To be a Hollywood composer, you need to be a powerful entrepreneur”
BY ANGELO VALDIVIA FOR LEVEL AND GAIN There aren’t many composers who fluidly work between video games and Hollywood, but Penka Kouneva has firmly entrenched herself among […]
SALT is a vibrant record of Alice Humphries’ journey into music and motherhood
BY STEPHANIE ESLAKE In the past three years, composer Alice Humphries has produced new music with fascinating artists, moved from Melbourne to make a new […]
UNSTOPPABLE ARTISTS // Dasha Auer, viola
BY STEPHANIE ESLAKE The Australian National Academy of Music finds itself in the middle of a unique COVID-19 situation: not only has it needed to […]
SNAP INTERVIEW // We chat with 6 boundary-riding composers about their new music
BY CUTCOMMON We love new music. So when we heard about Erik Griswold and Vanessa Tomlinson’s new Clocked Out composition project, we wanted to talk […]
“Job-relevant?” We ask 18 arts workers for comment on the university fee hikes
BY STEPHANIE ESLAKE, EDITOR The Australian Government has announced major changes to university fee structures to build a new workforce of “job-ready graduates“. Education Minister […]
Sarah Curro: “Any chance to play with friends is so important”
BY STEPHANIE ESLAKE When violinist Sarah Curro was tasked with arranging a program worthy of a national audience — to perform with some of the […]