SNAP INTERVIEW // Melbourne Chamber Orchestra players talk about streaming
BY CUTCOMMON The musicians of the Melbourne Chamber Orchestra have already taken you home with them, thanks to double bassist Emma Sullivan who launched an […]
June 2020
My arts career during COVID-19: Leah Blankendaal, composer
BY STEPHANIE ESLAKE Since COVID-19 was declared a pandemic, the entire nature of our industry has shifted — seemingly overnight — with artists forced to […]
UNSTOPPABLE ARTISTS // Claudia Leggett, French horn
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 […]
Why live stream? Because “it feels like our lives depend on it”
BY STEPHANIE ESLAKE Through the generosity of its major arts patron, The Michael Aquilina Chamber Music Festival and Gala Series have provided a base income […]
Giving it away for free — why the performing arts risks making the same mistake newspapers did
BY CAITLIN VINCENT, UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE This story was first published in The Conversation, and we think it’s important enough for you to know about. […]
Why I will always believe in opera’s future
BY STELLA JOSEPH-JARECKI We would like to welcome Stella in her first blog published with CutCommon! Many people believe opera is a ‘dead’ artform – […]
This music library is one of the world’s largest – but it’s struggling to find a home
BY STEPHANIE ESLAKE COVID-19 restrictions have forced many members of our arts community into hibernation. So it might come as a surprise to learn that, […]
LIVE REVIEW // Jo tunes in to the Melbourne Digital Concert Hall
BY JO ST LEON The Trout Michael Aquilina Chamber Music Festival — Concert 1 Laurence Matheson (piano); Dale Barltrop (violin); Christopher Cartlidge (viola); Rachael Tobin […]