2020

Why live stream? Because “it feels like our lives depend on it”

June 5, 2020

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

June 4, 2020

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

June 3, 2020

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

June 2, 2020

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

June 1, 2020

BY JO ST LEON The Trout Michael Aquilina Chamber Music Festival — Concert 1 Laurence Matheson (piano); Dale Barltrop (violin); Christopher Cartlidge (viola); Rachael Tobin […]

How one concert grand is providing a lifeline to local musicians

May 29, 2020

BY STEPHANIE ESLAKE By now, you should have heard of the Melbourne Digital Concert Hall. After all, it’s the new COVID-19 initiative fuelling Australian musicians’ […]

Greg Hocking is literally providing a platform to help musicians survive during COVID-19

May 28, 2020

BY STEPHANIE ESLAKE The Melbourne Digital Concert Hall takes its name from the medium. It live streams performances of Australian classical musicians, so you can […]

Composing under lockdown: Jessica Wells

May 28, 2020

BY STEPHANIE ESLAKE Composition is often described as a solitary activity. And although it’s a process that can indeed be undertaken in isolation, things get […]