Con restoration project to include its conductor
CONTENT COURTESY CENTRAL COAST CONSERVATORIUM OF MUSIC Patrick Brennan — conductor and artistic director of the Central Coast Conservatorium of Music — has much in […]
2020
Mastering your practice #3: Miranda interviews Francesco Lo Surdo
BY MIRANDA ILCHEF, LEAD WRITER (NSW) This is the third interview in Miranda’s exclusive new CutCommon series Mastering your practice. Please note that these stories may include […]
Jenny Eriksson: “We make art, even in a crisis”
BY JENNY ERIKSSON, FOUNDER OF ELYSIAN FIELDS My Swedish grandfather, a working-class merchant seaman from Stockholm, stepped off a ship in Melbourne in the 1920s. […]
UNSTOPPABLE ARTISTS // James Littlewood, bass trombone
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 […]
“It’s not rare for me to cry while making music”
BY STEPHANIE ESLAKE FOR LEVEL AND GAIN When ROB (Robin Coudert) signed on to compose the score to The Bureau (Le Bureau des Légendes), he […]
As Australian artists, “we will forge ahead, despite the critical circumstances surrounding us”
BY STEPHANIE ESLAKE Since the pandemic first hit our industry, the Melbourne Digital Concert Hall has offered something of a safe-haven to arts practitioners in […]
EVENTS // The Australian Romantic & Classical Orchestra is about to go digital
CONTENT COURTESY AUSTRALIAN ROMANTIC & CLASSICAL ORCHESTRA Join the Australian Romantic & Classical Orchestra for their live-streamed concert in the Melbourne Digital Concert Hall on […]
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 […]
‘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 […]