Could jazz help inspire your classical performance?
BY STEPHANIE ESLAKE Francis Hon has just released a studio album filled with classic piano works. Beethoven, Bach, Liszt — it’s all in there. What […]
July 2021
Composer Michael Stimpson’s new album confronts the impact of man on our world
BY JOSEPH ASQUITH, LEAD WRITER (EDUCATION) As artists, we often question whether our job needs to be prioritised in a world affiliated by global maladies. I always […]
This new composition is basically a chain letter game (but with music)
BY STEPHANIE ESLAKE If you enjoyed your teenage years in the 2000s (hey, millennials), you probably sent a chain email or two. You know the […]
Everything you need to know about this rarely performed work by John Adams
BY LAURA BIEMMI, TRENDS EDITOR John Adams broke through a severe period of writer’s block with Harmonielehre, sharing in his memoir that his 1985 composition […]
John Adams’ music is a “contribution to humanity that helps us understand ourselves”
BY MIRANDA ILCHEF, LEAD WRITER (NSW) This month, the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra will perform John Adams’ dynamic and breathtaking Harmonielehre under the baton of Dutch-Maltese […]
Forest Collective will present a diverse program inspired by travel and culture
BY CARISSA DYALL When Melbourne-based contemporary classical music collective Forest Collective announced its diverse 2021 program, I was very curious about — and a little […]
Alisdair Macindoe on the “endless and expansive creative possibility” of electronics
BY STEPHANIE ESLAKE Alisdair Macindoe was the sort of kid who would grab a device and rip it apart. Electronic and musical instruments weren’t safe […]
New research offers insight into digital arts engagement
CONTENT COURTESY AUSTRALIA COUNCIL New research released by the Australia Council for the Arts examines how we engage with the arts using digital technology, and what this means for the cultural sector. Digital engagement with the […]
EVENTS // 100 free opera tickets for young people
CONTENT COURTESY AUSTRALIAN CONTEMPORARY OPERA CO. If you’re under the age of 25, Australian Contemporary Opera Co. have a groundbreaking free ticket scheme for you. […]
EVENTS // John Adams’ colourful masterpiece Harmonielehre
CONTENT COURTESY MELBOURNE SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA John Adams’ colourful masterpiece Harmonielehre may not be a symphony by name, but it certainly is a symphony by nature. Comprised of […]