My arts career during COVID-19: Melissa Doecke, Inventi Ensemble
BY STEPHANIE ESLAKE Since COVID-19 was first declared a pandemic, the entire nature of our industry has shifted, with artists forced to rethink their projects […]
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Conversations with Robin Wilson | Teaching Christian Li
BY JO ST LEON, SERIES CURATOR Christian Li, one of Robin Wilson’s many outstanding students, has become the youngest violinist ever to record Vivaldi’s Four […]
Australian Music to Calm and Nurture with Dr Megan Burslem
BY STEPHANIE ESLAKE If you listen to ABC Jazz or ABC Classic FM, you’ve no doubt heard the voice of Dr Megan Burslem. Megan — […]
Applications for Support Act COVID-19 Crisis Relief Grants are now open
CONTENT COURTESY SUPPORT ACT Music industry charity, Support Act, has today announced that its COVID-19 Crisis Relief Grants are now open to applications for performing arts workers via the website […]
Applications open for the SIMA Emerging Composers Mentorship Program
CONTENT COURTESY SIMA The Sydney Improvised Music Association has announced the expansion of its Emerging Composers Mentorship program, and is inviting applications from composers. Due to the devastating and […]
Support Act welcomes $20m in funding to help performing arts workers
CONTENT COURTESY SUPPORT ACT Support Act has welcomed an additional $20 million in funding, announced by the Australian Government through the Office for the Arts today, to assist […]
Passing the mic // An interview with composer Kezia Yap
BY LILY BRYANT, SERIES CURATOR Welcome back to our second instalment of Passing the Mic, a series centring the art of Australian female, non-binary, and […]
50 years since Mike Oldfield began writing Tubular Bells: the pioneering album that changed the sound of music
BY ANDY BENNETT, GRIFFITH UNIVERSITY, THE CONVERSATION English composer and multi-instrumentalist Mike Oldfield began writing Tubular Bells 50 years ago, at the age of 17. […]
Playing piano in the Tasmanian wilderness
BY JESSIE WANG, LEAD WRITER (COMMUNITY AND SOCIAL AWARENESS) Where do you go to hear the sounds of a piano? In the concert hall? In […]
ANNOUNCED // Matthew Laing is the new Musica Viva FutureMaker
CONTENT COURTESY MUSICA VIVA Musica Viva is pleased to announce composer and violist Matthew Laing as its new FutureMaker for 2022–3, alongside the return of […]