Tour reflections: Violinist Kristian Winther with Signum Saxophone Quartet
BY CHANTAL NGUYEN Last month, we teamed up with Musica Viva to chat with Signum Saxophone Quartet and composer Jessica Wells about their national tour, […]
November 2022
I took a designated ferry to Cockatoo Island to watch this opera performed live
BY CHANTAL NGUYEN CarmenOpera AustraliaCockatoo Island, 25 November Ah, another outdoor experience brought to you by Opera Australia. Staged on Sydney’s gorgeous harbour complete with […]
Chanda Dancy explains how to compose an action-packed war film
BY STEPHANIE ESLAKE In a war film like Devotion, the action is literally flying all over the place (and dive-bombing, too). So how do you […]
LIVE REVIEW // Joseph goes to see Bach, the Universe & Everything
BY JOSEPH ASQUITH, LEAD WRITER (UK) Bach, the Universe & Everything — Stepping on to the Cosmic PathOrchestra of the Age of EnlightenmentKings Place in […]
Composing a “moderately festive” Australian Christmas carol for our times
BY RACHEL BRUERVILLE Soon a new year dawns, And what have we learned? Have we cared for one another?What comes next? It’s November, and once again I […]
Pei-Sian Ng: “Music is an art form, not a competition”
BY CUTCOMMON The Australian Youth Orchestra is a career-launching platform for young musicians: many participants go on to land impressive roles with major orchestras and […]
ANNOUNCED // APRA AMCOS 2022 Screen Music Award winners
CONTENT COURTESY APRA AMCOS APRA AMCOS and the Australian Guild of Screen Composers (AGSC) announce the music creators who have taken out top honours at […]
Caerwen Martin wrote music for “the coolest bunch of people” she met in children’s hospitals
BY STEPHANIE ESLAKE Melbourne Chamber Orchestra will soon present a program of familiar classics from Haydn, Mozart, and the like. But nestled between these works […]
How Cornel Wilczek used ’80s nostalgia to compose The Newsreader theme
BY STEPHANIE ESLAKE Growing up in the ’80s, Cornel Wilczek was allowed to watch as much TV as he wanted. Rather than developing a serious […]
How Theodore Shapiro composed The School for Good and Evil
BY STEPHANIE ESLAKE The School for Good and Evil is a tale of heroes, villains, and their training ground. For composer Theodore Shapiro, this story […]