Hipster-not-hipster Rob Hao premieres an unusual piece at the SOH
BY STEPHANIE ESLAKE You may have read our recent interview with Nicholas Vines. The Australian composer has penned a suite of 12 preludes called Indie […]
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Are you a hipster? Nicholas Vines’ preludes are literally about you
BY STEPHANIE ESLAKE Have you ever looked into your rattan-framed mirror and asked: Am I a hipster? I wonder this sometimes. I have glasses that […]
LIVE REVIEW // Jessie goes to see Music of the Oud in Sydney
BY JESSIE WANG, LEAD WRITER (COMMUNITY AND SOCIAL AWARENESS) A Little Lunch MusicJoseph & James Tawadros: Music of the OudCity Recital Hall, 18 February Every […]
ANNOUNCED! These are the winners of the Sidney Myer Performing Arts Awards
CONTENT COURTESY SIDNEY MYER PERFORMING ARTS AWARDS Sidney Myer Fund chairman Andrew Myer AM has announced the winners of the 2021 Sidney Myer Performing Arts […]
EVENTS // Britten’s opera The Turn of the Screw comes to Adelaide
CONTENT COURTESY STATE OPERA SOUTH AUSTRALIA Benjamin Britten’s iconic opera based on the Henry James gothic novel is one of the pillars of 20th century […]
Why you should nominate an Australian artist for the Art Music Awards
BY MIRANDA ILCHEF, LEAD WRITER (NSW) It’s that time of year again: the APRA AMCOS Art Music Awards are open for you to nominate an […]
Did I just become a “struggling artist”?
BY LILY BRYANT When studying a classical music degree, you’re inevitably met with the mythology surrounding the “struggling artist” — an image propagated during the […]
“Our sexuality is no inhibition to our music making”
BY STEPHANIE ESLAKE When your first performance of a program is a sell-out, and you receive a donation of funds to record an album based […]
EVENTS // Rob Hao performs Indie Ditties at the SOH
CONTENT COURTESY ROB HAO London-based pianist Rob Hao returns to Australia in April to premiere Nicholas Vines’ extravagant 50-minute musical portrayal of hipster subculture Indie […]
Harpist Emily Granger has filled her solo album with new Australian music
BY STEPHANIE ESLAKE Harpist Emily Granger knew exactly what she wanted on her debut solo album — and it’s probably not what you’d expect. The […]