EVENTS // UNSW Wind Symphony Concert: Flourish
CONTENT COURTESY UNSW Dances, marches, folksongs from renowned composers such as Vaughan Williams, Holst and Jacob Gorb. Join UNSW Wind Symphony for their energetic flourish […]
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EVENTS // Collegium Musicum Choir Concert: Simple Gifts
CONTENT COURTESY UNSW Experience the whimsical joy of Old American Songs, and relish the contemplation of one’s inner warmth in Lauridsen’s timeless Nocturnes. Collegium Musicum […]
EVENTS // UNSW Orchestra Concert: Tableau Vivant
CONTENT COURTESY UNSW Music that allows the audience to revel and be frozen in the moment, a pure ‘living picture’ that conveys the landscape of […]
How one rural Tasmanian town is thriving with a community music festival
BY JO ST LEON, LEAD STORYTELLER For 51 weeks of the year, the small pretty seaside town of Penguin is a haven for those seeking […]
Olivia Davies: “I’m always pretty honest in my music, and I’m not shy about doing things differently”
BY OLIVIA DAVIES AS TOLD TO CUTCOMMON Olivia Davies is an Australian composer. She received a Peggy Glanville-Hicks 2023 Prelude residency after recently achieving an […]
If you want your child to be more resilient, get them to join a choir, orchestra or band
BY DR WILLIAM JAMES BAKER, UNIVERSITY OF TASMANIA; ANNE-MARIE FORBES, UNIVERSITY OF TASMANIA; AND DR KIM MCLEOD One of the most important qualities for a […]
5 composers talk us through their new Australian music from the Hatched Composer Intensive
BY CUTCOMMON Ensemble Offspring’s Hatched Composer Intensive has for nine years supported new voices in Australian music. It connects local composers with leaders in the […]
ANNOUNCED // Composer Nigel Westlake to receive Distinguished Services to the Australian Screen Award
CONTENT COURTESY APRA AMCOS APRA AMCOS and the Australian Guild of Screen Composers announce revered Australian composer and conductor Nigel Westlake will receive the Distinguished Services […]
Australia Ensemble UNSW has just launched its 2023 season
CONTENT COURTESY UNSW Australia Ensemble UNSW is thrilled to launch its 44th annual subscription season, bursting with “luminosity through a typically rich and varied program […]
Signum Saxophone Quartet “cannot wait to play for you” on first Australia tour
BY STEPHANIE ESLAKE A good team meeting will start with a hot cup of coffee – and it’s no different for the members of Signum […]