How Cassie To composed her Screen Music Award-nominated short film score
BY STEPHANIE ESLAKE In the past month, Australian composer Cassie To has been nominated for an APRA AMCOS Screen Music Award. She has also been […]
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Andrea Keller composes like there’s “no limit” to the language of music
BY STEPHANIE ESLAKE Was Andrea Keller a child prodigy? Perhaps the pianist would fall under that category; she did start composing when she was just […]
ACOCo founder Linda Thompson recognised in the 2022 Victorian Honour Roll of Women
CONTENT COURTESY AUSTRALIAN CONTEMPORARY OPERA CO. Linda Thompson — award-winning artistic director, producer, stage director, soprano and founder of the Australian Contemporary Opera Co — was […]
EVENTS // Andrea Keller Trio with strings
CONTENT COURTESY SIMA “Whenever she plays piano something magical happens” – Eric Myers, The Weekend Australian Tune in for a magical performance by Andrea Keller […]
Camilla George has released a new album inspired by myth, story, and identity
BY JOSEPH ASQUITH, LEAD WRITER (UK) London saxophonist, composer, and teacher Camilla George is an award-winning, genre-bending artist. Her third major album Ibio-Ibio is a […]
Nodoka Okisawa is about to make her Australian debut — and she’ll conduct new Australian music
BY MIRANDA ILCHEF, LEAD WRITER The Melbourne Symphony Orchestra’s upcoming Debussy’s Nocturnes concerts mark two exciting Australian firsts: not only will the program feature a […]
EVENTS // Ensemble Gombert performs music by Vaughan McAlley, Tallis and Byrd
CONTENT COURTESY ENSEMBLE GOMBERT Ensemble Gombert is Melbourne’s outstanding chamber choir, renowned for its pure intonation and historical approach to choral sound and style. Named […]
Musicians are enriching the lives of staff and patients at the Royal Hobart Hospital
BY STEPHANIE ESLAKE Those who have spent time in hospital settings may be familiar with feelings of stress, vulnerability, and isolation. And in Tasmania, healthcare […]
“The premise was simple…to make calming music that would help people”
BY STEPHANIE ESLAKE Cellist Anita Quayle and bassist/guitarist Nick Delaney have produced their first studio album Coming Home. Their collaboration grew from Melbourne’s early COVID […]
LIVE REVIEW // Wendy goes to see Ray Chen and the Sydney Symphony Orchestra
BY WENDY ZHANG Ray Chen Performs Mendelssohn’s Violin ConcertoSydney Symphony Orchestra, 21 August After nearly three years of COVID lockdown and restrictions, Ray Chen returned […]