Australian screen composer Darren Lim releases debut album
BY STEPHANIE ESLAKE Australian composer Darren Lim writes music for the screen. He uses sound to help fuel the narratives of feature films and documentaries. […]
2023
EVENTS // Ensemble Liaison and more at Melbourne Recital Centre
CONTENT COURTESY MELBOURNE RECITAL CENTRE Ensemble Liaison (pictured above) is internationally acclaimed for its spell-binding performances, innovative programs and brilliant collaborations with leading artists. Ensemble […]
We asked 5 composers about their music for Ensemble Offspring’s Echoes and Orbits program
BY CUTCOMMON Ensemble Offspring is gearing up for four concerts that it claims will “take listeners into a new stratosphere of sounds”. The Echoes and […]
Hubris, hypocrisy, and Mahler’s Fifth: How Tár makes classical music cool
BY LIAM HEITMANN-RYCE-LEMERCIER “You cannot start without me.” So asserts the eponymous Lydia Tár in the opening scene of Todd Fields’ austere psychological drama set […]
EVENTS // Get ready for the Melbourne International Chamber Music Competition 2023
CONTENT COURTESY MUSICA VIVA AUSTRALIA Established in 1991 and held every four years, the prestigious competition is the perfect launching pad for chamber music ensembles. […]
56 concerts in 10 days? Welcome to ANAM Quartetthaus
BY STEPHANIE ESLAKE A portable timber cube seats 52 audience members, and they’re positioned in circles around a tiny stage. A string quartet is stationed […]
EVENTS // Echoes and Orbits with Ensemble Offspring
CONTENT COURTESY ENSEMBLE OFFSPRING Echoes and Orbits is an intimate and playful program featuring upbeat and eclectic works for percussion and cello. Mainly spanning the […]
Juliana Kay wants you to break a sweat in these Classical Music Workouts
BY STEPHANIE ESLAKE A great piece of classical music can get under your skin. I’m not just talking about goosebumps — I’m talking about the […]
Alison Wormell is “a better musician” for spending time in the great outdoors
BY STEPHANIE ESLAKE Alison Wormell is a British-Australian bassoonist, film producer, and outdoor enthusiast who uses the pronoun ‘they’. All of these facts are relevant […]
EVENTS // Be there for the inaugural New Music Days festival
CONTENT COURTESY MELBOURNE RECITAL CENTRE New Music Days is a burgeoning three-day festival and the Melbourne Recital Centre’s latest offering in experiential programming. Each performance at New […]