This health and wellbeing program is putting musicians’ needs first
BY STEPHANIE ESLAKE Halfway into my music degree, I had an accident. I’d been studying classical saxophone, the passion of my life since I was […]
June 2024
What it’s like to be an assistant conductor with a major symphony orchestra
BY CUTCOMMON Australian conductor Leonard Weiss has been making waves overseas, from his recent Churchill Fellowship achievement to his roles as the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra’s […]
EVENTS // Piano+Place with Sophie Hutchings
CONTENT COURTESY PIANO+ Internationally renowned composer and Australian pianist Sophie Hutchings, a staple of the Australian music scene, transports you to another musical realm through […]
Pianist Sophie Hutchings is creating a space where her “audience can breathe”
BY CUTCOMMON Sophie Hutchings was born on the same street as her concert venue. It’s a charming way to connect to the theme of her […]
Cameron Lam on music careers, slowing down, and composing with colour
BY STEPHANIE ESLAKE It’s safe to say that most makers and listeners of Australian art music will have heard of Cameron Lam. They’re curator of […]
EVENTS // Imaginary Ballet with ANAM Musicians
CONTENT COURTESY AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL ACADEMY OF MUSIC Lauded composer, conductor, violist and former ANAM artistic director Brett Dean returns to Melbourne for an intimate exploration […]
How Katy Abbott composed a work of compassion for asylum seekers in offshore detention
BY MIRANDA ILCHEF, LEAD WRITER While looking back at her most recent creative undertakings, Australian composer Katy Abbott acknowledges she has “a penchant for setting […]
Josh Belperio is heading to New York City as a Fulbright Scholar
BY STEPHANIE ESLAKE Adelaide composer, protest song writer and musical theatre talent Josh Belperio is about to bid farewell to their hometown, and fly to […]