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 […]
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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 […]
“With us, it’s guitar like you haven’t heard before”
BY LILY BRYANT When I ask Benjamin Dix of the Melbourne Guitar Quartet what it’s like to prepare for a world premiere, he laughs, self-effacingly. […]
Hear a “melting pot” of musical cultures in this Intimate Salon Experience
BY MIRANDA ILCHEF This June, SARAY Iluminado is once again bringing its unique sound to the Melbourne Recital Centre, weaving together traditional Balkan and Sephardic […]
Erkki Lasonpalo will conduct musicians in the ANAM Orchestra
BY CUTCOMMON This June, Finnish conductor Erkki Lasonpalo will lead Australian National Academy of Music talent through an event that uses powerful classical music to […]
Alex Siegers has released a new album of hard-to-find Australian jazz standards
BY STEPHANIE ESLAKE The music featured on vocalist Alex Siegers’ debut album spans six decades. Yet some of these works have never been recorded, or […]
EVENTS // Four Australian musicians will perform in heritage venues with Piano+ Place
CONTENT COURTESY PIANO+ Every Friday in July, celebrated Australian musicians will perform contemporary takes on acoustic piano in heritage Sydney locations — Jim Moginie (Midnight Oil), Sophie Hutchings (popular […]
Concert Under the Tower will showcase early career artists from the Boroondara Eisteddfod
BY GRACE COLLIVET Soprano Rachael Joyce and collaborative pianist Alexandra Byrne are two artists who are embarking on their careers in the music industry. This […]