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Composing for game with BioShock’s Garry Schyman

May 6, 2017

BY CHRISTOPHER LEON Few composers have the opportunity to make their mark across film, television, and beyond. But BAFTA Award-winning composer Garry Schyman has made […]

Joseph Tawadros talks “the king of all instruments”

May 4, 2017

BY STEPHANIE ESLAKE “It is known as the king of all instruments,” Joseph Tawadros says. “It is top of the hierarchy in the Middle […]

Why the recorder is more than just a “school instrument”

May 3, 2017

BY STEPHANIE ESLAKE Like many of us, Alicia Crossley first started learning the recorder at school when she was about six years old. Unlike […]

Interning with a music festival – part 1

May 2, 2017

BY ELSABETH PARKINSON I was seized with a pulse of excitement. It was January and I was nearing the end of the Australian Youth […]

EXPOSED! Anna Larsen Roach, viola

May 1, 2017

BY STEPHANIE ESLAKE Have you ever wondered what life is really like in the orchestra? Welcome to EXPOSED! Throughout 2017, we’re teaming up with musicians and […]

The ensemble playing works by women, all year long

May 1, 2017

BY ELSABETH PARKINSON Elsabeth is undertaking an internship at the Canberra International Music Festival. We welcome Elsabeth in her first interview as a CutCommon contributor. […]

How to brand your orchestra

April 28, 2017

BY LAURA BIEMMI The Victorian Youth Symphony Orchestra is not like other orchestras. The musicians? They don’t wear tails. They don’t play in concert […]

Behind the Conversation with Leah Blankendaal

April 28, 2017

BY STEPHANIE ESLAKE/MAKING WAVES Today marks the release of the second Making Conversation podcast, this week featuring two Australian composers: Leah Blankendaal as interviewer, and Michael […]