Oscar-nominated Lion composers explain co-scoring a film
BY CHRISTOPHER LEON How do two pianists score a feature film together? Writing and composing music for film can be very much a personal affair. […]
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Writer-musicians bring the latest from Australia’s classical and new music scene
Ben Opie: “The Skrillex of oboe”
BY LUCY RASH Two types of people walk the alleys of Melbourne’s wildly eclectic arts scene: those who argue classical music is a static […]
Con Fuoco: Lucinda Nicholls, voice
BY LEAH BLANKENDAAL Welcome to Con Fuoco, CutCommon’s interview series with emerging musicians in Australia. Lucinda Nicholls is studying classical voice at the University […]
Seven songs, seven weeks in Iceland with Olafur Arnalds
BY CHRISTOPHER LEON Seven songs. Seven Iceland towns. Seven weeks. This is Olafur Arnalds’ offering Island Songs. The musician embarked on a journey across his homeland, […]
Shaking up Australian audiences with Eighth Blackbird
BY CHRISTOPHER WAINWRIGHT One of our nation’s leading presenters of chamber music Musica Viva is about to break new ground by touring the four-time […]
Con Fuoco: Monty Wain, double bass
BY MICHELLE FORBES AND STEPHANIE ESLAKE Welcome to Con Fuoco, CutCommon’s interview series with emerging musicians in Australia. Monty Wain likes a little […]
Rocking the records with Pat Monaghan
BY LUCY RASH I recently spent a large chunk of my time cataloguing the records on my lounge room shelves. What are summer holidays […]
From the Arctic to Australia: Ludovico Einaudi
BY SAMUEL COTTELL There’s something unassuming about Ludovico Einaudi. He sports grey hair, cool horn-rimmed glasses, and is often pictured in jeans and converse […]
Making a Music Venue 103: Christopher Nankervis, Marketing
BY STEPHANIE ESLAKE How do you bring a music performance to life? There’s a small team of emerging artists working hard in Melbourne’s inner […]
EXPOSED! Life in the orchestra with Emma McGrath, concertmaster
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 […]