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An Infinite Dawn with Luke Jaaniste

December 6, 2016

BY STEPHANIE ESLAKE Luke Jaaniste’s new cinematic project was inspired by a captured sunrise. Teaming up with image-maker Jonathan Nalder (JNXYZ), Luke has helped to […]

Tilman Robinson tests the psychological impact of sound

December 2, 2016

BY SAMUEL PETER Tilman Robinson is a composer and performer based in Melbourne who has just released his second album Deer Heart. Released through […]

Violinist Grace Clifford talks teenage success

November 30, 2016

BY STEPHANIE ESLAKE Grace Clifford was just 16 when she scored first place in the 2014 ABC Symphony Australia Young Performer of the Year […]

Cleo Lee-McGowan on music, language, and study

November 29, 2016

BY STEPHANIE ESLAKE Opera singer Cleo Lee-McGowan has won countless awards and a string of scholarships – but still persists with academic studies through […]

Winner Announced! TYO CutCommon Manuscript Design Competition

November 26, 2016

The Tasmanian Youth Orchestra hosted its end of year concert this weekend, and general manager Michelle Forbes joined with CutCommon editor Stephanie Eslake to present […]

World premieres, bicycle bells, and high energy with Nexas

November 23, 2016

BY SAMUEL COTTELL Since its inception more than 12 years ago, Nexas Quartet (Michael Duke, Andrew Smith, Nathan Henshaw and Jay Byrnes) has premiered countless […]

Dan Thorpe talks broken pianos and queer culture

November 23, 2016

BY STEPHANIE ESLAKE South Australian composer Dan Thorpe recorded much of his new release Diaphragm on a porch in Wentworth Falls. Playing on a piano that […]