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Writer-musicians bring the latest from Australia’s classical and new music scene

Con Fuoco: Louis Nicholl

September 6, 2016

Welcome to Con Fuoco – CutCommon’s interview series with emerging artists in Australia. Louis Nicoll is a Melbourne classical pianist studying his third year […]

Australian Art Orchestra brings music to old hydro-electric town

September 4, 2016

BY STEPHANIE ESLAKE There’s gonna be a whole lotta music going on this month in the tiny town of Tarraleah. From today until September […]

Con Fuoco: Julia Nicholls

September 3, 2016

BY STEPHANIE ESLAKE Welcome to Con Fuoco – CutCommon’s interview series with emerging musicians across Australia. Perth violinist Julia Nicholls is in her third […]

6 composer dads who were hidden champions

September 3, 2016

BY MADELEINE ROYCROFT It’s time to acknowledge the underappreciated champions of classical music history: composer dads. In celebration of Father’s Day, we bring you […]

Artistic leader Anna McMichael on how to do it all (at once)

August 31, 2016

BY STEPHANIE ESLAKE Anna McMichael is co-artistic director of the Tyalgum Music Festival. And a violinist in Ironwood Chamber Ensemble. Not to mention that, […]

Exploring Australia’s history with…beatboxing?

August 31, 2016

BY STEPHANIE ESLAKE Let’s look back a few centuries to 1616. Dutch explorer Dirk Hartog, on his ship Eendracht, landed off the coast of […]

Con Fuoco: Madeleine Stewart

August 31, 2016

BY STEPHANIE ESLAKE Welcome to Con Fuoco – CutCommon’s interview series with emerging musicians across Australia. Madeleine Stewart, 20, is in her second year […]

Chris Perren talks no-nonsense about Nonsemble

August 30, 2016

BY MYLES OAKEY, CUTCOMMON YOUNG WRITER OF THE YEAR Composer and guitarist Chris Perren has honed a compositional sound which he explores through a […]