Richard Gill: “Just Sing”
BY STEPHANIE ESLAKE Australian music educator Richard Gill AO will unite hundreds of young Tasmanians in song as part of this year’s Festival of […]
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Writer-musicians bring the latest from Australia’s classical and new music scene
Laura Karpman on women composers, Spielberg, and TV collaboration
BY CHRISTOPHER LEON American composer Laura Karpman talks about her past and present scoring projects, and the importance of raising awareness for women composers in […]
Con Fuoco: Jack Bailey
Welcome to Con Fuoco – CutCommon’s interview series with emerging musicians across Australia. Young cellist Jack Bailey has performed extensively throughout Australia as a […]
Young soprano Siobhan Stagg talks global success
BY STEPHANIE ESLAKE Since she graduated from the University of Melbourne with degrees in music performance, Siobhan Stagg has experienced an explosive international career. […]
Ashlee Clapp: Composing in Remote Communities
BY LEAH BLANKENDAAL Ashlee Clapp is a composer, conductor, musical director and educator known for her creative versatility. She graduated from the University of […]
Voyces will take new choral music for a spin
BY STEPHANIE ESLAKE This week the talented young singers of Voyces will come together to perform a selection of rare music written in the […]
Con Fuoco: Caleb Murray
Welcome to Con Fuoco – CutCommon’s interview series with emerging musicians across Australia. Caleb Murray, 17, began playing piano as a 4-year-old and took up […]
The ups and downs of a cappella
BY ANDREW MESSENGER As clearly demonstrated in Jason Moore’s noted 2013 work of scholarship Pitch Perfect, a cappella music is by far the most enjoyable […]
Comparing Bach to spaghetti with Douglas Lawrence
BY PAUL BALLAM-CROSS, RUNNER-UP IN THE 2016 CUTCOMMON YOUNG WRITER OF THE YEAR COMPETITION Since its beginnings almost a decade ago, the Australian Chamber […]
Kieran Welch lives a musical life that is his own
BY MYLES OAKEY, 2016 CUTCOMMON YOUNG WRITER OF THE YEAR It happens every time: a short walk, a bus ride, a drive, or when […]