A Day in the Orchestra
BY STEPHANIE ESLAKE Are you a young muso living in Queensland? Get this – the Queensland Symphony Orchestra wants you to rock up for […]
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Writer-musicians bring the latest from Australia’s classical and new music scene
Leading Korean and Australian Percussion Groups Unite
BY STEPHANIE ESLAKE The music of Korea and Australia will be fused in a world first collaboration between leading percussion groups from each nation in […]
Con Fuoco: Anne Boothroyd
Welcome to Con Fuoco – CutCommon’s new interview series with emerging musicians across Australia. Anne Boothroyd is completing her third year of a Bachelor […]
Duo Histoire: When Guitar and Sax Collide
BY STEPHANIE ESLAKE When saxophonist Nick Russoniello studied at the Sydney Conservatorium of Music, he was on the hunt for a guitarist to try […]
Con Fuoco: John Keene
Welcome to the launch of Con Fuoco – CutCommon’s new interview series with emerging musicians across Australia. John Keene has been playing the double bass since […]
Breaking Piano Stools: Jack Barnes
BY THOMAS MISSON Is their piece harder? Are the playing faster than me? Are they younger than me? Did they start playing seriously before […]
Discover: Sibelius and the Magic of Scandinavia
BY STEPHANIE ESLAKE If you think this winter is cold, try to imagine what Sibelius experienced during his life in Finland. Yet, his love […]
“Liberating”: Allison Bell talks avant-garde
BY STEPHANIE ESLAKE Tasmanian-born soprano Allison Bell’s haunting voice has been heard by audiences across Australia and Europe, awarding the young singer with scholarships, prizes, […]
Blobs and the Death of Classical Music
BY BENJAMIN MARTIN Blobs, and the death of classical music. Minus ‘blobs’, it’s a phrase often repeated nowadays. However, determining why exactly it might […]
Camerata Antica commissions top Australian composers
BY STEPHANIE ESLAKE Monteverdi and Cazzati were composing their masterpieces long before the saxophone was born. But according to early music ensemble Camerata Antica, […]