Ghosts in the Orchestra: Gordon Hamilton
BY ANDREW MESSENGER The Australian Voices are a very distinctive a’capella choir. You know them when you hear them. Gordon Hamilton has been their […]
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Friday Forays: Warren Lenthall on Composition
BY LUCY RASH Once a ‘punk-rock-wannabe’ who punctured the ceiling of Melbourne’s Corner Hotel with a trumpet, Melbourne-based composer Warren Lenthall has since become […]
167 Times: Alban Gerhardt on the Dvorak Cello Concerto
BY STEPHANIE ESLAKE German cellist Alban Gerhardt made his debut with the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra – and he’s performed with almost 250 others since. […]
Animals: Julian Morrow talks Saint-Saëns
BY STEPHANIE ESLAKE What do kangaroos, an elephant, and Julian Morrow have in common? They’ll all make an appearance at this month’s Carnival […]
Virtuosi Tasmania: The Ultimate Road Trip
BY STEPHANIE ESLAKE Q. What do you get when you gather the finest musicians in Tasmania and send them on a road trip? […]
New Musicians’ Health Program is Music to our Ears
BY BEN NIELSEN “I felt something niggling and then my arm felt really strange and suddenly I couldn’t hold up my clarinet any more. […]
Official Playlist: Carbon Tax Axe
By SAM GILLIES, ANDREW MESSENGER, AND LUCY RASH Now that the Carbon Tax has been repealed and those oppressive cost of living raises have finally […]
Just Like the Movies: Christopher de Groot
BY SAM GILLIES For the past few years, Christopher de Groot has focused on writing film music amongst his other projects as composer, improviser […]
Spectacularly Unconventional: Pianist Sally Whitwell
BY ANDREW MESSENGER ARIA award winning pianist Sally Whitwell is one of the nicest and most genuine people in the business. Odd, eccentric and, […]
News: Ten Pieces Project
BY STEPHANIE ESLAKE It’s widely accepted that early exposure to classical music is essential for inspiring creativity in young people. This is being recognised […]