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A new digital concert series is making music for everyone

September 22, 2021

BY STEPHANIE ESLAKE Music by female-identifying composers. A digital future for the performing arts industry. Diversity in the concert hall. Choosing not to perform Mozart. […]

What is Sexual Trauma First Aid, and how can it help arts workers?

September 22, 2021

BY STEPHANIE ESLAKE So you know, this story discusses topics surrounding sexual harassment and assault. For mental health support, contact your GP, call the Support […]

How ANAM is building a generation of artists “passionate about new music”

September 20, 2021

BY STEPHANIE ESLAKE The Australian National Academy of Music has connected 67 musicians with 67 composers. The idea is to create a vast collection of […]

My arts career during COVID-19: Grace Gallur, classical soprano and aspiring vocal academic

September 16, 2021

BY STEPHANIE ESLAKE Since COVID-19 was first declared a pandemic, the entire nature of our industry has shifted, with artists forced to rethink their projects […]

Martha Marlow defies medical odds to release debut orchestral album

September 7, 2021

BY STEPHANIE ESLAKE Martha Marlow was fulfilling her second year at the National Art School when she was diagnosed with a rare auto-inflammatory disease. The […]

Why the future of music is collaborative

September 6, 2021

BY MIRANDA ILCHEF, LEAD WRITER (NSW) Traditionalist elitism has long plagued the image of classical music. It holds back our progress as an industry. Proponents […]

My arts career during COVID-19: Melissa Doecke, Inventi Ensemble

August 31, 2021

BY STEPHANIE ESLAKE Since COVID-19 was first declared a pandemic, the entire nature of our industry has shifted, with artists forced to rethink their projects […]

Australian Music to Calm and Nurture with Dr Megan Burslem

August 23, 2021

BY STEPHANIE ESLAKE If you listen to ABC Jazz or ABC Classic FM, you’ve no doubt heard the voice of Dr Megan Burslem. Megan — […]

Passing the mic // An interview with composer Kezia Yap

August 9, 2021

BY LILY BRYANT, SERIES CURATOR Welcome back to our second instalment of Passing the Mic, a series centring the art of Australian female, non-binary, and […]