Exploring the flute as the world’s oldest expressive instrument
BY STEPHANIE ESLAKE Many consider classical music to be “old”. Some even argue that it’s “dying“. But when you also consider that one of its […]
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Writer-musicians bring the latest from Australia’s classical and new music scene
How Auslan is giving this children’s choir its voice
BY JESSIE WANG, LEAD WRITER (COMMUNITY AND SOCIAL AWARENESS) Not every child in Australia has access to music education. This is particularly the case for […]
Matt Laffan is putting music therapy at the frontline during COVID-19
BY JESSIE WANG, LEAD WRITER (COMMUNITY AND SOCIAL AWARENESS) There’s no doubt that frontline workers have been our heroes during the COVID-19 pandemic. In the […]
How to own your music career (when you have endometriosis)
BY STEPHANIE ESLAKE Debilitating cramps. Heavy bleeding. Digestive issues. Lower back pain. Fatigue. For many women, these symptoms are written off as ‘period pain’. It’s […]
Film composer Nathan Halpern is delivering empathy out of darkness
BY STEPHANIE ESLAKE VIA LEVEL AND GAIN Nathan Halpern’s two latest projects have one thing in common: they’re dark. The film Swallow is a psychological […]
How Ilan Eshkeri scored David Attenborough’s new BBC nature documentary
BY JESSIE WANG, LEAD WRITER (COMMUNITY AND SOCIAL AWARENESS) VIA LEVEL AND GAIN Many of us have watched Sir David Attenborough’s documentaries. You might’ve tuned […]
Game and anime music: not as niche as you’d think
BY STEPHANIE ESLAKE VIA LEVEL AND GAIN Think screen music is niche? Perhaps something reserved for new audiences, or performed for die-hard gamers or anime […]
Catherine Strong’s research shows “very huge” risk of music workers leaving the industry
BY STEPHANIE ESLAKE With an influx of digital concerts and transitions into online music lessons, it can feel like we are living in a “new […]
Watch the world premiere of Wesley Stormer’s new music clip
BY STEPHANIE ESLAKE Wesley Stormer grew up in Mount Riverview, a suburb of the picturesque Blue Mountains. He went on to study composition at Western […]
My arts career during COVID-19: Elli Welsh, pianist
BY JUANITA SIMMONDS We’d like to give a warm welcome to Juanita in her first story as a CutCommon contributor! As Australian musicians have done […]