Articles

Jochen Gutsch’s new song cycle helps us “make sense of the world”

October 20, 2020

BY STEPHANIE ESLAKE Hinterlandt’s new album shares seven tales of comedy and tragedy, each named after a character that emerged from the composer’s imagination. Jochen […]

Why resilience is just as important as your technique

October 19, 2020

BY JESSIE WANG, LEAD WRITER (COMMUNITY AND SOCIAL AWARENESS) We all know a career in the arts sector can be psychologically taxing. There’s pressure to […]

How the Australian Brandenburg Orchestra has become a digital leader

October 15, 2020

BY STEPHANIE ESLAKE The pandemic has shifted the Australian arts industry into unrecognisable territory. It’s been tough, but we’ve learnt a key lesson throughout the […]

Live streaming “allows us to express ourselves as artists”

October 13, 2020

BY STEPHANIE ESLAKE Live music can be life-changing. It can uplift and comfort us, especially in times when we need to feel there’s some good […]

How to smash your next online audition

October 12, 2020

BY STEPHANIE ESLAKE A live audition can be one of the most anxiety-inducing experiences of a musician’s career. A panel of industry experts may watch […]

Tommie Andersson on teaching himself how to play (and travel with) a theorbo

October 9, 2020

BY STEPHANIE ESLAKE Tommie Andersson has been with the Australian Brandenburg Orchestra since the very beginning. The founding member has spent precisely three decades making […]

A new graphic novel will tell the story of Beethoven’s life

October 7, 2020

BY STEPHANIE ESLAKE Beethoven’s music has been featured in more than 1500 films and television shows. In the concert hall, his music was performed in […]

This is why sports-themed soundtracks get your heart racing

October 7, 2020

BY STEPHANIE ESLAKE FOR LEVEL AND GAIN Have you ever watched a movie and noticed you’ve started breathing just a little bit faster? You feel […]

This music program is giving Australian inmates “skills to reconnect in their communities”

October 6, 2020

BY JESSIE WANG, LEAD WRITER (COMMUNITY AND SOCIAL AWARENESS) The compositional process reaches us all differently. Some of us collaborate with composers, others undertake it […]