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UNSTOPPABLE ARTISTS // Hamish Jamieson, cello

September 16, 2020

BY STEPHANIE ESLAKE The Australian National Academy of Music finds itself in the middle of a unique COVID-19 situation: not only has it needed to […]

Bernadette Harvey reckons streaming has “returned chamber music to its birthplace”

September 14, 2020

BY STEPHANIE ESLAKE Live streaming is at the forefront of the performing arts sector. During COVID-19, musicians have been forced to cancel physical concerts and […]

How one guitarist is using music to support Royal Melbourne Hospital staff

August 28, 2020

BY STEPHANIE ESLAKE Music helps people heal. In a formal setting, music therapy sessions are often used to support patients through stressful experiences. We see […]

This online music education conference is “one of the best initiatives” in decades

August 27, 2020

BY STEPHANIE ESLAKE There is always time for chamber music — even in the most exceptional of circumstances (see: global pandemic). Despite the changing industry […]

UNSTOPPABLE ARTISTS // David Elton, trumpet

August 20, 2020

BY STEPHANIE ESLAKE The Australian National Academy of Music finds itself in the middle of a unique COVID-19 situation: not only has it needed to […]

Make your move: Lotte Betts-Dean, London

August 19, 2020

BY ELEANOR WOOD, SERIES COORDINATOR Moving to another country as an artist is a bit like performance itself: exciting, terrifying, exhausting, and hopefully beautiful. As […]

Children with special needs “being celebrated for what they can achieve” through music

August 18, 2020

BY JESSIE WANG, LEAD WRITER (COMMUNITY AND SOCIAL AWARENESS) We all know that music has many benefits – it helps to strengthen brain functions, improves […]

Karin Schaupp is overcoming “the most difficult time of my performing career”

August 11, 2020

BY STEPHANIE ESLAKE Karin Schaupp hasn’t performed for a while. The classical guitarist has been forced to abandon her 2020 plans. This has meant bidding […]

How Antonio Gambale composed Esty’s beautiful music in Unorthodox

August 3, 2020

BY STEPHANIE ESLAKE FOR LEVEL AND GAIN Unorthodox is one of the boldest character tales in recent Netflix history. Inspired by Deborah Feldman’s 2012 autobiography, […]