SNAP INTERVIEW // We chat with 6 boundary-riding composers about their new music
BY CUTCOMMON We love new music. So when we heard about Erik Griswold and Vanessa Tomlinson’s new Clocked Out composition project, we wanted to talk […]
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Writer-musicians bring the latest from Australia’s classical and new music scene
“Job-relevant?” We ask 18 arts workers for comment on the university fee hikes
BY STEPHANIE ESLAKE, EDITOR The Australian Government has announced major changes to university fee structures to build a new workforce of “job-ready graduates“. Education Minister […]
Sarah Curro: “Any chance to play with friends is so important”
BY STEPHANIE ESLAKE When violinist Sarah Curro was tasked with arranging a program worthy of a national audience — to perform with some of the […]
SNAP INTERVIEW // Melbourne Chamber Orchestra players talk about streaming
BY CUTCOMMON The musicians of the Melbourne Chamber Orchestra have already taken you home with them, thanks to double bassist Emma Sullivan who launched an […]
My arts career during COVID-19: Leah Blankendaal, composer
BY STEPHANIE ESLAKE Since COVID-19 was declared a pandemic, the entire nature of our industry has shifted — seemingly overnight — with artists forced to […]
UNSTOPPABLE ARTISTS // Claudia Leggett, French horn
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 […]
Why live stream? Because “it feels like our lives depend on it”
BY STEPHANIE ESLAKE Through the generosity of its major arts patron, The Michael Aquilina Chamber Music Festival and Gala Series have provided a base income […]
Giving it away for free — why the performing arts risks making the same mistake newspapers did
BY CAITLIN VINCENT, UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE This story was first published in The Conversation, and we think it’s important enough for you to know about. […]
This music library is one of the world’s largest – but it’s struggling to find a home
BY STEPHANIE ESLAKE COVID-19 restrictions have forced many members of our arts community into hibernation. So it might come as a surprise to learn that, […]
How one concert grand is providing a lifeline to local musicians
BY STEPHANIE ESLAKE By now, you should have heard of the Melbourne Digital Concert Hall. After all, it’s the new COVID-19 initiative fuelling Australian musicians’ […]