Here’s why the critics are raving about this acrobatic Mozart show
BY LAURA BIEMMI, TRENDS EDITOR A young woman sits alone on stage. A party hat adorns her head, yet there is no party in sight. […]
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Composer Cyrus Meurant talks about his stunning new vinyl release
BY GABRIELLE CADENHEAD Composer-violinist Cyrus Meurant has cultivated a vast portfolio of music for dance and theatre. He has studied composition in Sydney, Paris, and […]
Australia’s newest trio is about to make its debut at Dots+Loops
BY STEPHANIE ESLAKE Earlier this week, we brought you some interviews with three of this year’s new Dots+Loops fellows, who are training up with some […]
We ask 3 young musicians what they want from the Dots+Loops fellowship
BY STEPHANIE ESLAKE The Dots+Loops fellowship is here. And emerging string players from across Australia have joined this Brisbane initiative — spearheaded by founder Kieran […]
Learning music at the Sydney Opera House (with everyone watching)
BY STEPHANIE ESLAKE Bree Meara-Hendy and Rebecca Hart are two mezzo sopranos who are about to undertake an educational experience of a lifetime: they’ll learn […]
6 young musicians tell us about the powers of new music and collaboration
BY SIX-FOUR AND SPIRAL, AS TOLD TO CUTCOMMON Melbourne new music ensemble six-four is this week set to team up with like-minded Sydney group SPIRAL […]
Music education matters, says Charlotte Miles, cello
BY STEPHANIE ESLAKE Music education matters. Whether you first picked up an instrument at school, you’re working full-time in an orchestra, or you’re just entering […]
Conductors, you’re about to get a new educational resource — and it’s all online
BY STEPHANIE ESLAKE What does a conductor do, anyway? It’s a question many people ask — including conductors. That’s why Ingrid Martin is launching […]
Music education matters, says Jackson Bankovic, trombone
BY STEPHANIE ESLAKE Music education matters. Whether you first picked up an instrument at school, you’re working full-time in an orchestra, or you’re just entering […]
Bach in a bar (with beer) is the concert we’ve needed all along
BY SYLVIE WOODS, LEAD WRITER (NSW) Move over Justin. It’s Heinrich Biber who’s getting played in this underground bar. Evan Streater’s next concert in The […]