“The arts have the capacity to make the world a better place”
BY LAURA BIEMMI, TRENDS EDITOR Have you ever watched an orchestral performance and wondered how it all comes together so well? How the performers bring […]
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Josh Belperio’s message to ScoMo is hilarious and sad
BY STEPHANIE ESLAKE Could composer Josh Belperio be a true-blue Aussie legend? After releasing (via song) his open letter Dear Malcolm Turnbull, Josh is back […]
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. […]
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 […]