Life after uni: Karen Jacobsen (but you know her as Siri)
BY STEPHANIE ESLAKE A music degree can be an intense – and intensely rewarding – life experience. It doesn’t matter how old we are, or […]
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The Idea of North will sing five centuries of music (in 90 minutes)
BY STEPHANIE ESLAKE Imagine you’re in a music history lecture where you receive your entire education through live comedy and song. That’s what Nick Begbie […]
Guitar Perspectives: 5 minutes with Meng Su
BY ROSE DE LA MONTAÑA Welcome to our new mini interview series, in which we chat with some of the world’s top classical guitarists — each […]
Jenna Pratt: Mental health sounds like…
BY JESSIE WANG, LEAD WRITER (COMMUNITY AND SOCIAL AWARENESS) Sydney-based musician and charity worker Jessie Wang is a mental health advocate and studies psychology at […]
The future of opera is diversity
BY SYLVIE WOODS, LEAD WRITER (NSW) Nick Galvin and Nathaneal Cooper (Sydney Morning Herald) have this week revived the topic of problematic narratives and representation […]
Andrew Anderson: Performing local works helps you “shape the musical voice of the country”
BY LEWIS INGHAM On June 28, Parma Recordings and Navona Records released an album from the Australia Piano Quartet, featuring the two piano quartets of […]
Melbourne Lawyers’ Orchestra is pushing for gender diversity across our industries
BY STEPHANIE ESLAKE There has been a lot of discussion about gender diversity in the music industry in recent years. But what we haven’t heard […]
The Firebird Trio will play music from this beautiful 1990s novel
BY STEPHANIE ESLAKE There is little that can beat the joy of a good book. A few years ago, a friend wrapped up a book […]
Sarah-Grace Williams is saving The Metropolitan Orchestra’s concert series
BY JESSIE WANG, LEAD WRITER (COMMUNITY AND SOCIAL AWARENESS) When you hear the word ‘charity’, what kind of image is conjured up? Chances are, you […]
Lyn Williams AM talks us through the Gondwana World Choral Festival
BY JESSIE WANG, LEAD WRITER (COMMUNITY AND SOCIAL AWARENESS) There are some incredible people in the Australian music industry who make a difference by doing […]