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 […]
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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 […]
Music education matters, says Sean Burke, tuba
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 […]
Life after uni: Eliza Scott, violin
BY STEPHANIE ESLAKE A music degree can be an intense – and intensely rewarding – life experience. It doesn’t matter how old we are, or […]
Courtenay Cleary is getting mysterious at Dots+Loops
BY STEPHANIE ESLAKE It’s that time again, Brisbane, when you get to experience Dots+Loops and the rest of the country gets jealous. In case you […]
Mark Bain’s new resource will help you confront your performance anxiety
BY MIRANDA ILCHEF Performance anxiety is a phrase many musicians are pretty familiar with. Whether we experience it ourselves or know someone who does, it […]