Articles

Ben and Danai are making music to help aged care residents in Sydney

April 18, 2019

BY JESSIE WANG, LEAD WRITER (COMMUNITY AND SOCIAL AWARENESS) There’s been a lot of emerging research on the cognitive benefits of music, so naturally, we musicians […]

Ziggy and Miles talk Juilliard, Local Heroes, and “unlimited possibilities”

April 17, 2019

BY CUTCOMMON Back in 2017, we had a chat with brothers Ziggy and Miles Johnston, who spoke to us about their experience of performing together. […]

STUDY: Youth orchestra helps school kids “feel better about themselves”

April 16, 2019

BY ALISON PARIS, LEAD WRITER (CHILDREN AND EARLY LEARNING) What influence does music really have on young people? University of Tasmania education researcher Dr William […]

How can you maintain your mental health on tour?

April 16, 2019

BY JESSIE WANG, LEAD WRITER (COMMUNITY AND SOCIAL AWARENESS) If you’re in the performing arts sector, it’s likely you’ve been on tour or know colleagues […]

The Orchestra Project unites young musicians with Australia’s top professionals

April 15, 2019

BY TIM HANNAH The Orchestra Project was founded by conductor Fabian Russell in 2002. The idea? Offer young, up-and-coming orchestral musicians the opportunity to play […]

Christopher Gordon’s post-apocalyptic score to premiere in Australia

April 13, 2019

BY LILY BRYANT In 1957, Nevil Shute’s post-apocalyptic novel On the Beach depicted the aftermath of a disastrous world-wide nuclear war, as a handful of […]

Opera Australia’s upcoming show is designed to support people with sensory needs

April 11, 2019

BY STEPHANIE ESLAKE Opera Australia’s West Side Story is hitting the Sydney Harbour with a bang. (That’s certainly what you’ll get with a concert that […]

Women of Note: Three Australian composers tell us about their music

April 11, 2019

BY STEPHANIE ESLAKE On this year’s International Women’s Day, ABC Classic released Women of Note: A Century of Australian Composers. The album maps the contribution […]

Composer Sam Perkin reveals the secret life of skateboarding

April 11, 2019

BY STEPHANIE ESLAKE Think the worlds of composition and skateboarding couldn’t be further apart? Sam Perkin is here to prove you wrong. In his newest […]