Music education matters, says Virginia Taylor, flute
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 […]
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Writer-musicians bring the latest from Australia’s classical and new music scene
In conversation with Don’t Stop the Music’s Anita Collins
BY JESSIE WANG, LEAD WRITER (COMMUNITY AND SOCIAL AWARENESS) Do you remember the moment when you started learning music? For many of us, it was […]
These young artists will sing to 20,000 people this weekend
BY STEPHANIE ESLAKE Soprano Anna-Louise Cole and tenor Shanul Sharma were talented enough to be selected for the Opera Australia Young Artist Program. But that […]
Jennifer Hankin: 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 […]
Skye McIntosh on performing the music of lesser-known composers
BY LUCY RASH This story was produced in partnership with the Peninsula Summer Music Festival as part of our inaugural CutCommon Young Critics’ Mentorship. The Australian Haydn Ensemble will feature in its Victorian premiere performance at the 2019 Peninsula Summer Music […]
James Henry talks music, story, and country
BY LYDIA MCCLELLAND, WITH INTRODUCTION BY LUCY RASH This story was produced in partnership with the Peninsula Summer Music Festival as part of the inaugural CutCommon Young Critics’ Mentorship, of which Lydia is the winner. Performer, composer, and sound designer James Henry is a model contemporary artist. With key roles spanning […]
Miles Johnston: Don’t make “boring” classical music
BY LUCY RASH This story was produced in partnership with the Peninsula Summer Music Festival as part of our inaugural CutCommon Young Critics’ Mentorship. Miles Johnston’s is an impressive journey. From the Victorian College of the Arts Secondary School to a […]
ANNOUNCED: CutCommon Young Critics’ Mentorship Winner
CutCommon and Peninsula Summer Music Festival jointly congratulate Lydia McClelland, the inaugural winner of the CutCommon Young Critics’ Mentorship! Lydia, a Melbourne-based undergraduate student of Arts/Music (French/Japanese/Classical […]
Jessica Wells: “New work defines our generation”
BY STEPHANIE ESLAKE Brand new music, written by living Australian composers, and performed on the recorder? It’s certainly not your typical gig, and that’s why […]
Caroline Meng to make Australian debut with SYO
BY STEPHANIE ESLAKE This weekend’s Sydney Youth Orchestra performance will be a very special one indeed. It boasts a program filled only with the […]