“I want to see positive change in our world”
BY STEPHANIE ESLAKE Artists in Australia are turning to music to send powerful messages about climate change. From compositions that set scientific data to music, […]
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Writer-musicians bring the latest from Australia’s classical and new music scene
Life after uni: Amber Evans, voice
BY STEPHANIE ESLAKE A music degree can be an intense – and intensely rewarding – life experience. It doesn’t matter how old we are, or […]
8 emerging conductors tell us what they actually do
BY STEPHANIE ESLAKE The one who waves their arms before a group of musicians. The dictator who rules all. The person who can move in […]
Taking musical inspiration from the oldest songs on Earth
BY ZOE DOUGLAS-KINGHORN, LEAD WRITER Disclaimer: CutCommon would like to acknowledge the work of the Tasmanian Fire Service, battling more than 50 bushfires across the […]
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 […]
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 […]