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Stephanie Jones is breaking the stigma surrounding classical guitar

September 12, 2018

BY STEPHANIE ESLAKE Guitar is an instrument we often associate with genres such as rock and folk. To Stephanie Jones, explaining to others that […]

Laura Winter tells us why she’s crazy for the harp

September 12, 2018

BY STEPHANIE ESLAKE When I first started to chat with Laura Winter for this interview, she told me: “The most interesting thing about me […]

This new conservatorium wants to keep its students safe

September 11, 2018

BY STEPHANIE ESLAKE, EDITOR The Hedberg is a $96 million academic and cultural hub is set to launch in 2019. And this University of Tasmania […]

Nate Wood talks Young and Emerging Composers Lab

September 10, 2018

BY JASMINE MIDDLETON With a new generation of young composers comes not only new musical ideas, but a fresh perspective on what it means […]

From war-torn childhood to 4 million albums sold

September 10, 2018

BY CELINE CHONG, LEAD WRITER (QLD) Oh, so you’re a pianist. What repertoire do you play? For Croatian pianist Maksim Mrvica, one of the […]

WTF?! Do musicians have to learn acting, too?

September 10, 2018

BY STEPHANIE ESLAKE Welcome to our series, What the Fact?! Throughout 2018, we’re teaming up with talent at the Australian National Academy of Music to bring […]

Could we be approaching lieder all wrong?

September 10, 2018

BY BRIDGET O’BRIEN There is so much music that relies on the excavation of committed musicians to help it bubble back to the surface […]

Perry Joyce tells us how to compose music for voice

September 6, 2018

BY STEPHANIE ESLAKE Earlier this year we had a chat with a multi-talented artist who was set to teach singing with the West Australian […]

Ensemble Offspring will present an all-female concert program

September 5, 2018

BY JASMINE MIDDLETON In its return to Western Australia, the dynamic and innovative Ensemble Offspring promises a spellbinding, witty, and vivacious performance series – […]