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Regeneration and empowerment: Olivia Swift and Josie Gibson

August 1, 2018

BY MARK BOSCH Although Sydney Chamber Choir and Synergy Percussion’s joint concert Dance Chant is billed as a tribute to Ross Edwards at age […]

Chloe Sinclair is “one of Australia’s most notable” new composers

August 1, 2018

BY STEPHANIE ESLAKE The National Capital Orchestra describes Chloe Sinclair as “one of Australia’s most notable up-and-coming young composers”. But we think Chloe is […]

Women on the podium | Laura Barton

August 1, 2018

BY ZOE DOUGLAS-KINGHORN, LEAD WRITER Gender equality. What does it look like in the orchestra? Blind auditions and gender-neutral concert blacks may bring balance […]

A chat with Australian composer Ross Edwards

August 1, 2018

BY MARK BOSCH I always hesitate to call a composer — or any artist and their work — “unique”, “singular”, “solitary”. Nothing exists in […]

Andrée Greenwell is raising awareness of gendered violence

August 1, 2018

BY LILY BRYANT Trigger warning: This story and the embedded audio contains description of gendered violence. We often discuss music in terms of its […]

Watch the world premiere of Xani’s music clip Sun White

July 30, 2018

BY STEPHANIE ESLAKE Imagine if you could rock up to the recording studio and just play whatever you like. No sheet music to drag […]

WTF?! How should I look after my reeds?

July 30, 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 […]

Watch the world premiere of Rose Riebl’s new music clip

July 25, 2018

BY STEPHANIE ESLAKE At 5 years old, Rose Riebl first learnt the keys of the piano. At 11, she started studying with Australian National […]

“Anything is possible” with classical saxophone

July 24, 2018

BY STEPHANIE ESLAKE When I first heard about the Melbourne International Saxophone Festival, I started nerding out. Having trained for classical saxophone, I marvelled […]