Ambre Hammond plays for kids who’ve never heard piano
BY JESSIE WANG We would like to welcome Jessie Wang in her first story as a CutCommon contributor. Imagine if you lived on the northern […]
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Con Fuoco | Jesse Vivante, percussion
Welcome to Con Fuoco, our series with emerging artists in Australia. Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts student Jesse Vivante is in his third year […]
Roman Ponomariov: All music is chamber music
BY STEPHANIE ESLAKE The Monash Chamber Music Festival is about learning. It’s about opening your ears to the presentation of this intimate artform. It’s […]
The new Canberra Sinfonia is bridging the gap
BY LILY BRYANT We would like to welcome Lily in her first story as a CutCommon contributor. For musicians from small towns, the first […]
Recording an “Aussie” album with the Benaud Trio
BY EMMA SULLIVAN The latest offering from the Benaud Trio – The Aussie Album – provides fascinating insight into the diversity and richness of […]
Julian Day explores rules and social behaviour in Game On
BY MARK BOSCH We would like to welcome Mark in his first story as a CutCommon contributor. I would like to think that the […]
When your orchestra is built on modesty
BY STEPHANIE ESLAKE The Modest Orchestra doesn’t care if you’re not studying to complete a performance major. It doesn’t care if you don’t want […]
Challenging “a stereotype of feminine helplessness”
BY STEPHANIE ESLAKE Content warning: This interview contains discussion of sexual assault and rape. The dominant man. The helpless woman. When it comes to the […]
Effort and artistry with (amazing) baritone José Carbó
BY BRIDGET O’BRIEN He has entertained as Verdi’s Rigoletto, meddled as Rossini’s Figaro, and bullied as Mozart’s Count Almaviva. He has lost as Tonio. […]
Considering the narrative of Australia’s colonial pianos
BY LEAH BLANKENDAAL Content warning: This story contains mention of suicide, and historical violence against Indigenous populations. Beaumont House composer-in-residence Gabriella Smart will present […]