When minds, industries, and ideas converge
BY CELINE CHONG, 2017 CUTCOMMON YOUNG WRITER OF THE YEAR Dance and music. Art forms that, without a doubt, go hand-in-hand. For Queensland Conservatorium […]
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A little like Mozart (on habanero peppers)
BY ELKE WAKEFIELD Takes two to tango? More like 12: three or four violins, a viola, a cello, three or four bandoneones, a piano […]
Defence invests $2.3 million in mysterious “Instruments of Warfare”
BY CHRISTOPHER HEALEY It was the news that broke the nation. In a shocking exposé of the Australian Department of Defence, the Sydney Morning […]
Melbourne’s art music scene gets a New Stage
BY LEWIS INGHAM “We’ll just take it as it comes, and I’ll keep making music regardless.” Composer Chris Pickering is talking about the future […]
Getting to know opera composer Jonathan Dove
BY LOUISE CROSSEN From full-scale operas to chamber operas, operas for TV to music for community choirs, Jonathan Dove has done it all. The […]
Introducing Annabelle Traves, AYO concertmaster
BY STEPHANIE ESLAKE This February, young musicians of the Australian Youth Orchestra are set to showcase their skill, determination, and passion in a series […]
Composer Secrets: Felicity Wilcox
BY MX HANLI SEAN BOTHA Felicity Wilcox is an interdisciplinary composer based in the Blue Mountains, New South Wales. Her body of work includes […]
Elena Kats-Chernin: Can food be art?
BY LAURA BIEMMI The Carriageworks Night Market promises to be an exciting night of Australian food, music and art: more than 60 food, beverage, […]
Whitwell: Four reasons why we must appreciate Philip Glass
BY SALLY WHITWELL, AS TOLD TO STEPHANIE ESLAKE In 2011, Sally Whitwell won an ARIA award for Mad Rush – her collection of music by […]
Con Fuoco: Laura Griffin, mezzo-soprano
Welcome to Con Fuoco, CutCommon’s interview series with emerging musicians in Australia. Australian mezzo-soprano Laura Griffin graduated from the Sydney Conservatorium of Music with […]