Con Fuoco: Phoebe Russell, double bass
Welcome to Con Fuoco, CutCommon’s interview series with emerging musicians in Australia. Phoebe Russell, 23, returned home to Australia in early 2017 to take […]
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Writer-musicians bring the latest from Australia’s classical and new music scene
Flautist Sally Walker introduces us to her musical series
BY JOSEPH ASQUITH Australian flautist Sally Walker is internationally renowned. From her Grand Finalist position in Italy’s Leonardo de Lorenzo International Flute Competition, to her […]
Rachel Bruerville on procrastination, cats, and ‘Australian’ music
BY STEPHANIE ESLAKE Rachel Bruerville may be a household name to the CutCommon reader. Having written widely about performance anxiety and mental health, and […]
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 […]
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 […]