When Gamelan meets Western art music
BY CHLOE SANGER I SAID NEON is a concert comprised of brand new compositions inspired by the music of Indonesia. They’ll include a mixture […]
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Robert Davidson: “Classical training is a cool thing”
BY RACHEL BRUERVILLE Brisbane’s eclectic indie-classical quintet Topology summarises the wide expanse of work the musicians have created in the past 20 years through […]
Hoang Pham: My needs as a soloist
Pianist Hoang Pham will perform at the Melbourne Recital Centre this week, backed by the Zelman Symphony. As a soloist, he tells us what he […]
“We want to play stuff we love and care about”
BY ELSABETH PARKINSON The musicians of the Penny Quartet knew very early on that they were onto a good thing. In their ensemble’s first […]
Affinity’s William Clark performs in home state Tasmania
This week marks a special event for Melbourne’s Affinity Collective – the group journeys to the island of Tasmania, allowing its violist William Clark to […]
EXPOSED! Life in the orchestra with Greg Stephens, horn
BY STEPHANIE ESLAKE Have you ever wondered what life is really like in the orchestra? Welcome to EXPOSED! Throughout 2017, we’re teaming up with musicians and […]
Play On commissions site-specific music from Fia Fiell
BY STEPHANIE ESLAKE Play On will hit up the Mission to Seafarers’ 1917 Norla Dome as part of its Melbourne Music Week debut. The […]
Con Fuoco | Oscar Wong, piano
Welcome to Con Fuoco, CutCommon’s interview series with emerging musicians in Australia. Oscar Shoyo Wong was a full music scholarship recipient at Emmanuel College […]
A chat with La La Land composer Justin Hurwitz
BY STEPHANIE ESLAKE How do you write a modern-day musical about hopes and dreams? They’re themes we’re all-too familiar with; magically brought to life […]
Composer Sean Tinnion talks “cinematic” new release
BY LAURA BIEMMI You may have heard the work of Perth composer Sean Tinnion without even realising it. The Western Australian Academy of Performing […]