Articles

Catching up with CYO oboist Chayla Ueckert-Smith

August 20, 2017

BY STEPHANIE ESLAKE Chayla Ueckert-Smith won the Canberra Youth Orchestra 2017 Concerto Competition with Vaughan Williams’ Concerto for Oboe and Strings. This month, you’ll […]

Young pianist Hoang Pham talks Chopin…mostly

August 19, 2017

BY STEPHANIE ESLAKE Hoang Pham is crazy for Chopin. And we’re not judging him. As Hoang puts it, the composer’s remarkable music for piano […]

Rural Commuters: Gabrielle Cadenhead, flute

August 14, 2017

BY STEPHANIE ESLAKE Dedication. It’s learning your parts. It’s developing your technique. It’s rocking up to rehearsal. In fact, for some, it’s embarking on […]

Five LGBTQIA+ composers who’ll fill your soul with pride

August 13, 2017

BY MADELINE ROYCROFT The Australian people will soon have the chance to vote in a same-sex marriage plebiscite, challenging archaic restrictions on the rights […]

A chat with Celine Chong, our 2017 CutCommon Young Writer of the Year

August 13, 2017

BY MYLES OAKEY, 2016 CUTCOMMON YOUNG WRITER OF THE YEAR The CutCommon Young Writer of the Year Competition searches for new voices in Australian […]

Con Fuoco: Charlotte Fetherston, viola

August 9, 2017

BY STEPHANIE ESLAKE Welcome to Con Fuoco, CutCommon’s interview series with emerging musicians in Australia. Charlotte Fetherston grew up in Auckland. She received […]

Elsen Price is crowdfunding his new compositions

August 8, 2017

BY HARRY SDRAULIG Want to hear some new Australian music? Enter Plait Ensemble. The group, led by world music specialist and double bassist Elsen […]

Con Fuoco: Ella van der Mespel, violin

August 2, 2017

BY LEAH BLANKENDAAL Welcome to Con Fuoco, CutCommon’s interview series with emerging musicians. This time, we have a very special interview for you featuring […]