When the music industry doesn’t understand your voice
BY JEFFREY PALMER Jeffrey Palmer is CutCommon’s United States correspondent. But he is also an established countertenor, and has performed in venues across Europe, China, […]
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PHOTOBLOG // On the road with Affinity Quartet
Mee Na Lojewski sat down with CutCommon to share her account of five weeks on the road with Affinity Quartet, during an intensive tour of Italy, Austria, […]
Would you marathon 16 hours of music to help support the firefighters?
BY NATASHA LIN More than 30 classical musicians from Sydney and Melbourne will this month perform as part of Tempo Rubato’s 16-hour Music Marathon Fundraiser […]
As the Australian government abandons the arts, it’s time to make some noise
BY TIM HANNAH “In love and rage.” That phrase is a common sign-off amongst activists. It aptly summarises the fluctuations between compassion and frustration that […]
We need to end the “all or nothing” approach to careers in music
BY CHANTAL NGUYEN It was the final minute of the final movement. “All or nothing, now or never!” I thought. The double stops, the breathless […]
Harry Sdraulig: My journey with the TSO Australian Composers’ School
BY HARRY SDRAULIG AS TOLD TO CUTCOMMON The TSO Australian Composers’ School was run with exceptional professionalism from start to finish, and I really felt […]
Ella Macens: My journey with the TSO Australian Composers’ School
BY ELLA MACENS AS TOLD TO CUTCOMMON Being invited to participate in the 2018-19 TSO Australian Composers’ School was a total dream come true, especially […]
Holly Harrison: My journey with the TSO Australian Composers’ School
BY HOLLY HARRISON AS TOLD TO CUTCOMMON This year’s program was quite different to last year, as the week was split up into two main […]
Mark Holdsworth: My journey with the TSO Australian Composers’ School
BY MARK HOLDSWORTH AS TOLD TO CUTCOMMON Each day of the TSO Australian Composers’ School consisted of intensive rehearsals. Although the rehearsal time was generous […]
I tested out these 7 new meditations for performance energy
BY MIRANDA ILCHEF Our brains are amazing organs. As performers, we rely on them to train our body, to remember our music, and to give […]