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How to keep supporting your local music scene during a pandemic

March 12, 2020

BY STEPHANIE ESLAKE The World Health Organisation has declared a coronavirus pandemic. And as governments place restrictions on travel and mass gatherings, the arts will […]

These are the women in music who inspire us

March 7, 2020

BY THE CUTCOMMON TEAM This March 8 is International Women’s Day. To celebrate, we got thinking about those who inspire us most — from performers […]

When the music industry doesn’t understand your voice

March 6, 2020

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, […]

PHOTOBLOG // On the road with Affinity Quartet

March 4, 2020

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?

February 4, 2020

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

December 8, 2019

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

November 11, 2019

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

November 5, 2019

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

November 5, 2019

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 […]