Bringing new Australian music to the Blue Mountains
BY GRACE KIM My name is Grace Kim, and I’m the founding artistic director of upcoming project Mountain Concerts. I’ve commissioned Ian Munro to […]
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Encountering the inexplicable
BY CHRISTOPHER HEALEY, COMPOSER The cohabitant of my house and heart returned home this evening from another rehearsal as the repetiteur for an upcoming production. […]
Discovering an Australian composer in New York
BY JEFFREY PALMER This blog was submitted by volunteer New York arts writer Jeffrey Palmer in collaboration with Australian composer Michael Grebla (pictured above). CutCommon would like to congratulate all Australian artists involved in this […]
A day in the life of AYO National Music Camp
BY LILY BRYANT Every January, hundreds of Australia’s top young musicians gather in the sweltering heat to spend two weeks working with some of the […]
5 psychology principles that could help you learn your next piece
BY JESSIE WANG, LEAD WRITER (COMMUNITY AND SOCIAL AWARENESS) Sydney-based musician and charity worker Jessie Wang is a mental health advocate and studies psychology at […]
Why we love Elena Kats-Chernin
BY STEPHANIE ESLAKE, EDITOR This story was first published in the Kill Your Darlings literary journal as part of the inaugural KYD New Critic Award. […]
7 ways to avoid burnout this year
BY LAURA BIEMMI, TRENDS EDITOR The music industry, like many industries that deal with creativity and artistry, can be an environment of intense burnout. Those […]
Is it easier to read or perform solo?
BY ZOE DOUGLAS-KINGHORN, LEAD WRITER My horn-playing friend recently told me she was considering quitting music. I was astonished. All the years I had known […]
What I learnt at Word for Word
BY ZOE DOUGLAS-KINGHORN, LEAD WRITER Our Scribe-winning lead writer rocked up to the Word for Word festival for some serious professional development. Here’s what she […]
Halcyon: 20 years in 20 pictures
BY JENNY DUCK-CHONG, HALCYON This year, Halcyon celebrates its 20th birthday. In this photoblog, artistic director Jenny Duck-Chong reflects on the occasion as she shares […]