4 classical and art music events to add to your calendar this June
BY CUTCOMMON How’s your calendar looking this June? If it’s looking empty, we have a few ideas to fill it up. And if it’s full, […]
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From absurd dark humour to poignant emotional pull: why I deeply loved the music of Succession
BY ALISON COLE, UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY Iconic television shows share unforgettable title sequences that have lived on as sonic calling cards we can quickly identify. […]
5 classical and art music gigs to check out this May
BY CUTCOMMON You might’ve had a big month last April, especially if you rocked up to the Melbourne Recital Centre’s New Music Days festival. But […]
We asked 5 composers about their music for Ensemble Offspring’s Echoes and Orbits program
BY CUTCOMMON Ensemble Offspring is gearing up for four concerts that it claims will “take listeners into a new stratosphere of sounds”. The Echoes and […]
5 shows you can’t miss at New Music Days
BY STEPHANIE ESLAKE How often do you get the chance to be there at the very beginning of a festival? The launch of a fresh […]
An obituary for the musical life of Susan Frykberg (10 October 1954 – 7 April 2023)
BY PROFESSOR CAT HOPE, SIR ZELMAN COWEN SCHOOL OF MUSIC AND PERFORMANCE, MONASH UNIVERSITY Susan Frykberg was an electronic music composer and sound artist whose […]
‘Tis the season to be jolly: singing Christmas carols together isn’t just a tradition, it’s also good for you
BY WENDY HARGREAVES, UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN QUEENSLAND and MELISSA FORBES, UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN QUEENSLAND On a December night 50 years ago, Eastern Airlines Flight 401 […]
All four Dots+Loops Performance Fellows tell us about their professional development goals
BY CUTCOMMON Dots+Loops has announced its 2022 Performance Fellows — and the line-up is pretty impressive. These musicians will have access to a week’s worth […]
New research on gender pay gap shows “triple penalty” for artists based on gender and cultural background
CONTENT COURTESY AUSTRALIA COUNCIL FOR THE ARTS The Australia Council has today released a summary of research that examines the role of culture in the gender […]
Composing a “moderately festive” Australian Christmas carol for our times
BY RACHEL BRUERVILLE Soon a new year dawns, And what have we learned? Have we cared for one another?What comes next? It’s November, and once again I […]