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Rohan Dasika will perform live music in nature at this beautiful, coastal festival

March 3, 2020

BY LAURA BIEMMI, TRENDS EDITOR Since 1991, musicians and audiences from all corners of the country have trekked to Bermagui in New South Wales to […]

Sydney musicians are banding together to help native animals in need

February 17, 2020

BY STEPHANIE ESLAKE For flautist Joshua Batty, one of the most distressing impacts of this summer’s bushfire season has been “the feeling of mutual helplessness”. […]

An entirely casual chat with Stranger Things composers Kyle and Michael

February 4, 2020

BY CHRISTOPHER LEON WITH LEVEL AND GAIN You may not have heard of Kyle Dixon and Michael Stein, but you would undoubtedly know their music. […]

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 […]

Composer Cyrus Meurant talks about his stunning new vinyl release

December 5, 2019

BY GABRIELLE CADENHEAD Composer-violinist Cyrus Meurant has cultivated a vast portfolio of music for dance and theatre. He has studied composition in Sydney, Paris, and […]

Bach in a bar (with beer) is the concert we’ve needed all along

November 18, 2019

BY SYLVIE WOODS, LEAD WRITER (NSW) Move over Justin. It’s Heinrich Biber who’s getting played in this underground bar. Evan Streater’s next concert in The […]