Justin Beere: “Chamber music is life”
BY TIM HANNAH For the Melbourne Chamber Players, music is an “obsession“. The group’s crazed passion for music will culminate in its upcoming concert Bridge […]
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Ben and Danai are making music to help aged care residents in Sydney
BY JESSIE WANG, LEAD WRITER (COMMUNITY AND SOCIAL AWARENESS) There’s been a lot of emerging research on the cognitive benefits of music, so naturally, we musicians […]
STUDY: Youth orchestra helps school kids “feel better about themselves”
BY ALISON PARIS, LEAD WRITER (CHILDREN AND EARLY LEARNING) What influence does music really have on young people? University of Tasmania education researcher Dr William […]
How can you maintain your mental health on tour?
BY JESSIE WANG, LEAD WRITER (COMMUNITY AND SOCIAL AWARENESS) If you’re in the performing arts sector, it’s likely you’ve been on tour or know colleagues […]
The Orchestra Project unites young musicians with Australia’s top professionals
BY TIM HANNAH The Orchestra Project was founded by conductor Fabian Russell in 2002. The idea? Offer young, up-and-coming orchestral musicians the opportunity to play […]
Composer Sam Perkin reveals the secret life of skateboarding
BY STEPHANIE ESLAKE Think the worlds of composition and skateboarding couldn’t be further apart? Sam Perkin is here to prove you wrong. In his newest […]
Music education matters, says Anna Goldsworthy, piano
BY STEPHANIE ESLAKE Music education matters. Whether you first picked up an instrument at school, you’re working full-time in an orchestra, or you’re just entering […]
We spoke to the entire Tinalley String Quartet about recording and performing
BY CELINE CHONG, LEAD WRITER (QLD) Update 8 July 2019: Tinalley will give its first performance at Music in the Hunter from 20-22 September. As […]
Six reasons to be at this year’s Canberra International Music Festival
BY CELINE CHONG, LEAD WRITER (QLD) Canberra is something of a hidden gem amongst Australia’s capital cities. But come May, the city’s rich arts and […]
Playing solo is “the best way to understand yourself”
BY MIRANDA ILCHEF In 2016, Oxana Shevchenko progressed to the finals of the Sydney International Piano Competition. Now, having powered through top prize wins at […]