It’s okay if you’re not a child prodigy
BY MIRANDA ILCHEF One evening earlier this month whilst scrolling through my Facebook newsfeed (when I should have been practising), I came across an […]
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Vicky Chow deconstructs the way we think about ‘new’ music
BY MIRANDA ILCHEF As a musician, it can be challenging to find a balance between preserving the traditions of classical music and wanting to […]
This new duo is thinking outside of the box
BY LILY BRYANT It can be hard to imagine music that doesn’t fit neatly into boxes. As listeners, we’re used to genre-specific radio stations […]
Nikki Edgar: There’s no “right way” to compose
BY KIYA VAN DER LINDEN-KIAN We would like to welcome Kiya in his first story as a CutCommon contributor. According to Nikki Edgar, there […]
Andrée Greenwell is raising awareness of gendered violence
BY LILY BRYANT Trigger warning: This story and the embedded audio contains description of gendered violence. We often discuss music in terms of its […]
Watch the world premiere of Xani’s music clip Sun White
BY STEPHANIE ESLAKE Imagine if you could rock up to the recording studio and just play whatever you like. No sheet music to drag […]
Watch the world premiere of Rose Riebl’s new music clip
BY STEPHANIE ESLAKE At 5 years old, Rose Riebl first learnt the keys of the piano. At 11, she started studying with Australian National […]
“Anything is possible” with classical saxophone
BY STEPHANIE ESLAKE When I first heard about the Melbourne International Saxophone Festival, I started nerding out. Having trained for classical saxophone, I marvelled […]
Roman Ponomariov: All music is chamber music
BY STEPHANIE ESLAKE The Monash Chamber Music Festival is about learning. It’s about opening your ears to the presentation of this intimate artform. It’s […]
The new Canberra Sinfonia is bridging the gap
BY LILY BRYANT We would like to welcome Lily in her first story as a CutCommon contributor. For musicians from small towns, the first […]