Sonya Pigot: ‘We are all fantastically unique’
BY ZOE DOUGLAS-KINGHORN, LEAD WRITER Sonya Pigot is a young classical artist who’s not afraid to wear her heart on her sleeve. She is […]
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This opera was made for you lazy, entitled millennials
BY CARISSA DYALL Aren’t millennials the worst? We spend our house deposits on avocado on toast and specialty coffee. We choose to raise dogs […]
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 […]
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 […]