LONGREAD // Adam Simmons on The Usefulness of Art
BY ADAM SIMMONS AS TOLD TO CUTCOMMON Adam Simmons’ two-year long series The Usefulness of Art has been performed to widespread critical acclaim. Adam’s latest […]
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When your orchestra is built on modesty
BY STEPHANIE ESLAKE The Modest Orchestra doesn’t care if you’re not studying to complete a performance major. It doesn’t care if you don’t want […]
Sunga Lee: “It’s valuable to support young local musicians”
BY STEPHANIE ESLAKE Tone. Technical reliability. Stamina. All things you’d want to hear about your playing, right? Indeed, this was the praise Sunga Lee […]
38 thoughts I had making oboe reeds
BY LAURA BIEMMI, TRENDS EDITOR ‘Reeds. Ugh.’ It’s a sentiment uttered by all reed players, all over the world. How can something so tiny […]
How to sell yourself (without selling out)
BY SUSAN DE WEGER Building a loyal audience is one of the biggest challenges facing young artists. Most young classical musicians experience four years […]
PHOTOBLOG // Walk with me through Dark Mofo
BY CHRISTOPHER LEON Welcome to the darkness. In this photoblog, I take you with me into Hobart’s Dark Mofo 2018 – a winter festival defined […]
AYO: What’s in it for me, anyway?
BY STEPHANIE ESLAKE The Australian Youth Orchestra launches the careers of emerging performers, arts administrators, broadcasters, and writers. This is a statement that I […]
Cat Hope talks gender, sound art, and the work of Éliane Radigue
BY STEPHANIE ESLAKE If you are looking to explore French electronic music created in the past century, the name Éliane Radigue certainly springs to […]
Here’s what happens to Sydney International Piano Competition winners
BY CELINE CHONG There are many, many, MANY pianists. And there are certainly many piano competitions to go around. But the Sydney International Piano […]
How to prepare for your next music competition
BY BOYD OWEN, AS TOLD TO STEPHANIE ESLAKE Boyd Owen won first place in the Sydney Eisteddfod Opera Scholarship in 2017. The dual Australian-New Zealand […]