How do I get work writing music?
BY NATHAN LIOW During my music studies, my piano teacher and mentor Tony Gould once referred to the period immediately following graduation as “a […]
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How to start your own opera company
BY STEPHANIE ESLAKE Reckon you can start up your own performance company? Do it. Why not? This “let’s just do it” attitude was adopted […]
Ade Vincent on composing, Metropolis, and becoming a dad
BY CHLOE SANGER “There’s a balance to strike between being a specialist and a jack of all trades.” Ade Vincent would know – his […]
Completely smashing it with Arcadia Winds
BY STEPHANIE ESLAKE I’m excited about Arcadia Winds. Undoubtedly one of the country’s most active young groups, it all started back in 2013 when […]
An interview with composer Liza Lim
BY LAURA BIEMMI Composer Liza Lim has received the Don Banks Award Award to recognise her outstanding contribution to the Australian and international music […]
This is why we love Unsuk Chin
BY RACHEL BRUERVILLE ‘Where words fail, music speaks.’ It’s an old quote you might know, once said by storyteller Hans Christian Anderson and growing […]
Contemporary classical…or prog rock?
BY STEPHANIE ESLAKE Joshua Rivory describes himself as a “post-genre composer, producer and multi-instrumentalist”. Today, we bring you the world premiere of this Brisbane […]
The women facing “the wolf that lives inside us”
BY RACHEL BRUERVILLE A girl walks. She walks alone at night. When she ran, the world watched. What big eyes they have. Our Daughters […]
Behind the Curtain | Paull-Anthony Keightley, bass baritone
BY STEPHANIE ESLAKE So you’ve been to see the opera. Maybe you were a concertgoer, taken aback by the majestic staging and tales of […]
How to make the most of your friends
BY ERICA BRAMHAM Ten years ago, I suggested to one of my close musician friends that we should mentor each other. We began meeting […]