Chris Perren talks no-nonsense about Nonsemble
BY MYLES OAKEY, CUTCOMMON YOUNG WRITER OF THE YEAR Composer and guitarist Chris Perren has honed a compositional sound which he explores through a […]
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Kane Moroney: My journey into classical music
BY KANE MORONEY I remember the catalyst well – the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra at the Melbourne Town Hall. I would have been about 14 […]
At what point do we stop emerging?
BY STEPHANIE ESLAKE I’ve been wondering something lately, and I don’t think I’m alone. What does it mean to be an ‘emerging’ artist? And when […]
Taking a breath with Dan O’Connor
BY STEPHANIE ESLAKE For Dan O’Connor, the function of a musician’s breath is as significant as the sound it produces through the instrument. In […]
Opera star Pumeza Matshikiza visits Australia
BY MADELINE ROYCROFT Pumeza Matshikiza didn’t have the luxury of an early music education. Her childhood spent in South Africa’s Eastern Cape during the final years […]
Confronting violence against women with sound and noise
BY STEPHANIE ESLAKE As an audience member at Trigger Warning, you’ll be part of a brave and confronting live performance that pushes for social […]
Elissa Koppen braves hearing loss to play in AYO
BY SARAH WORRALL, AUSTRALIAN YOUTH ORCHESTRA Sydney flautist Elissa Koppen, 21, has spent the past three weeks performing with the Australian Youth Orchestra as […]
Film scoring in 5 steps with Nicholas Marks
BY NICHOLAS MARKS Melbourne composer Nicholas Marks studied at Monash and has had his film scores appear at Tropfest, the Kah Bang International Film Festival, […]
Muses bringing female composers to the fore
BY STEPHANIE ESLAKE There’s a level of guilt – of concern – in the many of us who struggle to name a great number of female […]
Simon Bruckard on conducting with Victorian Opera
BY LEAH BLANKENDAAL Repetiteur and conductor Simon Bruckard, 25, is part of the Victorian Opera’s Professional Development Program following his graduation from the Master […]