Album review: Gothic by Andrée Greenwell
BY MARLENE RADICE Gothic By Andrée Greenwell Featuring Greenwell and various performers Album funded by the Australian Council for the Arts With a […]
Young Writers’ Month
Young Writers’ Month is our annual celebration of emerging arts journalists in Australia. Our CutCommon Young Writer of the Year Competition feeds into our month, and both uncover new talent contributing to our shared creative community for years to come. Here, you can view content from previous Young Writers’ Months. The 2017 Young Writers’ Month will be held in August.
Live review: Soundstream Collective
BY RACHEL BRUERVILLE Either Or Soundstream Collective Works by Cat Hope, Leah Blankendaal, Erkki Veltheim, Gerald Barry Elder Hall, 9 August What’d you […]
Spreading her wings: emerging conductor Nicky Gluch
BY NICKY GLUCH We first heard from Nicky Gluch in February, when she blogged about chasing her dream of conducting. Now, she takes the […]
A chat with Celine Chong, our 2017 CutCommon Young Writer of the Year
BY MYLES OAKEY, 2016 CUTCOMMON YOUNG WRITER OF THE YEAR The CutCommon Young Writer of the Year Competition searches for new voices in Australian […]
Live review: Shefali’s Playlist with Toby Thatcher
BY SALINA MYAT, 2017 CUTCOMMON YOUNG WRITER OF THE YEAR – RUNNER-UP Shefali’s Playlist Sydney Symphony Orchestra conducted by Toby Thatcher City Recital Hall, […]
No shame in beta-blocker use?
BY RACHEL BRUERVILLE I used to start shaking before I went on stage. My palms would sweat and I’d feel sick to my stomach. […]
Jasmin Leung – ‘Classical music: what’s in it for young people?’
BY JASMIN LEUNG, 2017 CUTCOMMON YOUNG WRITER OF THE YEAR – RUNNER-UP This blog awarded Jasmin Leung a runner-up place in the 2017 CutCommon Young Writer […]
Con Fuoco: Charlotte Fetherston, viola
BY STEPHANIE ESLAKE Welcome to Con Fuoco, CutCommon’s interview series with emerging musicians in Australia. Charlotte Fetherston grew up in Auckland. She received […]
Work hard and you [won’t] make it
BY CHRISTOPHER HEALEY, COMPOSER Our entire society might be said to be built on some fairly basic values. Most of our laws, for example, […]
Live review: Australian World Orchestra
BY MADELINE ROYCROFT Australian World Orchestra Turangalîla-Symphonie by Messiaen Hamer Hall, 31 July Messaien’s Turangalîla-Symphonie belongs to a special category of 20th Century repertoire […]