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LIVE REVIEW // Mark sees Last and First Men (Vivid)

June 11, 2019

BY MARK BOSCH, LEAD CRITIC Last and First MenVivid LIVESydney Symphony Orchestra (with Benjamin Northey, conductor)Sydney Opera House, 2 June Last and First Men, directed […]

EVENTS // Metropolis New Music Festival

May 1, 2019

CONTENT COURTESY MELBOURNE RECITAL CENTRE There’s a wave of new and innovative music hitting the Melbourne Recital Centre this month. Here, we bring you some […]

What I’m reading: ‘The Piano Teacher’

April 23, 2019

BY STEPHANIE ESLAKE, EDITOR This story was commissioned by Meanjin. It has been made available for publication in CutCommon for the first time (with permission). Ten years old. Innocent. […]

In conversation with Don’t Stop the Music’s Anita Collins

January 18, 2019

BY JESSIE WANG, LEAD WRITER (COMMUNITY AND SOCIAL AWARENESS) Do you remember the moment when you started learning music? For many of us, it was […]

What I learnt at Word for Word

December 21, 2018

BY ZOE DOUGLAS-KINGHORN, LEAD WRITER Our Scribe-winning lead writer rocked up to the Word for Word festival for some serious professional development. Here’s what she […]

How can we hear classical music in video games?

October 2, 2018

BY STEPHANIE ESLAKE This story was first published in October 2017 in the Kill Your Darlings literary journal as part of the inaugural KYD New […]

LIVE REVIEW // Mark attends In the Moment: A Collection of Interactive Improvisations

October 1, 2018

BY MARK BOSCH In the Moment: A Collection of Interactive Improvisations Hosted by Ryan Martin as part of Sydney Fringe Festival Red Rattler Theatre, […]

LIVE REVIEW // Mark goes to Game On

July 23, 2018

BY MARK BOSCH Game On Ensemble Offspring feat. 2018 Hatched Academy Associate Artist Georgina Oakes (clarinet) BackStage Music Woodburn Creatives, 19 July BackStage […]