Myee Clohessy: “Music can change a child’s life”
BY ALISON PARIS, LEAD WRITER (CHILDREN AND EARLY LEARNING) Australian string quartet Acacia has made a remarkable impact on the classical music scene. Through commissioning […]
Acacia Quartet
Jessica Wells: “New work defines our generation”
BY STEPHANIE ESLAKE Brand new music, written by living Australian composers, and performed on the recorder? It’s certainly not your typical gig, and that’s why […]
LIVE REVIEW // Miranda goes to see Matt Withers and the Acacia Quartet
BY MIRANDA ILCHEF Imaginations Matt Withers and the Acacia Quartet Independent Theatre, 2 September Seeing the Imaginations concert by Acacia Quartet and guitarist […]
EVENTS // Melbourne Guitar Festival is baaack!
CONTENT COURTESY MELBOURNE GUITAR FOUNDATION The Melbourne Guitar Festival returns to Melba Hall, The University of Melbourne this September for its fourth iteration. Since […]
A chat with the winner of the Matt Withers Australian Music Composition Competition
BY CARISSA DYALL In many ways, the classical guitar is an isolated instrument. If you’ve ever seen it performed, it’s likely you’ll have heard […]
This is how classical guitars are made
BY MATT WITHERS – AUSTRALIAN GUITARIST Imagine a guitar that can sing, producing the deepest bass to the highest treble, evenly and with good […]
EVENTS // Bowral Autumn Music Festival
CONTENT COURTESY BOWRAL AUTUMN MUSIC FESTIVAL In the heart of the Southern Highlands, the Bowral Autumn Music Festival, now in its 12th year, has […]
Arts news of the week (in 60 seconds)
BY JOHN GLOVER We know it can take a while to trawl through all the headlines in your newsfeed. So we’ve compiled our top […]
CD Review: Between Worlds
BY STEPHANIE ESLAKE ‘Between Worlds’ Music for saxophone and strings Nick Russoniello and the Acacia Quartet Nicholas Russoniello’s debut album is certainly not […]
Between Worlds: Nick Russoniello
BY STEPHANIE ESLAKE When Nick Russoniello finishes a gig, he regularly receives the following compliment: “I didn’t realise a saxophone could sound like that.” […]