“It’s who I am”: How to maintain a sustainable career in the music industry
BY STEPHANIE ESLAKE Is music your calling? If the answer is ‘yes’, how much are you willing to sacrifice or tolerate in order to pursue […]
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Could the Art Music Fund help you “compose during business hours”?
BY STEPHANIE ESLAKE The APRA AMCOS Art Music Fund is now open to Australia and New Zealand composers aiming to express their “innovation, compositional craft, […]
Composing a “moderately festive” Australian Christmas carol for our times
BY RACHEL BRUERVILLE Soon a new year dawns, And what have we learned? Have we cared for one another?What comes next? It’s November, and once again I […]
Caerwen Martin wrote music for “the coolest bunch of people” she met in children’s hospitals
BY STEPHANIE ESLAKE Melbourne Chamber Orchestra will soon present a program of familiar classics from Haydn, Mozart, and the like. But nestled between these works […]
Animal heartbeats and human breath share a story of the universe in Cosmic Time
BY CUTCOMMON Cosmic Time is a journey through the elements of the universe. Animal heartbeats, microtonal tubes, singing bowls, and human breath are just a […]
Aditya Bhat is going to perform in the ANAM Chamber Music Festival
BY CUTCOMMON Four concerts. Two days. A whole bunch of talented instrumentalists performing at their best. This is the ANAM Chamber Music Festival. It’s a […]
Alex Allan is going to perform in the ANAM Chamber Music Festival
BY CUTCOMMON Four concerts. Two days. A whole bunch of talented instrumentalists performing at their best. This is the ANAM Chamber Music Festival. It’s a […]
LIVE REVIEW // Martin experiences UKARIA 24 – New Paths
BY MARTIN CHENEY We would like to welcome Martin in his first contribution to CutCommon! UKARIA 24: New PathsLawrence Power (curator), Alessio Bax (piano), Vilde […]
Nick Russoniello’s new album is an Aussie throwback to the Roaring Twenties
BY CUTCOMMON Ever heard a C melody saxophone? Probably not. This unusual instrument from the saxophone family was all the rage in the 1920s — […]
“Wherever you are in your journey, it’s time to prioritise performance health”
BY STEPHANIE ESLAKE You’d be hard-pressed to find a musician who hasn’t experienced injury. From a stiff neck to a painful finger, full-blown tendonitis to […]