Australian music industry

Australian video game composers are getting their moment in the spotlight

April 29, 2022

BY STEPHANIE ESLAKE We all love music that tells a story. Whether composed for an opera or ballet, we soak up the passion and tragedy […]

Discovering Agatha – a composer who never had the chance to emerge

April 26, 2022

BY ELIZABETH ANDERSON, AUSTRALIAN CHAMBER CHOIR In this blog, Elizabeth Anderson of the Australian Chamber Choir shares her journey into discovering the music of Agatha […]

Amogus Trio, winners of Robert Salzer First Prize 2021.

How to Strike a Chord with your chamber ensemble

April 26, 2022

BY LILY BRYANT Picture yourself at 6, or 8, or 10 years old. You’ve been crammed into the school hall with your fellow students, and […]

Musical reflections on light and darkness, love and loss

April 22, 2022

BY JENNY ERIKSSON, THE MARAIS PROJECT FOUNDER AND ARTISTIC DIRECTOR The idea for The Marais Project’s most recent album Australian Monody was more prosaic. It […]

Julius Schwing is creating new guitar techniques from his Bruny Island studio

April 22, 2022

BY STEPHANIE ESLAKE Living in Tasmania carries with it a feeling of remoteness. We are far away from the place we call “the mainland”, yet […]

Ellie Stewart in a film still from Surrogate

How to compose a jump scare, and other creepy tales

April 12, 2022

BY STEPHANIE ESLAKE Something doesn’t feel right. Your heartbeat quickens, and your muscles tense. You raise your hands in front of your eyes, peaking through […]

A young violinist plays at the Sydney Eisteddfod Festival

Eisteddfods are essential to young musicians – even in a pandemic

April 12, 2022

BY STEPHANIE ESLAKE A memory. I am 14 years old, and have entered into the local eisteddfod. I’ve been learning the piece for months — […]

Is it worth being a composer in Australia?

April 7, 2022

BY MICHAEL BAKRNČEV In 2017, Melbourne contemporary classical composer Michael Bakrnčev addressed the question, Is it worth becoming a composer in Australia? Half a decade […]