“Music dies” when you don’t program new works
BY STEPHANIE ESLAKE The Australian National Academy of Music doesn’t care when a piece of music was written – as long as its fulfilling. Fulfilling […]
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Van-Anh Nguyen is bridging the gap between classical and pop
BY CELINE CHONG, LEAD WRITER (QLD) The classical and pop genres of music are, to most, worlds apart. From the perspective of a classical […]
A day in the life of AYO National Music Camp
BY LILY BRYANT Every January, hundreds of Australia’s top young musicians gather in the sweltering heat to spend two weeks working with some of the […]
How can we hear classical music in video games?
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 […]
WTF?! Why do we call everything “classical”?
BY STEPHANIE ESLAKE Welcome to our series, What the Fact?! Throughout 2018, we’re teaming up with talent at the Australian National Academy of Music to bring […]
Vicky Chow deconstructs the way we think about ‘new’ music
BY MIRANDA ILCHEF As a musician, it can be challenging to find a balance between preserving the traditions of classical music and wanting to […]
The danger of elitism in music
BY JOSEPH ASQUITH, LEAD WRITER (EDUCATION) Rivalry. It is, perhaps unfortunately, a part of the human condition arising from our basic needs for self-validation […]
The classical music that will make you calm
BY JASMINE MIDDLETON We would like to welcome Jasmine in her first story as a CutCommon contributor. We’re mid-way through 2018, but it’s already […]
Ed Ferris will not conform for you
BY STEPHANIE ESLAKE As a performer, Ed Ferris dons the title Clarinet Maverick. It may sound pretty playful, but it’s a whole lot deeper […]
How do you find great music?
BY ANTONIA ZAPPIA Nothing beats that newly discovered melody or harmony you find while poring endlessly over late-night study. It is the instance of […]