Three composers from SPIRAL talk about performing new music
BY STEPHANIE ESLAKE The composers of SPIRAL aren’t going to wait around for opportunities to have their original music performed. These artists make the opportunities […]
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PHOTOBLOG // What’s Kirsten Milenko doing in Copenhagen?
BY SYLVIE WOODS, LEAD WRITER (NSW) Ever scrolled through someone’s Instagram – particularly someone doing really cool and interesting things overseas – and thought, please […]
When composer and choreographer meet for the first time
BY STEPHANIE ESLAKE A composer may be familiar with her own musical language. But what happens when you throw a choreographer into the mix, and […]
Oliver Patrice Weder tells us what it’s like to compose for Spitfire Audio
BY CHRISTOPHER LEON, GLOBAL SERIES EDITOR Coming from a purely performance and composition background, Oliver Patrice Weder has carved himself a unique path into […]
A chat with Assassination Nation film composer Ian Hultquist
BY STEPHANIE ESLAKE A computer hack leaks everyone’s deepest secrets. A city is driven to insanity. And it all comes together as a dark […]
Kezia Yap: “You get out of a workshop what you put into it”
BY STEPHANIE ESLAKE In 2016, Kezia Yap took part in a workshop that would see her develop a composition under some of the strongest […]
LONGREAD // Cyrus Meurant on composing in Europe and Australia
BY CYRUS MEURANT AS TOLD TO CUTCOMMON Cyrus’ composition Concertino for Clarinet and String Quartet will be performed by the Omega Ensemble at the National […]
We should still respect film music as art
BY STEPHANIE ESLAKE Are you one of those classical music lovers who thinks film music isn’t “real” music? Are you too high-brow to enjoy […]
Alex Palmer: “Working on an equal playing field should be the norm”
BY STEPHANIE ESLAKE Alice and Alex at the Independent Theatre. Nice ring to it, right? These like-minded Sydney composers are set to host a […]
EVENTS // High Score: Composition and Sound Art for Gaming
CONTENT COURTESY APRA AMCOS With a booming games industry comes a demand for the music that soundtracks a player’s experience. As part of Melbourne International […]