How one rural Tasmanian town is thriving with a community music festival
BY JO ST LEON, LEAD STORYTELLER For 51 weeks of the year, the small pretty seaside town of Penguin is a haven for those seeking […]
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Olivia Davies: “I’m always pretty honest in my music, and I’m not shy about doing things differently”
BY OLIVIA DAVIES AS TOLD TO CUTCOMMON Olivia Davies is an Australian composer. She received a Peggy Glanville-Hicks 2023 Prelude residency after recently achieving an […]
If you want your child to be more resilient, get them to join a choir, orchestra or band
BY DR WILLIAM JAMES BAKER, UNIVERSITY OF TASMANIA; ANNE-MARIE FORBES, UNIVERSITY OF TASMANIA; AND DR KIM MCLEOD One of the most important qualities for a […]
Signum Saxophone Quartet “cannot wait to play for you” on first Australia tour
BY STEPHANIE ESLAKE A good team meeting will start with a hot cup of coffee – and it’s no different for the members of Signum […]
How Cassie To composed her Screen Music Award-nominated short film score
BY STEPHANIE ESLAKE In the past month, Australian composer Cassie To has been nominated for an APRA AMCOS Screen Music Award. She has also been […]
Andrea Keller composes like there’s “no limit” to the language of music
BY STEPHANIE ESLAKE Was Andrea Keller a child prodigy? Perhaps the pianist would fall under that category; she did start composing when she was just […]
Nodoka Okisawa is about to make her Australian debut — and she’ll conduct new Australian music
BY MIRANDA ILCHEF, LEAD WRITER The Melbourne Symphony Orchestra’s upcoming Debussy’s Nocturnes concerts mark two exciting Australian firsts: not only will the program feature a […]
Musicians are enriching the lives of staff and patients at the Royal Hobart Hospital
BY STEPHANIE ESLAKE Those who have spent time in hospital settings may be familiar with feelings of stress, vulnerability, and isolation. And in Tasmania, healthcare […]
“The premise was simple…to make calming music that would help people”
BY STEPHANIE ESLAKE Cellist Anita Quayle and bassist/guitarist Nick Delaney have produced their first studio album Coming Home. Their collaboration grew from Melbourne’s early COVID […]
LIVE REVIEW // Wendy goes to see Ray Chen and the Sydney Symphony Orchestra
BY WENDY ZHANG Ray Chen Performs Mendelssohn’s Violin ConcertoSydney Symphony Orchestra, 21 August After nearly three years of COVID lockdown and restrictions, Ray Chen returned […]