Are you a hipster? Nicholas Vines’ preludes are literally about you
BY STEPHANIE ESLAKE Have you ever looked into your rattan-framed mirror and asked: Am I a hipster? I wonder this sometimes. I have glasses that […]
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LIVE REVIEW // Jessie goes to see Music of the Oud in Sydney
BY JESSIE WANG, LEAD WRITER (COMMUNITY AND SOCIAL AWARENESS) A Little Lunch MusicJoseph & James Tawadros: Music of the OudCity Recital Hall, 18 February Every […]
Why you should nominate an Australian artist for the Art Music Awards
BY MIRANDA ILCHEF, LEAD WRITER (NSW) It’s that time of year again: the APRA AMCOS Art Music Awards are open for you to nominate an […]
Did I just become a “struggling artist”?
BY LILY BRYANT When studying a classical music degree, you’re inevitably met with the mythology surrounding the “struggling artist” — an image propagated during the […]
“Our sexuality is no inhibition to our music making”
BY STEPHANIE ESLAKE When your first performance of a program is a sell-out, and you receive a donation of funds to record an album based […]
EVENTS // Rob Hao performs Indie Ditties at the SOH
CONTENT COURTESY ROB HAO London-based pianist Rob Hao returns to Australia in April to premiere Nicholas Vines’ extravagant 50-minute musical portrayal of hipster subculture Indie […]
Harpist Emily Granger has filled her solo album with new Australian music
BY STEPHANIE ESLAKE Harpist Emily Granger knew exactly what she wanted on her debut solo album — and it’s probably not what you’d expect. The […]
My arts career during COVID: Katie Yap, Wattleseed Ensemble
BY STEPHANIE ESLAKE The entire nature of our industry has shifted. Living and working through the pandemic, Australia’s musicians have been forced to rethink their […]
The new Hush album is “pure comfort” for mothers and carers
BY STEPHANIE ESLAKE Kate Miller-Heidke describes The Healing Tree as “pure comfort”. The idea for this single swirled in her mind when, before the pandemic, […]
Caitlin Yeo on scoring “bold, inventive, brave” ABC series Wakefield
BY STEPHANIE ESLAKE Australian composer Caitlin Yeo has been nominated for two 2021 APRA AGSC Screen Music Awards. In Wakefield (Best Music for a Television […]