How ANAM is building a generation of artists “passionate about new music”
BY STEPHANIE ESLAKE The Australian National Academy of Music has connected 67 musicians with 67 composers. The idea is to create a vast collection of […]
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My arts career during COVID-19: Grace Gallur, classical soprano and aspiring vocal academic
BY STEPHANIE ESLAKE Since COVID-19 was first declared a pandemic, the entire nature of our industry has shifted, with artists forced to rethink their projects […]
Martha Marlow defies medical odds to release debut orchestral album
BY STEPHANIE ESLAKE Martha Marlow was fulfilling her second year at the National Art School when she was diagnosed with a rare auto-inflammatory disease. The […]
Why the future of music is collaborative
BY MIRANDA ILCHEF, LEAD WRITER (NSW) Traditionalist elitism has long plagued the image of classical music. It holds back our progress as an industry. Proponents […]
My arts career during COVID-19: Melissa Doecke, Inventi Ensemble
BY STEPHANIE ESLAKE Since COVID-19 was first declared a pandemic, the entire nature of our industry has shifted, with artists forced to rethink their projects […]
Conversations with Robin Wilson | Teaching Christian Li
BY JO ST LEON, SERIES CURATOR Christian Li, one of Robin Wilson’s many outstanding students, has become the youngest violinist ever to record Vivaldi’s Four […]
Australian Music to Calm and Nurture with Dr Megan Burslem
BY STEPHANIE ESLAKE If you listen to ABC Jazz or ABC Classic FM, you’ve no doubt heard the voice of Dr Megan Burslem. Megan — […]
Passing the mic // An interview with composer Kezia Yap
BY LILY BRYANT, SERIES CURATOR Welcome back to our second instalment of Passing the Mic, a series centring the art of Australian female, non-binary, and […]
Playing piano in the Tasmanian wilderness
BY JESSIE WANG, LEAD WRITER (COMMUNITY AND SOCIAL AWARENESS) Where do you go to hear the sounds of a piano? In the concert hall? In […]
ANNOUNCED // Matthew Laing is the new Musica Viva FutureMaker
CONTENT COURTESY MUSICA VIVA Musica Viva is pleased to announce composer and violist Matthew Laing as its new FutureMaker for 2022–3, alongside the return of […]