Live streaming “allows us to express ourselves as artists”
BY STEPHANIE ESLAKE Live music can be life-changing. It can uplift and comfort us, especially in times when we need to feel there’s some good […]
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How to smash your next online audition
BY STEPHANIE ESLAKE A live audition can be one of the most anxiety-inducing experiences of a musician’s career. A panel of industry experts may watch […]
LIVE REVIEW // Rachel reflects on music at UKARIA
BY RACHEL BRUERVILLE, OPINIONS EDITOR To MusicBethany Hill (soprano), Penelope Cashman (piano)UKARIA Cultural Centre, 25 September Dear art…when I was caught up in life’s wild […]
Tommie Andersson on teaching himself how to play (and travel with) a theorbo
BY STEPHANIE ESLAKE Tommie Andersson has been with the Australian Brandenburg Orchestra since the very beginning. The founding member has spent precisely three decades making […]
A new graphic novel will tell the story of Beethoven’s life
BY STEPHANIE ESLAKE Beethoven’s music has been featured in more than 1500 films and television shows. In the concert hall, his music was performed in […]
This is why sports-themed soundtracks get your heart racing
BY STEPHANIE ESLAKE FOR LEVEL AND GAIN Have you ever watched a movie and noticed you’ve started breathing just a little bit faster? You feel […]
Tim Minchin is “finding a balance between self-loathing and pride”
BY STEPHANIE ESLAKE It’s easy to become swept up in the momentum of your career. For arts industry practitioners, each day can be filled with […]
UNSTOPPABLE ARTISTS // Hamish Jamieson, cello
BY STEPHANIE ESLAKE The Australian National Academy of Music finds itself in the middle of a unique COVID-19 situation: not only has it needed to […]
Bernadette Harvey reckons streaming has “returned chamber music to its birthplace”
BY STEPHANIE ESLAKE Live streaming is at the forefront of the performing arts sector. During COVID-19, musicians have been forced to cancel physical concerts and […]
These are the kick-ass winners of the 2020 Art Music Awards
CONTENT COURTESY APRA AMCOS The 2020 Art Music Awards have been celebrated in a virtual ceremony fit for a creative nation, with winning artists and […]