Paul Dean on composition, ego, and the value of accompanists
BY STEPHANIE ESLAKE “Music is a living culture, and the moment we just start playing music of dead white males then it will wither […]
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Across the seas with Daniel Nistico
BY STEPHANIE ESLAKE Guitarist Daniel Nistico doesn’t like to stay in one place. Starting out in Melbourne, he’s now based in New York and […]
Duo Vela: Across the Seas Tour
Daniel Nistico (guitar) returns to his homeland Australia to perform with flautist Marla Nistico for their Across the Seas Tour. The two musos are known […]
Seven things to remember when analysing music
BY MATTHEW LORENZON Music analysis isn’t just something you do for a semester in third year uni. It happens whenever you’re curious about the […]
10 classical composers influenced by jazz
BY MADELINE ROYCROFT “Jazz truly rules the world.” This was the opening line of the first French review of recorded jazz music, published in […]
Live Review: Faust Mendelssohn
BY STEPHANIE ESLAKE ‘Faust Mendelssohn’ Works by Dvorak, Debussy, and Mendelssohn Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra with Isabelle Faust Federation Concert Hall, 1 August Five Preludes by […]