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, […]
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How this collective will “give oxygen” to diverse creative voices
BY STEPHANIE ESLAKE I’d like to preface this interview with a quote from its subject, opera singer and educator Daniel Szesiong Todd 鄭時雄: There is […]
Passing the mic // An interview with composer Gabrielle Cadenhead
BY LILY BRYANT, SERIES CURATOR Welcome to a brand new year of amazing Australian artists, and a brand new year of Passing the Mic. I […]
How I composed Advice to a Girl
BY ANNE CAWRSE Anne Cawrse is an award-winning Australian composer preparing for the launch of her debut album Advice to a Girl. In this CutCommon […]
Creating A Sanctuary of Quietude
BY PAT JAFFE One year ago, Pat Jaffe wrote a blog for CutCommon on the experience of recording and releasing his debut album Eldorado. He […]
Sophie Hutchings creates “room to breathe” in anxious times
BY STEPHANIE ESLAKE When an artist is streamed more than 29 million times, it tells you something about what listeners are craving right now. And […]
This new Australian opera is about how opera portrays women
BY STEPHANIE ESLAKE Women have long been subjected to violence in the name of entertainment. The problem is particularly rife in opera, where characters are […]
Kyla Matsuura-Miller: “You can’t be what you can’t see”
BY STEPHANIE ESLAKE On 25 November, Kyla Matsuura-Miller shared a story. From the Melbourne Digital Concert Hall stage, the violinist spoke to her listeners about […]
Victor Arul’s new music explores the idea of “modern”
BY STEPHANIE ESLAKE What is a modern composition? There’s no solid answer, and the term itself has a transient feel: things once considered modern can […]
Sarah Elise Thompson’s debut album is an intimate self-portrait
BY STEPHANIE ESLAKE Take one look at Sarah Elise Thompson’s portfolio, and you’ll see a list of names that’ll leave you feeling awestruck. Deborah Cheetham. […]