new Australian music

These are the recipients of ABC’s $90,000 composer commissioning fund

July 2, 2021

CONTENT COURTESY ABC ABC Classic and ABC Jazz have announced the recipients of the inaugural $90,000 composer commissioning fund to support new Australian music from […]

How 27 minutes of French horn music may help you unwind

June 25, 2021

BY STEPHANIE ESLAKE It’s not every day that a piece for French horn tops a New Age Music Chart. But Michael Hugh Dixon’s composition has […]

This youth orchestra reminds us why collaboration is everything

June 25, 2021

BY STEPHANIE ESLAKE Here at CutCommon, we’re nurturing a secret: we absolutely love stories about collaboration. Musicians, designers, dancers — we’ll take them all. We […]

The ANAM Set is bringing artists together to “create meaningful change”

June 25, 2021

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 […]

Quart-Ed is using music education to celebrate diversity

June 8, 2021

BY CUTCOMMON In collaboration with the Sydney Conservatorium of Music, the Women’s Club has been hosting a series of recitals celebrating the works of women […]

How I used Zoom to express creativity through isolation

June 2, 2021

BY BECKY LLEWELLYN We would like to welcome Becky in her first blog as a CutCommon contributor! Ah, 2021 – living through a global pandemic. […]

Australian World Orchestra celebrates its birthday with new local music

May 28, 2021

BY JASMINE MIDDLETON It’s certainly no secret that Australia is a source of amazing homegrown talent. Many of our musicians go on to study abroad […]

Want your program to be historically informed? Include new music

May 20, 2021

BY STEPHANIE ESLAKE “Our contemporary fascination with music of the past would be considered an aberration in Bach’s time.” It’s a fascinating idea, isn’t it? […]