It’s official – our editor is writing a book for arts practitioners
FROM THE CUTCOMMON TEAM Ever wanted to learn how to write about the arts? You may be an aspiring music journalist, or a performer-turned-critic. Perhaps […]
Stephanie Eslake
Tasmania is about to get a brand new record label
BY STEPHANIE ESLAKE Since its inaugural concert in 2017, Van Diemen’s Band has spread its love of baroque music across Tasmania. It has performed intimate […]
How to release an album (without a label)
BY STEPHANIE ESLAKE Imagine you have complete freedom to release the album of your dreams. You could design the artwork. Choose the music. Distribute it […]
Maria Grenfell composed a magical score for new Tasmanian documentary
BY STEPHANIE ESLAKE Behind an old cottage door, a family of quolls scuttles about. One marsupial pokes its nose out of an open drawer; another […]
24 new recorder works have landed on the TSO website
BY STEPHANIE ESLAKE The recorder. It’s an instrument kids learn at school. They’ll toot a few scales, and perhaps attempt a line from Ode to Joy. The […]
How to own your music career (when you have endometriosis)
BY STEPHANIE ESLAKE Debilitating cramps. Heavy bleeding. Digestive issues. Lower back pain. Fatigue. For many women, these symptoms are written off as ‘period pain’. It’s […]
Catherine Strong’s research shows “very huge” risk of music workers leaving the industry
BY STEPHANIE ESLAKE With an influx of digital concerts and transitions into online music lessons, it can feel like we are living in a “new […]
How Musica Viva is supporting Australia’s arts industry from the inside
BY STEPHANIE ESLAKE As an industry, we’ve grown familiar with a situation no musician or concertgoer ever wants to face: the cancellation. In the past […]
What’s the role of HIP in the era of streaming?
BY STEPHANIE ESLAKE The year 2020 has changed the way music is presented, shifting live performance into a digital future. So where does this leave […]
How the Australian Brandenburg Orchestra has become a digital leader
BY STEPHANIE ESLAKE The pandemic has shifted the Australian arts industry into unrecognisable territory. It’s been tough, but we’ve learnt a key lesson throughout the […]