How to keep supporting your local music scene during a pandemic
BY STEPHANIE ESLAKE The World Health Organisation has declared a coronavirus pandemic. And as governments place restrictions on travel and mass gatherings, the arts will […]
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These are the women in music who inspire us
BY THE CUTCOMMON TEAM This March 8 is International Women’s Day. To celebrate, we got thinking about those who inspire us most — from performers […]
We asked a resume writer how you can land that job in the arts industry
BY STEPHANIE ESLAKE Flautist Jacquie Liversidge graduated from her music degree in 2013. She’d performed in flute ensembles, featured on multiple instruments in the 2012 […]
Howard Shore explains how he composes his fantasy worlds
BY STEPHANIE ESLAKE FOR LEVEL AND GAIN The Lost Prince is a film for anyone who has ever been a parent or a child. The French […]
Composer Alex Baranowski pays homage to his family in this post-WWII film about the children
BY STEPHANIE ESLAKE FOR LEVEL AND GAIN For Alex Baranowski, The Windermere Children wasn’t an ordinary scoring project. Though the BBC/Wall to Wall production may have presented […]
Sydney musicians are banding together to help native animals in need
BY STEPHANIE ESLAKE For flautist Joshua Batty, one of the most distressing impacts of this summer’s bushfire season has been “the feeling of mutual helplessness”. […]
Finding common ground: Hamish Gullick x Maxime Bibeau
BY STEPHANIE ESLAKE In this new interview series, we place two musicians side by side to answer questions about their careers and performances — but […]
Sam Allchurch on the lasting influence of Richard Gill
BY STEPHANIE ESLAKE The Sydney Chamber Choir’s Sam Allchurch has big shoes to fill. This year marked his first as its music director, following in […]
Music education matters, says percussionist Alison Fane
BY STEPHANIE ESLAKE Music education matters. Whether you first picked up an instrument at school, you’re working full-time in an orchestra, or you’re just entering […]
Did you know the Glenn Miller Orchestra is still touring, 81 years on?
BY STEPHANIE ESLAKE When I first heard the Glenn Miller Orchestra was still touring 100,000 miles a year, my heart jolted: I had missed the […]