The future of opera is diversity
BY SYLVIE WOODS, LEAD WRITER (NSW) Nick Galvin and Nathaneal Cooper (Sydney Morning Herald) have this week revived the topic of problematic narratives and representation […]
Sydney Conservatorium of Music
LIVE REVIEW // Mark sees lost+sound pop+up ii
BY MARK BOSCH, LEAD CRITIC pop+up iilost+soundArchies, Jubilee Park, 25 May Earlier this year, I had the pleasure of seeing lost+sound’s first pop-up of 2019 […]
Four musicians tell us why FilmHarmonia is basically one big party
BY STEPHANIE ESLAKE Last year, we had a chat with Joshua McNulty about why we should show the love for film scores. The emerging conductor, […]
LIVE REVIEW // Wendy goes to the Musica Viva Fest (gig 6)
BY WENDY ZHANG Musica Viva Festival SydneyConcert 6 – FinaleVerbrugghen Hall, Sydney Conservatorium of Music, 28 April The 2019 Musica Viva Festival Finale concert presented […]
Everything you wanted to know about the Alexander Technique
BY JESSIE WANG, LEAD WRITER (COMMUNITY AND SOCIAL AWARENESS) If you’re in the music industry, chances are you’ve heard of the Alexander Technique. In recent […]
Backstage with the Partridge String Quartet
BY EUNISE CHENG, PARTRIDGE STRING QUARTET The Partridge String Quartet is one of the newest emerging chamber ensembles to come fresh out of the Australian […]
Learning music at the Sydney Opera House (with everyone watching)
BY STEPHANIE ESLAKE A couple of months ago, we had a chat with Sydney piano students Jina Lee and Scott McDougall about that time they […]
Three composers from SPIRAL talk about performing new music
BY STEPHANIE ESLAKE The composers of SPIRAL aren’t going to wait around for opportunities to have their original music performed. These artists make the opportunities […]
PHOTOBLOG // What’s Kirsten Milenko doing in Copenhagen?
BY SYLVIE WOODS, LEAD WRITER (NSW) Ever scrolled through someone’s Instagram – particularly someone doing really cool and interesting things overseas – and thought, please […]
Akiho Suzuki: Mental health sounds like…
BY JESSIE WANG, LEAD WRITER (COMMUNITY AND SOCIAL AWARENESS) Sydney-based musician and charity worker Jessie Wang is a mental health advocate and studies psychology at […]