How one rural Tasmanian town is thriving with a community music festival
BY JO ST LEON, LEAD STORYTELLER For 51 weeks of the year, the small pretty seaside town of Penguin is a haven for those seeking […]
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The Idea of North will sing five centuries of music (in 90 minutes)
BY STEPHANIE ESLAKE Imagine you’re in a music history lecture where you receive your entire education through live comedy and song. That’s what Nick Begbie […]
Lotte Betts-Dean will sing of “mortality and sin” at Dark Mofo
BY STEPHANIE ESLAKE Dark Mofo has grown notorious for its explorations into sex and death, and this week’s concert promises nothing less morbid. Australian mezzo […]
5 types of orchestra gig we dig
BY STEPHANIE ESLAKE Picture a night out with the orchestra. Instinctively, your mind might conjure the following images: traditional concert blacks, traditional concert hall, traditional […]
Julia Fredersdorff chats about Tassie’s fastest-growing baroque band
BY STEPHANIE ESLAKE For a little while, Tasmania could claim the Van Diemen’s Band as its own. But when you gather the finest baroque […]
PHOTOBLOG // Walk with me through Dark Mofo
BY CHRISTOPHER LEON Welcome to the darkness. In this photoblog, I take you with me into Hobart’s Dark Mofo 2018 – a winter festival defined […]
From the Apple Isle to the Big Apple
BY STEPHANIE ESLAKE This story also features in Warp Magazine, June 2018. Joshua Dunn, 27, returns to his home state of Tasmania for the […]
Emily Sheppard: Musical wanderlust and creative risk
BY ZOE DOUGLAS-KINGHORN From mountain dells to urban stormwater tunnels, limestone caves, and street corners, you never know where Emily Sheppard will make her […]
EXPOSED! Life in the orchestra with Greg Stephens, horn
BY STEPHANIE ESLAKE Have you ever wondered what life is really like in the orchestra? Welcome to EXPOSED! Throughout 2017, we’re teaming up with musicians and […]
Julian Day’s 24-hour organ odyssey
BY STEPHANIE ESLAKE “When the clock strikes 12, I’ll begin my 24-hour odyssey. Time will tell if I make it through.” Composer Julian Day […]