Runner-up blog: Erin Heycox
BY ERIN HEYCOX, RUNNER-UP IN THE 2016 CUTCOMMON YOUNG WRITER OF THE YEAR COMPETITION This blog entry awarded Erin Heycox a runner-up place in our […]
Young Writers’ Month
Runner-up blog: Paul Ballam-Cross
BY PAUL BALLAM-CROSS, RUNNER-UP IN THE 2016 CUTCOMMON YOUNG WRITER OF THE YEAR COMPETITION This blog entry awarded Paul Ballam-Cross a runner-up place in our […]
Live Review: Opera Australia’s Carmen
BY MYLES OAKEY, 2016 CUTCOMMON YOUNG WRITER OF THE YEAR Carmen Opera Australia Sydney Opera House, 21 June The opera is a fancy […]
In defence of your opinion
BY JUSTINA LUI Three-star reviews are the critical equivalent of a shepherd’s pie: an inoffensive crowd-pleaser that quells hunger pangs but is ultimately forgettable. […]
Live Review: Rubiks Collective
BY ZOE BARKER The Cold Earth Slept Below Rubiks Collective Kew Court House, 22 June Rubiks Collective is comprised of current and former […]
Australia’s cultural and artistic downfall
BY DYLAN HENDERSON On this week’s episode of Q&A, Tony Jones directed Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull to the crux of a question asked by […]
Nine things you should know about early music performance
BY PAUL BALLAM-CROSS, RUNNER-UP IN THE 2016 YOUNG WRITER OF THE YEAR COMPETITION Fashions change in classical music, as in everything. In the Renaissance, […]
Does genre still have a place?
BY MYLES OAKEY, 2016 CUTCOMMON YOUNG WRITER OF THE YEAR This is the winning blog entry in our inaugural CutCommon Young Writer of the Year Competition […]
Ashlee Clapp: Composing in Remote Communities
BY LEAH BLANKENDAAL Ashlee Clapp is a composer, conductor, musical director and educator known for her creative versatility. She graduated from the University of […]
Seven things to remember when analysing music
BY MATTHEW LORENZON Music analysis isn’t just something you do for a semester in third year uni. It happens whenever you’re curious about the […]