Artistic leader Anna McMichael on how to do it all (at once)
BY STEPHANIE ESLAKE Anna McMichael is co-artistic director of the Tyalgum Music Festival. And a violinist in Ironwood Chamber Ensemble. Not to mention that, […]
August 2016
Exploring Australia’s history with…beatboxing?
BY STEPHANIE ESLAKE Let’s look back a few centuries to 1616. Dutch explorer Dirk Hartog, on his ship Eendracht, landed off the coast of […]
Con Fuoco: Madeleine Stewart
BY STEPHANIE ESLAKE Welcome to Con Fuoco – CutCommon’s interview series with emerging musicians across Australia. Madeleine Stewart, 20, is in her second year […]
Chris Perren talks no-nonsense about Nonsemble
BY MYLES OAKEY, CUTCOMMON YOUNG WRITER OF THE YEAR Composer and guitarist Chris Perren has honed a compositional sound which he explores through a […]
Samuel Cottell curates Tommy Tycho exhibition
We’re eager to share some seriously cool news about CutCommon’s lead writer Samuel Cottell: this month saw the launch of his exhibition The life and […]
Live Review: Violin Got Soul with the TSO
BY THOMAS MISSON Violin Got Soul Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra with Baiba Skride (violin) Federation Concert Hall, 19 August This Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra program was largely […]
Cello Dreaming: Bach Odyssey Tour
BACH ODYSSEY TOUR 3pm, 3 September: COORAN Hall King Street Noosa Hinterland 3pm, 4 September: MONTVILLE Village Hall Memorial Close HORIZON FESTIVAL **Other dates sold […]
Young cellist Nana Ou-Yang visits Australia with Jackie Chan
BY STEPHANIE ESLAKE Acting? Writing? Making music? No problem. Cellist Nana Ou-Yang is just 16 but takes it all in her stride. The multi-talented […]
Kane Moroney: My journey into classical music
BY KANE MORONEY I remember the catalyst well – the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra at the Melbourne Town Hall. I would have been about 14 […]
Mariachi madness at the Kew Court House
BY STEPHANIE ESLAKE Mariachi madness is set to defrost the The Kew Court House dance floor this week as the third instalment of the House […]