This family is composing kids’ tunes with real-world messages that matter
BY JESSIE WANG, LEAD WRITER (COMMUNITY AND SOCIAL AWARENESS) What are children’s songs normally about? Some kid called Mary who had a little lamb? Some […]
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Menila Moineaux has started an opera company because art “can and should change the world”
BY JESSIE WANG, LEAD WRITER (COMMUNITY AND SOCIAL AWARENESS) What’s the point of opera? To entertain audiences? Of course, all music aims to entertain. But […]
All the world’s a stage | Stephanie Sheridan, bassoon
BY STEPHANIE ESLAKE Should you stay in Australia to build your music career, or travel overseas in search of bigger things? What even are those bigger things? […]
Music education matters, says Sophie Spencer, trumpet
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 […]
This pianist has conquered a career-threatening wrist injury
BY CELINE CHONG, LEAD WRITER (QLD) Injury. It’s a thought that puts all musicians on edge — especially when it comes to the fingers and […]
Behind the scenes with the Chrysalis Trio
CONTENT COURTESY AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL ACADEMY OF MUSIC Melina van Leeuwen (harp), Katie Yap (viola, pictured above), and Kiran Phatak (flute) form the Chrysalis Trio. These […]
Myee Clohessy: “Music can change a child’s life”
BY ALISON PARIS, LEAD WRITER (CHILDREN AND EARLY LEARNING) Australian string quartet Acacia has made a remarkable impact on the classical music scene. Through commissioning […]
Meet Australia’s young songmakers: Stephen Coutts, baritone
BY STEPHEN COUTTS AS TOLD TO CUTCOMMON In this series, we introduce you to the participants in the 2019 Young Songmakers program, which is part […]
Meet Australia’s young songmakers: Hamish Gould, countertenor
BY HAMISH GOULD AS TOLD TO CUTCOMMON In this series, we introduce you to the participants in the 2019 Young Songmakers program, which is part […]
Meet Australia’s young songmakers: Alastair Cooper-Golec, tenor
BY ALASTAIR COOPER-GOLEC AS TOLD TO CUTCOMMON In this series, we introduce you to the participants in the 2019 Young Songmakers program, which is part […]