Ensemble Goldentree is programming for gender equality
BY STEPHANIE ESLAKE A concert featuring music by women. Only women. Are we ready for it? Why do we need it? Will it make a difference […]
Women in Music
“We need to continue contributing to discussion on all areas of diversity in music” – Lisa Cheney
A chat with composer Brooke Shelley on International Women’s Day
BY STEPHANIE ESLAKE This International Women’s Day, we showcase some of the inspiring women in Australia’s musical landscape. Brooke Shelley is a composer and […]
This Darwin doctor and musician shows us what is possible
BY STEPHANIE ESLAKE Dr Cathy Dudgale has worked in general practice for more than 30 years. As a doctor, she has worked in hospitals, […]
You must treat female artists with respect
BY STEPHANIE ESLAKE, EDITOR Vulnerable. Fearful. Anxious. Embarrassed. Confused. Enraged. Just another day at work? I don’t think so. This open letter is difficult for me […]
Elizabeth Scott: “Young women need to be the best that they can be”
BY STEPHANIE ESLAKE When I heard the news that Elizabeth Scott would conduct Handel’s Messiah at the Sydney Opera House, I must admit I was a […]
Eve Klein invites you inside her Vocal Womb (literally)
BY LAURA BIEMMI When the APRA AMCOS/Australian Music Centre Art Music Fund recipients were announced in April this year, it was noted that two […]
Melody Eötvös on storytelling through sonata form
BY LEWIS INGHAM, COMPOSER For many, the piano sonata carries a historical tag, rendering it a daunting prospect for the modern composer. But, for […]
Live review: A Portrait of Meredith Monk
BY MADELINE ROYCROFT 75 Years: A Portrait of Meredith Monk Rubiks Collective Melbourne Recital Centre, 23 October What’d you miss? A celebration of the […]
She Speaks: Why I’m representing female composers
GEMMA TOMLINSON ANAM fellow Gemma Tomlinson has created three-concert series She Speaks in honour of female composers. The cellist blogs about her inspiration behind the […]
Behind the Conversation with Lisa Cheney
BY STEPHANIE ESLAKE/MAKING WAVES Have you had a listen to the Making Conversation podcast? On this day in August, the series co-founder Lisa Cheney […]