Lewis goes to the Australian Composers’ Concert
BY LEWIS INGHAM Australian Composers’ Concert Works by Kitty Xiao, Natasha Lin, Julian Yu, Robert Dora, and curators Carol Dixon and Benjamin Bates Melbourne […]
Carol Saffer
A clef of composers?
BY CAROL SAFFER A troupe of minstrels, a melody of harpists, and an orchestra of musicians are collective nouns used in the music world. […]
WRITER LINE-UP // Carol Saffer, VIC
We’re going to print! In 2018, CutCommon will launch its first ever print magazine. And as far as we know, it’ll also be the […]
Matthew Fagan: “You will be hearing where we come from”
BY CAROL SAFFER Nature or nurture? Genetic or environment? Virtuoso guitarist Matthew Fagan believes “it is definitely in the genes”. When Gypsy Fire duo […]
Bassoonist Jack Schiller talks chamber music
BY CAROL SAFFER Melbourne Symphony Orchestra principal bassoon Jack Schiller recently watched as MasterChef contestant Pete Morgan was sent home because of the idea that […]
Freedom Trail: Enjoying American music today
BY CAROL SAFFER, NEW PALM COURT ORCHESTRA CHAIR In the summer of 2013, Gemma Turvey was in Boston, lying on the grass on Bunker […]
What does climate change sound like?
BY CAROL SAFFER Percussionist Thea Rossen and composer Jared Yapp took the bare skeleton of a project to a residency program at the Banff […]
Musicians, talk to your audience and tell your story
BY CAROL SAFFER We would like to welcome Carol Saffer in her first story as a CutCommon contributor. The importance of audience engagement shouldn’t […]