How Brenda Gifford is sharing “community, language, culture” through her newest composition
BY LILY BRYANT Have you ever considered the way spoken word plays a musical role in a classical piece? Personally, I understood the use of […]
Claire Edwardes
5 meaningful conversations with artists that moved me
BY CUTCOMMON When it comes to the Australian music industry, percussionist Claire Edwardes OAM has always ventured one step ahead of the game. The artistic […]
There’s no music on a dead planet
BY STEPHANIE ESLAKE Musicians across the world are uniting in a new campaign to demand climate action. In Australia, familiar names in our classical and […]
A new digital concert series is making music for everyone
BY STEPHANIE ESLAKE Music by female-identifying composers. A digital future for the performing arts industry. Diversity in the concert hall. Choosing not to perform Mozart. […]
“Job-relevant?” We ask 18 arts workers for comment on the university fee hikes
BY STEPHANIE ESLAKE, EDITOR The Australian Government has announced major changes to university fee structures to build a new workforce of “job-ready graduates“. Education Minister […]
LIVE REVIEW // Mark sees Lone Hemispheres at Carriageworks
BY MARK BOSCH, LEAD CRITIC Lone HemispheresEnsemble OffspringCarriageworks, 7 November Ensemble Offspring is closing in on the end of another stimulating season of new music […]
ANNOUNCED: Freedman Classical Fellowship 2019 finalists
CONTENT COURTESY FREEDMAN CLASSICAL FELLOWSHIP After a nation-wide search for Australia’s best young classical musicians aged 30 and under, the three finalists – violist Katie […]
How can Classical:NEXT best respond to our times?
BY MYLES OAKEY, EUROPE CORRESPONDENT Disclaimer: Opinions reflect those of the writer and not necessarily the publication. In a persuasive project pitch, the artistic director […]
Classical:NEXT reminds artists to “treat music like a business”
BY LYLE CHAN When Glenn Dickie arrived in Rotterdam, one of the first things he needed to do was buy a new sandwich toaster. He’d […]
Halcyon: 20 years in 20 pictures
BY JENNY DUCK-CHONG, HALCYON This year, Halcyon celebrates its 20th birthday. In this photoblog, artistic director Jenny Duck-Chong reflects on the occasion as she shares […]