Sydney musicians are banding together to help native animals in need
BY STEPHANIE ESLAKE For flautist Joshua Batty, one of the most distressing impacts of this summer’s bushfire season has been “the feeling of mutual helplessness”. […]
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Harry Sdraulig: My journey with the TSO Australian Composers’ School
BY HARRY SDRAULIG AS TOLD TO CUTCOMMON The TSO Australian Composers’ School was run with exceptional professionalism from start to finish, and I really felt […]
Ella Macens: My journey with the TSO Australian Composers’ School
BY ELLA MACENS AS TOLD TO CUTCOMMON Being invited to participate in the 2018-19 TSO Australian Composers’ School was a total dream come true, especially […]
Mark Holdsworth: My journey with the TSO Australian Composers’ School
BY MARK HOLDSWORTH AS TOLD TO CUTCOMMON Each day of the TSO Australian Composers’ School consisted of intensive rehearsals. Although the rehearsal time was generous […]
Chloe Sanger goes to Ensemble Three
BY CHLOE SANGER Undercurrents Ensemble Three Featuring works by Harry Sdraulig, Jane Hammond, Elliot Hughes, Katy Abbott, Jake Donohue Melbourne Recital Centre, 19 Feb […]
Arts news of the week (in 60 seconds)
BY JOHN GLOVER We know it can take a while to trawl through all the headlines in your newsfeed. So we’ve compiled our top […]
10 ways you can impress your composition examiners
BY HARRY SDRAULIG, COMPOSER The final countdown to Year 12 exams is on! Across the country, thousands of music students are putting enormous efforts into […]
Elsen Price is crowdfunding his new compositions
BY HARRY SDRAULIG Want to hear some new Australian music? Enter Plait Ensemble. The group, led by world music specialist and double bassist Elsen […]
What it was like to compose in the 1970s
BY HARRY SDRAULIG, COMPOSER Alan Holley is a veteran Australian composer. Having broken onto the scene in the 1970s, he’s lived through it all […]
Roger Heagney composes gods and legends
BY HARRY SDRAULIG What place does religion have in classical music today? Australian composer Roger Heagney spent more than three decades as the music […]