8 ways music affects our emotions
BY JESSIE WANG, LEAD WRITER (COMMUNITY AND SOCIAL AWARENESS) In this companion piece to her live review of Music and Mental Health at Vivid, Jessie […]
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LIVE REVIEW // Jessie Wang learns about music and mental health
BY JESSIE WANG, LEAD WRITER (COMMUNITY AND SOCIAL AWARENESS) Music and Mental HealthVivid FestivalMuseum of Contemporary Art, 8 June As a musician who’s also passionate […]
Quart-Ed: “As future music educators, it’s important to validate Australian music”
BY JESSIE WANG, LEAD WRITER (COMMUNITY AND SOCIAL AWARENESS) Do you remember how you felt after you completed your very first industry placement? While most […]
First-time curators Sophie and Liam program 11 Australian compositions in Vivid
BY STEPHANIE ESLAKE If you were curating a music festival for the first time, what would you choose to include on your program? Emerging composer-performers […]
Jeanette Little tells us about her new music for Play On
BY JEANETTE LITTLE, AS TOLD TO STEPHANIE ESLAKE Melbourne composer Jeanette Little studied her Masters of Music at the University of Melbourne. In 2013 she […]
Solomon Frank: “Wonderful cathartic power” of improvisation
BY LEWIS INGHAM, COMPOSER Solomon Frank finds a “wonderful cathartic power” in free improvisation. He likens it to “throwing paint at a canvas or […]
Con Fuoco: Johannes MacDonald
BY STEPHANIE ESLAKE Welcome to Con Fuoco – CutCommon’s interview series with emerging musicians across Australia. Sydney artist Johannes MacDonald started playing flute at 10 […]
Ensemble Apex goes Vivid
BY STEPHANIE ESLAKE Think an orchestra can’t get down with it? IGNITE is the event to prove you wrong. DJ Dan Murphy will bring […]
Con Fuoco: Holly Conner
BY LEAH BLANKENDAAL Welcome to Con Fuoco – CutCommon’s interview series with emerging musicians across Australia. Sydney drummer and percussionist Holly Conner is in […]