Theatre: Black Diggers
BY ANDREW MESSENGER Black Diggers, by QTC at The Playhouse, QPAC, September 26. Tim O’Brien, in his epic, crazed Vietnam War prose poem […]
September 2014
Between Worlds: Nick Russoniello
BY STEPHANIE ESLAKE When Nick Russoniello finishes a gig, he regularly receives the following compliment: “I didn’t realise a saxophone could sound like that.” […]
James Morrison: On Success
BY STEPHANIE ESLAKE You don’t think of James Morrison as the sort of musician who would have started out busking for food. But that’s […]
Crossing Boundaries: Quintessential Doll
BY STEPHANIE ESLAKE Brisbane composer Stephanie Linsdell (aka Quintessential Doll) isn’t afraid to cross musical boundaries. Despite her background in classical piano, the artist […]
Friday Forays: Foray Quintet’s Felicite Heine on Chamber Music
BY LUCY RASH The Foray Quintet enjoyed CutCommon’s Friday Forays so much that they named their ensemble out of love for the series. Ok, […]
Starting from Scratch: Note-Aurius
BY STEPHANIE ESLAKE New kids on the block Note-Aurius are hitting up Tasmania with music by emerging and Australian composers. With a diverse line-up of winds, […]
A Look into Hell: James Paul
BY STEPHANIE ESLAKE Based a the West Australian Academy of Performing Arts, electroacoustic ensemble the West Australian Laptop Orchestra (WALO) brings innovative new works […]
Friday Forays: Laura Holian on Arts Administration
BY LUCY RASH This week in Friday Forays, we delve into the world of music’s ‘backstage performers’. Percussionist Laura Holian has a Bachelor of […]