Josten Myburgh on Josten Myburgh
BY JOSTEN MYBURGH AND MYLES OAKEY, 2016 CUTCOMMON YOUNG WRITER OF THE YEAR Telling your own musical story can be challenging. At once, you’re […]
October 2016
Catherine Likhuta: Scraps from a Madman’s Diary
BY CATHERINE LIKHUTA AND STEPHANIE ESLAKE One evening in 2006, Catherine Likhuta read Ukrainian author Nikolai Gogol’s short story Diary of a Madman. Born […]
French music with Milanovic, Kinmont, Powell, and Hoey
This December 11 brings the opportunity to join talented pianist Therese Milanovic, violist Bernard Hoey, violinist Christa Powell, and cellist Matthew Kinmont for an afternoon […]
Why we must value early music
BY JANE DOWNER, ARTISTIC DIRECTOR OF AUSTRAL HARMONY Austral Harmony principally performs music from the European high baroque (early- to mid-1700s). We take an […]
CD Review: Translucent Duo
BY SAMUEL COTTELL In Sync Translucent Duo Translucent Duo (Bernard Lagana and David Lockeridge) has humble beginnings – two friends who wanted to […]
Live Review: QSO presents The Russians
BY GILLIAN WILLS Queensland Symphony Orchestra presents The Russians QPAC Concert Hall, 17 September How do you like your coffee? A long black, flat […]
Bakrnčev: Nurturing new orchestral music
BY MICHAEL BAKRNČEV Composer Michael Bakrnčev talks about commissioning other Australian composers for his orchestra The Melbourne Metropolitan Sinfonietta. You’re constantly worried when they […]
The perks and perils of having a ‘day job’
BY ELEANOR WOOD T.S. Eliot worked as a banker, then an editor, throughout his literary career. Philip Glass supported himself as a plumber while […]
Con Fuoco: Elise Jeffrey
BY LEAH BLANKENDAAL Welcome to Con Fuoco, CutCommon’s interview series with emerging musicians in Australia. Born in Perth, Elise Jeffrey began piano lessons […]
Requiem: Polyphonic Voices and the Adelaide Chamber Singers collaborate
Since its inception in 2013, Melbourne chamber choir Polyphonic Voices has quickly established itself as one of Australia’s most exciting young vocal ensembles, becoming renowned […]