Matt Withers on why competitions are invaluable
BY STEPHANIE ESLAKE Competitions are a widely discussed part of musical life. Do we have the right to judge talent? Or are competitions necessary […]
2016
Carnage in the arts: experts respond to the Australia Council cuts
BY JO CAUST, JOANNA MENDELSSOHN, JULIAN MEYRICK, MARIA MIRANDA, AND TULLY BARNETT A little soupçon of beauty? Joanna Mendelssohn, Associate Professor, Art & Design: […]
Live Review: The Path to Bach
BY ZOE BARKER The Path to Bach The Schemelli Songbook and the Liturgical Music of Weimar and Leipzig Australian Bach Society featuring Robert Macfarlane […]
8 Crazy Reasons to Admire Erik Satie
BY MADELINE ROYCROFT If I made a list of my favourite composers based on their music, Erik Satie would probably be in the top […]
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 […]
Composing an individual ‘voice’ in today’s world
BY MICHAEL BAKRNČEV Michael Bakrnčev’s winning piece Sky Jammer will be performed by the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra at the Metropolis New Music Festival. He shares the […]
ANAM alumna Aura Go to perform “dream piece” at Metropolis
BY STEPHANIE ESLAKE It’s not often a musician has the opportunity to perform a “dream piece” with an old classmate. That’s what pianist Aura Go is […]
Re-inventing the classics with Inventi Ensemble
BY STEPHANIE ESLAKE One does not simply re-invent a Prokofiev symphony. Unless one is a member of Inventi Ensemble, of course. Co-artistic directors Melissa […]
Britten’s godson Martin Phipps on composing for the screen
BY STEPHANIE ESLAKE Martin Phipps may have been raised by a musical family – his godfather was Benjamin Britten, after all, and his parents acted […]
Live Review: Elegant Tchaikovsky with ASO
BY DYLAN HENDERSON Elegant Tchaikovsky Adelaide Symphony Orchestra Adelaide Town Hall, 29 April The third concert in the Adelaide Symphony Orchestra’s Masters Series […]