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 […]
2017
Gabi Sultana to premiere Glass concerto with CYO
BY STEPHANIE ESLAKE Gabi Sultana has performed for royalty. The pianist, who most enjoys playing music of the modern era, grew up in Malta […]
Elena Kats-Chernin: “Every composer has a quirk”
BY STEPHANIE ESLAKE According to Elena Kats-Chernin, “every composer has a quirk”. Perhaps the most celebrated quirky composer is French impressionist Erik Satie. Erik liked to wake […]
Composer Secrets: Peggy Polias
BY HANLI SEAN BOTHA, COMPOSER Composer Secrets is our new interview series from Hanli Sean Botha, whose vision is to build awareness of new Australian […]
EXPOSED! Life in the orchestra with Dinah Woods, cor anglais
BY STEPHANIE ESLAKE Have you ever wondered what life is really like in the orchestra? Welcome to EXPOSED! Throughout 2017, we’re teaming up with musicians and […]
Live review: Clocked Out Duo and EcoSono
BY LEAH BLANKENDAAL Clocked Out Duo and EcoSono Creative Original Music Adelaide The Wheatsheaf Hotel, 4 June Creative Original Music Adelaide welcomed new guests […]
Can ACT help you overcome performance anxiety?
BY DEBORAH HART Deborah Hart is a musician and qualified ACT practitioner. We’d like to welcome Deborah in her first blog as a CutCommon contributor. […]
Con Fuoco: Sarah Elise Thompson
BY STEPHANIE ESLAKE Welcome to Con Fuoco – CutCommon’s interview series with emerging musicians across Australia. Sydney emerging composer Sarah Elise Thompson (born […]
Anthony Albrecht challenges himself to 30 solo gigs
BY STEPHANIE ESLAKE Thirty solo gigs up the Australian coast? Challenge accepted. Cellist Anthony Albrecht is set to launch Bach to the Bush – […]
Call for singers – Boîte Millennium Chorus
The Boîte Millennium Chorus is 300 voices rising in song with international musicians who now call Australia home. Conceived in 1999 as a major celebration […]