Nicholas McManus: “The secret ingredient…”
By CAROL SAFFER When Nicholas McManus was given the choice of playing violin or cello in grade 2, he chose the cello because he […]
2017
Composer Secrets: Catherine Golden
BY SEAN BOTHA, COMPOSER Composer Secrets is our interview series from Sean Botha, whose vision is to build awareness of new Australian composition. These interviews are […]
Live review: Blair Harris @ Melbourne Warehouse Music Festival
BY LEWIS INGHAM Blair Harris: All That is Dust… Melbourne Warehouse Music Festival Schoolhouse Studios, Collingwood, November 4 What’d you miss? Electric (and acoustic) […]
Commissioning: A how-to guide for newbies
BY JODIE BLACKSHAW, COMPOSER Commissioning a new work is a great experience for everyone. I encourage all musicians to consider going through the process […]
Jonathan Xian talks 3MBS The Talent performance
BY STEPHANIE ESLAKE Jonathan Xian, 22, won the 2017 Series 4 of 3MBS The Talent – a live performance initiative. Alongside fellow 3MBS musician […]
*GIVEAWAY EXTENDED* for National Recycling Week!
Thanks to YOU, CutCommon has been visited a quarter of a million times. And this is HUGE milestone in the way young musicians’ stories are […]
James Morrison on success and unpaid gigs
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 […]
Arts news of the week (in 60 seconds)
BY JOHN GLOVER We know it can take a while to trawl through all the headlines in your newsfeed. So we’ve compiled our top […]
Johnny van Gend: What I look for in a mentor
BY STEPHANIE ESLAKE Johnny van Gend started violin lessons as a five-year-old kid growing up in Toowoomba. Seven years later, he achieved both AMusA […]
EXPOSED! Life in the orchestra with Sophie Radke, cello
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 […]