The composer making art with Risdon Prison inmates
BY STEPHANIE ESLAKE Inmates of Tasmania’s Risdon Prison are sharing personal stories through the Convict Monologues project. Composer Chris Williams is translating this into music. During […]
2017
Air in Motion with Keyna Wilkins
CONTENT COURTESY KEYNA WILKINS Air in Motion is the debut flute album of Sydney-based composer-musician Keyna Wilkins. With international classical training on flute, she […]
Arts news of the week (in 60 seconds)
BY JOHN GLOVER Welcome! This week, we officially launch CutCommon news (in 60 seconds). We know it can take a while to trawl through […]
Melody Eötvös on storytelling through sonata form
BY LEWIS INGHAM, COMPOSER For many, the piano sonata carries a historical tag, rendering it a daunting prospect for the modern composer. But, for […]
Live review (and afterparty): ASO #REMASTERED
BY ELSABETH PARKINSON In Nature’s Realm/#REMASTERED Pinchas Zukerman and Amanda Forsyth with Adelaide Symphony Orchestra Adelaide Town Hall, 29-30 September What’d you miss? Pinchas […]
Live review: Tinalley performs @ first Tasmanian Chamber Music Festival
BY JO ST LEON Tinalley String Quartet Tasmanian Chamber Music Festival Clarendon Barn, 27 October Mendelssohn’s String Quartet in E flat Major, Op. 12 […]
Live review: OA’s Madama Butterfly
BY SYLVIE WOODS Madama Butterfly Opera Australia Capitol Theatre, 24 October What’d you miss? One of the finest dramatic sopranos on the scene Optimism […]
Live review: A Portrait of Meredith Monk
BY MADELINE ROYCROFT 75 Years: A Portrait of Meredith Monk Rubiks Collective Melbourne Recital Centre, 23 October What’d you miss? A celebration of the […]
Breathtaking: Derwent Valley Concert Band
CONTENT COURTESY LYALL MCDERMOTT/DVCB Autumnal colours, sunrises a-plenty, nature in miniature and the most magnificent pictures of Paris will be on show when the […]
Jonathan Fitzgerald: Turning off “the dude”
BY STEPHANIE ESLAKE Jonathan Fitzgerald received some expert advice as an undergrad: “Turn off the dude”. We all have one: it’s the voice in […]