LONGREAD // Adam Simmons on The Usefulness of Art
BY ADAM SIMMONS AS TOLD TO CUTCOMMON Adam Simmons’ two-year long series The Usefulness of Art has been performed to widespread critical acclaim. Adam’s latest […]
July 2018
10 things I learnt about lieder at MIFLAS 2018
BY JESSICA CARRASCALÃO HEARD It’s a pretty special thing when you’re lucky enough to find yourself learning new things from experts who are passionate […]
EVENTS // Melbourne International Saxophone Festival
CONTENT COURTESY MELBOURNE INTERNATIONAL SAXOPHONE FESTIVAL The Melbourne International Saxophone Festival will bring together some of the best national and international musicians for a […]
5 tips for fundraising your music project
BY DAVID ROWDEN AS TOLD TO CUTCOMMON In its most recent Annual Fundraising Campaign, the Omega Ensemble raised more than $100,000. So we thought the […]
Julian Day explores rules and social behaviour in Game On
BY MARK BOSCH We would like to welcome Mark in his first story as a CutCommon contributor. I would like to think that the […]
EVENTS // William Tell with the Victorian Opera
CONTENT COURTESY VICTORIAN OPERA Victorian Opera’s thrilling new production of Rossini’s William Tell (Guillaume Tell) marks the first time in more than a century […]
When your orchestra is built on modesty
BY STEPHANIE ESLAKE The Modest Orchestra doesn’t care if you’re not studying to complete a performance major. It doesn’t care if you don’t want […]
EVENTS // Pictures at an Exhibition with the SSO
CONTENT COURTESY SYDNEY SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA Benjamin Beilman makes his SSO debut in Jennifer Higdon’s Pulitzer Prize-winning Violin Concerto. Winning ovations from the first, it’s […]
EVENTS // The Choir of St James’
CONTENT COURTESY THE CHOIR OF ST JAMES’ Celebrating the season of the Feast of St James’, The Choir of St James’ performs William Walton’s […]
Challenging “a stereotype of feminine helplessness”
BY STEPHANIE ESLAKE Content warning: This interview contains discussion of sexual assault and rape. The dominant man. The helpless woman. When it comes to the […]