The Sinner composer Ronit Kirchman talks about her disturbing soundscapes
BY STEPHANIE ESLAKE A couple of years ago, actors Jessica Biel and Bill Pullman burst onto our screens for the first season of The Sinner […]
May 2019
EVENTS // The Choir of St James’ and BachBand@StJames’
CONTENT COURTESY THE CHOIR OF ST JAMES’ Handel’s L’Allegro, il Penseroso ed il Moderato: ‘The Cheerful, the Thoughtful, and the Moderate Man‘ The Choir of […]
Illustrating classical music: Dylan Martorell
BY STEPHANIE ESLAKE What does classical music look like? The Melbourne Youth Orchestras have teamed up with Melbourne design studio Jacky Winter to find an […]
José James: “Jazz is about being yourself”
BY LAURA BIEMMI, TRENDS EDITOR Few artists dare to navigate the terrain spanning hip-hop and orchestral music; soul and spoken word; drum ‘n’ bass and […]
First-time curators Sophie and Liam program 11 Australian compositions in Vivid
BY STEPHANIE ESLAKE If you were curating a music festival for the first time, what would you choose to include on your program? Emerging composer-performers […]
LIVE REVIEW // Lydia listens to Romeo and Juliet
BY LYDIA MCCLELLAND, WINNER OF THE INAUGURAL CUTCOMMON YOUNG CRITICS’ MENTORSHIP PROGRAM Romeo and JulietMelbourne Symphony Orchestra (Stanislav Kochanovsky, conductor; Yulianna Avdeeva, piano)Hamer Hall, 10 […]
PROFILE // Meet Kurrajong violinist Arabella Logan, 12
BY ALISON PARIS, LEAD WRITER (CHILDREN AND EARLY LEARNING) The life of a student is a busy one: alongside school, homework, and chores, kids’ schedules […]
No score, no guidance for Tim Munro in Ten Thousand Birds
BY STEPHANIE ESLAKE When Tim Munro performs this June, he’ll do so with few comforts: there will be no score, no physical guidance for performers, […]
Jacqueline Collyer composes a fantasy series (while she’s still at uni)
BY STEPHANIE ESLAKE Think you have to graduate before you can gain industry experience? Jacqueline Collyer would disagree. This emerging Tasmanian composer has teamed up […]
ALBUM REVIEW // Christopher listens to Aksuna’s new release
BY CHRISTOPHER NANKERVIS We would like to welcome Christopher in his first review with CutCommon. Love Child Aksuna (aka Natasha Lin)Independent Release , 2019 Pianist […]