Composing lullabies for our most vulnerable moments
BY NAT BARTSCH The Australian summer was one to remember: eerie orange skies; the smell of smoke in your house from fires 200km away; trips […]
May 2020
Mastering your practice #2: Miranda interviews Shefali Pryor
BY MIRANDA ILCHEF, LEAD WRITER (NSW) This is the second interview in Miranda’s exclusive new CutCommon series Mastering your practice. Please note that these stories may […]
Composing under lockdown: Jaret Choolun
BY STEPHANIE ESLAKE Composition is often described as a solitary activity. And although it’s a process that can indeed be undertaken in isolation, things get […]
At home with William Hennessy, Melbourne Chamber Orchestra
BY DR EMMA SULLIVAN For most freelance musicians, there are few things more important than being busy. A full diary translates to peace of mind. […]
A chat with Tim Kelly – the guy who live streams the Melbourne Digital Concert Hall
BY DR EMMA SULLIVAN CutCommon is an official media partner of the Melbourne Digital Concert Hall. We are also proud of our regular contributor Emma […]
Melbourne Digital Concert Hall goes national
CONTENT COURTESY MELBOURNE DIGITAL CONCERT HALL CutCommon is an official media partner of the Melbourne Digital Concert Hall. Having raised $65,000 for its musicians during […]
Pandemic diary #7: Enough?
BY JO ST LEON “In studies of people isolated…researchers have found there appears to be an inflection point where the frustration and hardship of being […]
Music at the edge of sleep
BY ASHER REISNER Sometimes, on the edge of sleep, I hear unfamiliar music. Because the remains of a dream is a fugitive memory, what I […]
An entire school is being built to share Richard Gill’s educational philosophy
BY JESSIE WANG, LEAD WRITER (COMMUNITY AND SOCIAL AWARENESS) Throughout his 50-year career as a music educator and advocate, the late Richard Gill AO saw […]
My arts career during COVID-19: Julia Fredersdorff, artistic director
BY STEPHANIE ESLAKE Since COVID-19 was declared a pandemic, the entire nature of our industry has shifted — seemingly overnight — with artists forced to […]