Australian Music to Calm and Nurture with Dr Megan Burslem
BY STEPHANIE ESLAKE If you listen to ABC Jazz or ABC Classic FM, you’ve no doubt heard the voice of Dr Megan Burslem. Megan — […]
2021
Applications for Support Act COVID-19 Crisis Relief Grants are now open
CONTENT COURTESY SUPPORT ACT Music industry charity, Support Act, has today announced that its COVID-19 Crisis Relief Grants are now open to applications for performing arts workers via the website […]
Applications open for the SIMA Emerging Composers Mentorship Program
CONTENT COURTESY SIMA The Sydney Improvised Music Association has announced the expansion of its Emerging Composers Mentorship program, and is inviting applications from composers. Due to the devastating and […]
Support Act welcomes $20m in funding to help performing arts workers
CONTENT COURTESY SUPPORT ACT Support Act has welcomed an additional $20 million in funding, announced by the Australian Government through the Office for the Arts today, to assist […]
Passing the mic // An interview with composer Kezia Yap
BY LILY BRYANT, SERIES CURATOR Welcome back to our second instalment of Passing the Mic, a series centring the art of Australian female, non-binary, and […]
50 years since Mike Oldfield began writing Tubular Bells: the pioneering album that changed the sound of music
BY ANDY BENNETT, GRIFFITH UNIVERSITY, THE CONVERSATION English composer and multi-instrumentalist Mike Oldfield began writing Tubular Bells 50 years ago, at the age of 17. […]
Playing piano in the Tasmanian wilderness
BY JESSIE WANG, LEAD WRITER (COMMUNITY AND SOCIAL AWARENESS) Where do you go to hear the sounds of a piano? In the concert hall? In […]
ANNOUNCED // Matthew Laing is the new Musica Viva FutureMaker
CONTENT COURTESY MUSICA VIVA Musica Viva is pleased to announce composer and violist Matthew Laing as its new FutureMaker for 2022–3, alongside the return of […]
This composition program is “a stepping-stone between education and the music industry”
BY STEPHANIE ESLAKE “How do you make your music stand out from the crowd?” It’s a question on the mind of Australian composer Matthew Hindson. […]
ANNOUNCED // These are the APRA AMCOS Art Music Awards finalists
CONTENT COURTESY APRA AMCOS APRA AMCOS and the Australian Music Centre announce the finalists for the 2021 Art Music Awards, to be held on Tuesday 17 August in Melbourne. Finalists include Holly Harrison, […]