Would you ever swap to an “endangered instrument”?
BY STEPHANIE ESLAKE The viola can be hard to come by. These orchestral instruments are certainly not as common as their sectional counterpart: the violin. […]
2021
Dr Charulatha Mani is helping “culture, midwifery, and wellbeing to connect through music”
BY JESSIE WANG, LEAD WRITER (COMMUNITY AND SOCIAL AWARENESS) Dr Charulatha Mani has a lot of projects to her name. From being a musician, researcher, […]
How a new aria will raise awareness of obsessive-compulsive disorder
BY JESSIE WANG, LEAD WRITER (COMMUNITY AND SOCIAL AWARENESS) So you know, this story features a discussion surrounding the topics of mental health and chronic […]
Life as a musician during lockdown
BY MIRANDA ILCHEF, LEAD WRITER (NSW) As Melbourne joins us Sydneysiders in lockdown, my sense of déjà vu is strong. In a way, it feels […]
Conversations with Robin Wilson | Early Inspiration
BY JO ST LEON Conversations with Robin Wilson came about as I sat in the viola section of the Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra one morning for […]
Reframing the “ugly beauty” of composer-singer Pauline Viardot
BY STEPHANIE ESLAKE When critics praised the music of Pauline Viardot, it was never the end of the story. Viardot was a contemporary to 19th […]
The significance of singing Pauline Viardot “in this time of awakening”
BY LISA HARPER-BROWN Soprano Lisa Harper-Brown (pictured below) will perform in a Tenth Muse Initiative called Ugly Beauty: Celebrating 200 Years of Pauline Viardot. In […]
Could jazz help inspire your classical performance?
BY STEPHANIE ESLAKE Francis Hon has just released a studio album filled with classic piano works. Beethoven, Bach, Liszt — it’s all in there. What […]
Composer Michael Stimpson’s new album confronts the impact of man on our world
BY JOSEPH ASQUITH, LEAD WRITER (EDUCATION) As artists, we often question whether our job needs to be prioritised in a world affiliated by global maladies. I always […]
This new composition is basically a chain letter game (but with music)
BY STEPHANIE ESLAKE If you enjoyed your teenage years in the 2000s (hey, millennials), you probably sent a chain email or two. You know the […]