How I used Zoom to express creativity through isolation
BY BECKY LLEWELLYN We would like to welcome Becky in her first blog as a CutCommon contributor! Ah, 2021 – living through a global pandemic. […]
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AMEB commissions Indigenous lullaby for Online Orchestra, and invites you to play along
BY JESSIE WANG, LEAD WRITER (COMMUNITY AND SOCIAL AWARENESS) Candace Kruger is a Yugambeh yarrabilginngunn (songwoman) woman, an ethnomusicologist, and a proud Kombumerri (Gold Coast) […]
The Dig composer talks STEM, music theatre, and film score debut
BY STEPHANIE ESLAKE VIA LEVEL AND GAIN It’s pretty special when your compose your first feature film and it’s released on Netflix starring Carey Mulligan […]
Celebrating the achievements of First Nations artists at the 2021 First Nations Arts Awards
CONTENT COURTESY AUSTRALIA COUNCIL FOR THE ARTS The recipients of the 2021 First Nations Arts Awards have been announced during a special event streamed live online across […]
Australian World Orchestra celebrates its birthday with new local music
BY JASMINE MIDDLETON It’s certainly no secret that Australia is a source of amazing homegrown talent. Many of our musicians go on to study abroad […]
LIVE REVIEW // Miranda goes to see Next Chapters
BY MIRANDA ILCHEF, LEAD WRITER (NSW) Next ChaptersWilloughby Symphony Orchestra and Legs On the WallThe Concourse, 22 May There were many paths my Saturday night […]
“I was so close to giving up”: COVID-affected music students secure extra semester and festival
BY ZOE STINSON We would like to welcome Zoe in her first feature story as a CutCommon contributor! Update: These events have unfortunately been postponed […]
LIVE REVIEW // Carissa goes to see Emo Phase
BY CARISSA DYALL Emo Phase: Dan Thorpe in FocusForest CollectiveIndustrial School, Abbotsford Convent, 24 April Emo Phase: Dan Thorpe in Focus was an exploration of […]
Want your program to be historically informed? Include new music
BY STEPHANIE ESLAKE “Our contemporary fascination with music of the past would be considered an aberration in Bach’s time.” It’s a fascinating idea, isn’t it? […]
EVENTS // The Song Company performs choral premieres
CONTENT COURTESY THE SONG COMPANY Fifty years ago, English composer Gavin Bryars was struck by a tape loop of a homeless person singing a fragment […]