What’s on in Melbourne this February and March
BY CUTCOMMON Are you ready to start your year with live music? In 2024, we rounded up some of the top events hitting the stages […]
January 2025
“Brokenness and healing”: Liza Lim shares the inspiration behind her new cello concerto
BY STEPHANIE ESLAKE In the Japanese art of kintsugi, a broken piece of pottery is not discarded, but instead repaired with precious materials. Chipped edges […]
Australian conductor Carolyn Watson on commissioning new music
BY CAROLYN WATSON As conductors, our role is imbued with great responsibility. While we are arguably not creators in the same ilk as composers, we […]
In conversation with Chloe Chua, soloist with the Singapore Symphony Orchestra
BY STEPHANIE ESLAKE The Singapore Symphony Orchestra was founded in 1979. It’s the flagship orchestra for a country of around six million people. It’s been […]
How to write a compelling application for the Art Music Fund
BY STEPHANIE ESLAKE Each year, the APRA AMCOS Art Music Fund supports the creation of several new pieces of Australian and New Zealand music. With […]