The Australian World Orchestra will premiere a new song cycle from Jonathan Mills
BY STEPHANIE ESLAKE What is the sound of Australia? You will hear it in the notes of Jonathan Mills’ composition Songs for the Stranger, which […]
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Be part of the first-ever international tour for AYO Symphonists
BY LILY BRYANT For aspiring Australian classical musicians, it can be easy to feel isolated. By the mere fact of our geography, we’re far away […]
I was co-chair of the AYO Youth Council. This is what drew me to the organisation
BY STEPHANIE ESLAKE Attend a classical music performance in Australia, and you’ll be hard-pressed to find someone who isn’t connected to the Australian Youth Orchestra. […]
ANAM 2027 applications close this weekend
CONTENT COURTESY ANAM Applications close on Sunday 14 June for the Australian National Academy of Music (ANAM) 2027 Performance Program, open to Australian and New […]
EVENTS // Be heard in 2027 with the Australian Youth Orchestra
CONTENT COURTESY AYO Applications are now open. Key dates snapshot: Are you an emerging musician or arts administrator aged 12 to 30 ready to shape […]
This award-winning quartet is keeping the conversation going
BY LILY BRYANT In an often-quoted letter from 1829, German writer Goethe neatly describes listening to a string quartet as hearing “four intelligent people conversing.” […]
In conversation with Theonie Wang, superstar violinist in the making
BY CUTCOMMON Richard Tognetti is known as a “superstar violinist” of Australia. He’s the artistic director of the Australian Chamber Orchestra, and has six ARIA […]
Writing screen music for “heroes being pushed to their limits”
BY CUTCOMMON The new Netflix series Man on Fire is as thrilling as anything composer Max Aruj has worked on before: Mission: Impossible, Top Gun: […]
Cross-cultural collaboration “essential in finding one’s own voice” in music
BY CHRISTOPHER LEON How can we have a well-rounded music education in Australia without exposure to the music of cultures across the world? This is […]
How Arcadia Winds has achieved 13 years of success in classical music so far
BY CUTCOMMON This is not the first time we’ve featured Arcadia Winds in CutCommon. Since the chamber group’s founding in 2013, we’ve caught up with […]