This Adelaide festival is entirely dedicated to saxophones and clarinets
BY STEPHANIE ESLAKE You don’t have to play a woodwind instrument to be part of the Adelaide Clarinet & Saxophone Festival. You only need a […]
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David Hirschfelder has reimagined three of his iconic film scores
BY LILY BRYANT If you’re a fan of Australian film, chances are you’ve heard the timeless scores of Oscar-nominated composer David Hirschfelder. With credits like […]
How Foley artists use coconuts, buckets, and veggies to create the sounds of cinema
BY LILY BRYANT Picture a concerto soloist out the front of an orchestra. What image comes to mind? Perhaps they’re wearing a flashy tux, or […]
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 […]
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. […]
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 […]