Behind the Conversation with Matthew Lorenzon
BY STEPHANIE ESLAKE/MAKING WAVES Have you had a listen to the new Making Conversation podcast? Music journalist Matthew Lorenzon settles in for a chat with composer May […]
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Composer Samantha Wolf reflects on identity and belonging
BY JO ST LEON We would like to welcome Jo St Leon in her first story as a CutCommon contributor. Composer Samantha Wolf was […]
Kathryn Selby: Lessons I’ve learnt (so far)
BY STEPHANIE ESLAKE Kathryn Selby has spent more than 30 years of her life performing, and generously shares her wisdom and experience with young […]
Composer Secrets: Hanli Sean Botha
BY STEPHANIE ESLAKE Have you heard the music of Hanli Sean Botha? If you have, your musical ventures into new Australian composition have served […]
Xani Kolac is the essence of ‘contemporary classical’
BY STEPHANIE ESLAKE A silent audience in a sold-out concert hall. The occasional gum wrapper unravelling; a few coughs disrupting the mood. No clapping – […]
EXPOSED! Life in the orchestra with Yoram Levy, trumpet
BY STEPHANIE ESLAKE Have you ever wondered what life is really like in the orchestra? Welcome to EXPOSED! Throughout 2017, we’re teaming up with musicians and […]
Hannah Lane shows us a “window into the past”
BY STEPHANIE ESLAKE Hannah Lane describes herself as a member of the “new generation of Australian HIPsters”. The harpist isn’t talking about your typical […]
Ephemera Trio sets NASA recordings to music
BY STEPHANIE ESLAKE Stars. Sun. Void. Ephemera Trio is taking us on a voyage into the universe, morphing the elements of space into new […]
What does climate change sound like?
BY CAROL SAFFER Percussionist Thea Rossen and composer Jared Yapp took the bare skeleton of a project to a residency program at the Banff […]
Angela Hewitt talks Bach
BY STEPHANIE ESLAKE Quite simply, Angela Hewitt is a Bach expert. The Canadian pianist has dedicated two decades of her life to recording the […]