How can we use music to achieve social change?
BY STEPHANIE ESLAKE How can we use music to achieve social change? Artists have used outlets from painting to architecture as a way to […]
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Luminescence: Harmony for women in music
BY LILLY HANNOCK AND AJ AMERICA Lilly, 21, and AJ, 22, help to bring the Luminescence Chamber Singers and its newly formed Children’s Choir […]
Backstage with Sam Weller, Ensemble Apex
BY STEPHANIE ESLAKE According to Sam Weller, a successful rehearsal with the orchestra will contain the three Bs: “beers, burgers, and banter”. If you […]
Ziggy and Miles: Backstage with the bros
BY STEPHANIE ESLAKE Ziggy and Miles Johnston started playing together when they were four years old – and I don’t just mean on the […]
EXPOSED! Life in the orchestra with Edwina George, violin
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 […]
Overcoming self-doubt and ‘Impostor Syndrome’ in music
BY STEPHANIE ESLAKE When Natalia Harvey, 25, attends her rehearsals for the Australian Romantic and Classical Orchestra, she’s the youngest player in the room. […]
Con Fuoco: Benjamin van der Niet, guitar and cello
Welcome to Con Fuoco, CutCommon’s interview series with emerging musicians in Australia. Benjamin van der Niet, 17, started studying classical guitar and cello in […]
Behind closed doors: Felicity Wilcox, 100clicksWest
BY STEPHANIE ESLAKE Felicity Wilcox is greeting a new kind of guest in her home. In her Wentworth Falls property, looking over the mountains that […]
Baroque on an island – Van Diemen’s Band
BY STEPHANIE ESLAKE Julia Fredersdorff has launched an ensemble at the bottom of the world. The violinist brings baroque to audiences in Tasmania through […]
Why our orchestra is almost all female
BY STEPHANIE ESLAKE The Perth Symphony Orchestra is one of the most progressive of its kind in Australia. Of its 150+ employees, more than […]