“Have the courage to be yourself”: How Trio Orelon won $25k at this international music competition
BY CUTCOMMON It’s been a couple of weeks since young musicians from around the world received some extraordinary news: they had won a prize in […]
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Alice Chance recorded three generations of women for this emotive “mother-daughter motet”
BY CUTCOMMON Alice Chance comes from a long line of “very creative, tough-as-nails women”. Her deep connection to family is explored in her composition Heirloom. […]
Joseph Franklin has composed a horror concerto you can hear, watch, and eat
BY CUTCOMMON Joseph Franklin isn’t afraid to admit that today’s world is…well, worth being afraid of. As a global community, we face the horrors of […]
Jenna Pratt’s new album FRISSON is infused with “distinct emotions and purposes”
BY STEPHANIE ESLAKE The Cambridge Dictionary defines the word frisson as “a sudden feeling of excitement or fear, especially when you think that something is […]
Australia’s leading koto master Satsuki Odamura will play brand new music in Silk, Metal, Wood
BY STEPHANIE ESLAKE Satsuki Odamura positions herself before a curved length of fine-grained Paulownia wood. There are 13 strings attached, their nylon stretched over little bridges […]
Joe Hisaishi’s first string quartet is about to have its Australian premiere
BY CUTCOMMON It’s no secret that we’re fans of Joe Hisaishi. His music forges the magic of Studio Ghibli’s heartwarming anime films. It underpins these […]
Ray Chen is bringing this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to the Sydney Opera House
BY STEPHANIE ESLAKE When Anna Sing found out she would be performing with Ray Chen and the Sydney Symphony Orchestra, she simply couldn’t believe it. […]
How two brothers founded the first Australian Indian Orchestra
BY STEPHANIE ESLAKE Last year, Sydney brothers Sagar and Suraj Nagaraj were involved in a string orchestra. On their concert program were works by Tchaikovsky […]
How jazz and baroque are “pretty much built on the same rules”
BY STEPHANIE ESLAKE When did you last listen to the music of J.S. Bach? Perhaps you heard a recording or attended a concert that was […]
How I’m keeping up my chops for 15+ hours of Wagner’s Ring Cycle
BY STEPHANIE ESLAKE Wagner’s Ring Cycle is a marathon for audiences and performers. It features four individual operas with a combined duration of at least […]