What we learnt at the TSO Composers’ School
BY STEPHANIE ESLAKE This year, four leading young composers took part in the Symphony Australia/Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra Composers’ School. Undergoing an intense week of […]
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Trailer Music II: Meet the filmmakers
BY STEPHANIE ESLAKE Melbourne classical music ensemble anon. is once again combining visual and musical storytelling to produce Trailer Music II – a film which draws […]
Bourby Webster: PSO founder and young entrepreneur superstar
BY MADELINE ROYCROFT To label Bourby Webster as a simple role model would be an enormous understatement. After studying music at Oxford University and […]
Mark Degli Antoni on scoring documentaries, working for free, and Werner Herzog
BY CHRISTOPHER LEON Documentary scoring requires a unique approach. With a limited number of ‘characters’ and tailored narratives compared to film scoring, the music […]
Melbourne Lawyers’ Orchestra celebrates young composers
BY STEPHANIE ESLAKE Q: What do you call a bunch of lawyers with an incredible talent for blowing their own trumpets? A: The brass […]
Breaking barriers: Matthew Wood with the DSO
BY LEAH BLANKENDAAL Ever wondered what our musical neighbours in the Northern Territory are up to? We take some time to chat with Matthew […]
Jane Stanley talks composition and the Hildegard Project
BY STEPHANIE ESLAKE Subscribe to CutCommon by October 14, and you could win a free double pass to see this concert in Sydney, Canberra, Melbourne, […]
Catherine Likhuta: Scraps from a Madman’s Diary
BY CATHERINE LIKHUTA AND STEPHANIE ESLAKE One evening in 2006, Catherine Likhuta read Ukrainian author Nikolai Gogol’s short story Diary of a Madman. Born […]
Con Fuoco: Elise Jeffrey
BY LEAH BLANKENDAAL Welcome to Con Fuoco, CutCommon’s interview series with emerging musicians in Australia. Born in Perth, Elise Jeffrey began piano lessons […]
Hot Off the Press: Sydney composers join forces
BY ANGUS DAVISON In February this year, I bid a fond farewell to Hobart and boarded a plane to Sydney. I was off […]