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 […]
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Writer-musicians bring the latest from Australia’s classical and new music scene
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 […]
Alice Chance and AJ America talk wild women
BY STEPHANIE ESLAKE What composition throughout history do you feel has represented women wildly, absurdly, accurately, or powerfully? We pose the question to two […]
Con Fuoco: Angus McPherson
Welcome to Con Fuoco, CutCommon’s interview series with young musicians across Australia. You may have seen Angus McPherson’s byline around here at CutCommon. But […]