Matt Withers on why competitions are invaluable
BY STEPHANIE ESLAKE Competitions are a widely discussed part of musical life. Do we have the right to judge talent? Or are competitions necessary […]
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Carnage in the arts: experts respond to the Australia Council cuts
BY JO CAUST, JOANNA MENDELSSOHN, JULIAN MEYRICK, MARIA MIRANDA, AND TULLY BARNETT A little soupçon of beauty? Joanna Mendelssohn, Associate Professor, Art & Design: […]
8 Crazy Reasons to Admire Erik Satie
BY MADELINE ROYCROFT If I made a list of my favourite composers based on their music, Erik Satie would probably be in the top […]
Con Fuoco: Holly Conner
BY LEAH BLANKENDAAL Welcome to Con Fuoco – CutCommon’s interview series with emerging musicians across Australia. Sydney drummer and percussionist Holly Conner is in […]
ANAM alumna Aura Go to perform “dream piece” at Metropolis
BY STEPHANIE ESLAKE It’s not often a musician has the opportunity to perform a “dream piece” with an old classmate. That’s what pianist Aura Go is […]
Re-inventing the classics with Inventi Ensemble
BY STEPHANIE ESLAKE One does not simply re-invent a Prokofiev symphony. Unless one is a member of Inventi Ensemble, of course. Co-artistic directors Melissa […]
Winterschool for advanced young musicians “invaluable”
BY STEPHANIE ESLAKE There can be little more fulfilling than dedicating yourself to full time study of your instrument. But while a lot can […]
Composer Alex Turley premieres his City of Ghosts
BY STEPHANIE ESLAKE A city deserted. Fog, light, movement through the shadows. This is the concept behind young composer Alex Turley’s latest creation City of […]
Subterranean after-party breathes new life into concert experience
BY DYLAN HENDERSON A new audience of young concert-goers under 30 attended the Adelaide Symphony Orchestra’s Elegant Tchaikovsky concert on April 29, with an after-party […]
Lisa Cheney and Peggy Polias are Making Conversation
BY STEPHANIE ESLAKE Lisa Cheney and Peggy Polias are smashing the stereotype of the “dead white male” composer in their latest venture Making Conversation. […]