Composers Hindson and Meurant talk ballet collaboration
BY STEPHANIE ESLAKE Leading Australian composer Matthew Hindson has collaborated with emerging composer Cyrus Meurant to create what may be the newest version of Romeo and […]
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On the Podium with Conductor Jessica Gethin
BY LUCY RASH Perth Symphony Orchestra Chief Conductor Jessica Gethin is powering ahead as one of Australia’s most prominent emerging artists. This year, […]
Top 5 Dots+Loops Cocktail Recipes
BY KIERAN WELCH, DOTS+LOOPS Dots+Loops is a concert series and artist collective based in Brisbane, bridging the gap between a traditional classical concert and […]
Con Fuoco: Justin Beere
Welcome to Con Fuoco – CutCommon’s interview series with emerging musicians across Australia. Clarinettist and Australian National Academy of Music fellow Justin Beere regularly […]
Hilarious Things Kids Say in Music Class
BY LUCY RASH Particularly well documented is the myriad of ways in which the learning of a musical instrument fosters the development of children’s […]
Inventi Ensemble crowdfunds debut album
BY LUCY RASH AND STEPHANIE ESLAKE Oboist Ben Opie’s talents extend across the entire repertoire for the instrument. His passion for contemporary music has […]
Elysian Fields: Electrifying the viola da gamba
BY SAMUEL COTTELL If it ain’t Baroque, don’t fix it. It might seem an old and well accepted phrase. But for new music, it […]
Australian Discovery Orchestra: Paving the way for the future
BY SAMUEL COTTELL In the past few years, there has been much discussion about a crisis in classical music, particularly for orchestras. This crisis […]
It Began with the Bruckner: Musician Project
BY STEPHANIE ESLAKE Daniel Dean, Max McBride, and Sam Torrens wanted to play Bruckner’s Fifth Symphony so badly that they started a 75-piece orchestra […]
Cameron Carpenter and the International Touring Organ
BY STEPHANIE ESLAKE According to Cameron Carpenter, the organ is an “instrument of stereotype, eccentricity, and obscurity”. The American composer and musician leaves all […]