Cyrus Meurant on hearing his works live for the first time
BY STEPHANIE ESLAKE Ever wondered what goes through the minds of composers when they hear their own work premiered? We do. So we asked […]
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Solomon John Frank: From Star Wars to Rinehart
BY ANGUS MCPHERSON Solomon John Frank is making a name for himself as one of Sydney’s promising young composers. As the winner of the […]
Top 5 Things You Never Knew About Sax
Emerging and award-winning chamber group Petrichor Sax brings you the Top 5 things you never knew about the saxophone ahead of a performance at […]
Con Fuoco: Thea Rossen
Welcome to Con Fuoco – CutCommon’s interview series with emerging musicians across Australia. Melbourne percussionist Thea Rossen was awarded the 2014 prize for Most […]
Arcko: Making New Music Familiar
BY STEPHANIE ESLAKE “You can’t come to a new music concert with your ‘Mozart ears’ on,” according to Timothy Phillips. The Melbourne muso and […]
Con Fuoco: Julia Olding
Welcome to Con Fuoco – CutCommon’s interview series with emerging musicians across Australia. Julia Olding is in her final year of a Bachelor of […]
Nexas Sax Quartet: boldly going where no sax ensemble has gone before
BY SAMUEL COTTELL When four undergraduate saxophone students were ‘thrown together’ almost 14 years ago, they never predicted the future success of their ensemble. […]
Your Second Self: The Online Artist
BY SUSAN DE WEGER The term ‘Second Self’ refers to your online identity, to your virtual life lived in parallel to the real world. Cultivating […]
Paint it Red: artistic collaborations at their best
BY SAMUEL COTTELL Paint it Red is a collaborative music and visual art event series held at Jugglers Art Space in Fortitude Valley, Brisbane. […]
Hourglass Ensemble: Sydney’s audience-friendly chamber group
BY SAMUEL COTTELL There’s a certain quality to chamber music that makes it one of the most beloved mediums for classical music. The interplay […]