‘Music as Storytelling’: the visualisation of Monteverdi
BY STEPHANIE ESLAKE Multi-award winning visual artist Angela Cavalieri was commissioned by the Arts Centre Melbourne in 2011 to produce a work in response […]
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Politics, Detention and Dance: ‘For Reza Berati’
BY MICHAEL MATHIESON-SANDARS, KUPKA’S PIANO Below is a little piece about a new collaborative work I’ve been part of as part of The Human […]
Argo: Stimulating the senses with sound and light
BY STEPHANIE ESLAKE Emerging composers (and best mates) Ben Heim and Connor D’Netto have joined forces to present ‘Light Play: an Immersive Chamber Music […]
When Elena Kats-Chernin is your bank teller’s mum
BY STEVEN GODBEE Fifteen years ago, a conversation with a young bank teller in Coogee led flautist Sally Walker to a fortuitous and solid friendship with […]
Con Fuoco: Milo Dodd
Welcome to Con Fuoco – CutCommon’s new interview series with emerging musicians across Australia. Born in Melbourne, Milo Dodd began playing trombone at eight years of […]
Melbourne Youth Music Applications Now Open
BY STEPHANIE ESLAKE Not-for-profit organisation Melbourne Youth Music has stimulated the musical lives of more than 40,000 young people since 1967. Encouraging creativity and […]
Simon Tedeschi: A Humble Celebrity Pianist
BY STEPHANIE ESLAKE Since his debut playing a Mozart piano concerto at the Sydney Opera House when he was just nine years old, Simon […]
Opera, comedy and murder with composer Paul Smith
BY STEPHANIE ESLAKE Cora and Dora may not sound like typical lead characters in a murder mystery. But played by soprano Taryn Srhoj and mezzo-soprano […]
Tassie composers on politics, philosophy, and post-modernism
BY ANGUS DAVISON Be warned: this gets heavy. Two Tasmanian composers Michael Mathieson-Sandars and Josh Coe are set to have their works performed this […]
Across the World: Antony Pitts
BY STEPHANIE ESLAKE Antony Pitts moved halfway across the world to take on the role of Artistic Director of leading Australian vocal ensemble The […]