“Kung Fu Cellist” Yelian He is forging his own path in the worlds of music and martial arts
BY STEPHANIE ESLAKE When Yelian He started learning kung fu, his teacher took him aside to share a few words. “Not only does your series […]
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James Henry and Ensemble Offspring will celebrate National Reconciliation Week through music and conversation
BY STEPHANIE ESLAKE National Reconciliation Week takes place from 27 May to 3 June. This year, the theme is: Be a Voice for Generations. Voices […]
Three years on, Australian Digital Concert Hall continues to change the game for the live performance industry
BY STEPHANIE ESLAKE In 2020, Adele Schonhardt and Chris Howlett founded the Melbourne Digital Concert Hall. They offered a lifeline to performing artists: a way […]
60 drummers and wind players will immerse you in a rare Melbourne Recital Centre event
BY STEPHANIE ESLAKE Australian percussionist Kaylie Melville offers a fun teaser for her upcoming Melbourne Recital Centre event: “Our performance begins before you even arrive […]
This new app for music teachers and students could help streamline your admin
BY STEPHANIE ESLAKE If you’ve ever tutored music, you’ll know the lesson itself is only the beginning. There’s scheduling (and rescheduling), invoicing (and chasing invoices), […]
Australian screen composer Darren Lim releases debut album
BY STEPHANIE ESLAKE Australian composer Darren Lim writes music for the screen. He uses sound to help fuel the narratives of feature films and documentaries. […]
56 concerts in 10 days? Welcome to ANAM Quartetthaus
BY STEPHANIE ESLAKE A portable timber cube seats 52 audience members, and they’re positioned in circles around a tiny stage. A string quartet is stationed […]
Juliana Kay wants you to break a sweat in these Classical Music Workouts
BY STEPHANIE ESLAKE A great piece of classical music can get under your skin. I’m not just talking about goosebumps — I’m talking about the […]
Alison Wormell is “a better musician” for spending time in the great outdoors
BY STEPHANIE ESLAKE Alison Wormell is a British-Australian bassoonist, film producer, and outdoor enthusiast who uses the pronoun ‘they’. All of these facts are relevant […]
To Jessica Scott, playing in an orchestra “feels like you’ve stepped inside an artwork”
BY CUTCOMMON This April, the Australian Youth Orchestra will perform works from Shostakovich and Mahler — an experience one musician likens to stepping into an […]