A Look into Hell: James Paul
BY STEPHANIE ESLAKE Based a the West Australian Academy of Performing Arts, electroacoustic ensemble the West Australian Laptop Orchestra (WALO) brings innovative new works […]
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Friday Forays: Laura Holian on Arts Administration
BY LUCY RASH This week in Friday Forays, we delve into the world of music’s ‘backstage performers’. Percussionist Laura Holian has a Bachelor of […]
Friday Forays: Andrew Power on Instrumental Tutoring
BY LUCY RASH Last week in Friday Forays, we heard Gippsland-based teacher Dan McKimm’s thoughts on the joys and trials of teaching music in […]
Friday Forays: Dan McKimm on Classroom Teaching
BY LUCY RASH A common decision faced by students who are edging toward the end of their study is whether or not to continue […]
Friday Forays: Madeleine Jevons on Programming
BY LUCY RASH Love is the the air… and this weekend, it’s on the music stand as well. On the afternoon of Sunday 17 […]
Ghosts in the Orchestra: Gordon Hamilton
BY ANDREW MESSENGER The Australian Voices are a very distinctive a’capella choir. You know them when you hear them. Gordon Hamilton has been their […]
Friday Forays: Warren Lenthall on Composition
BY LUCY RASH Once a ‘punk-rock-wannabe’ who punctured the ceiling of Melbourne’s Corner Hotel with a trumpet, Melbourne-based composer Warren Lenthall has since become […]
167 Times: Alban Gerhardt on the Dvorak Cello Concerto
BY STEPHANIE ESLAKE German cellist Alban Gerhardt made his debut with the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra – and he’s performed with almost 250 others since. […]
Animals: Julian Morrow talks Saint-Saëns
BY STEPHANIE ESLAKE What do kangaroos, an elephant, and Julian Morrow have in common? They’ll all make an appearance at this month’s Carnival […]
Virtuosi Tasmania: The Ultimate Road Trip
BY STEPHANIE ESLAKE Q. What do you get when you gather the finest musicians in Tasmania and send them on a road trip? […]