The Phonetic Orchestra wants to redefine how you listen to music
BY MIRANDA ILCHEF, LEAD WRITER While the pandemic has been a turbulent and uncertain time for our performing arts community, one clear benefit has emerged: […]
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Paul Ballam-Cross has arranged a bunch of classical guitar studies for electric bass
BY STEPHANIE ESLAKE Studies aren’t just for practising your technique, or so Paul Ballam-Cross’ new EP shows us. Enjoyable for the sake of listening, and […]
Beyond Binary is about “the lives and art of queer people being given visibility”
BY STEPHANIE ESLAKE This month, Dreambox Collective is hoping to start a conversation that will boost Australia’s understanding of the needs of LGBTQIA+ communities. Beyond […]
Lamorna Nightingale hopes you’ll “walk away with energy to make positive change” after this climate-themed event
BY STEPHANIE ESLAKE How has your relationship to the environment changed over the course of your life? It’s a question the curators of BackStage Music […]
Is conducting a science?
BY STEPHANIE ESLAKE Is conducting a science? If you tuned into the ABC News Breakfast segment featuring Melbourne conductor Ingrid Martin, you’d be inclined to […]
In conversation with Katie Yap, winner of this year’s $21k Freedman Classical Fellowship
BY STEPHANIE ESLAKE Melbourne violist Katie Yap has won The Music Trust’s 2022 Freedman Classical Fellowship. The competitive event offers musicians aged 35 and under […]
Andrea Lam wants you to choose the music in this interactive concert at the Joan
BY STEPHANIE ESLAKE There’s a lot to weigh up when deciding which live events you’d like to see. Are you interested in the music on […]
How we’re using “openness and trust” to express new ideas in composition
BY STEPHANIE ESLAKE Melbourne Recital Centre describes its upcoming event with Phonetic Orchestra as “an audio-visual journey through spaces physical, digital and imagined”. On this […]
You can now learn how to compose for didgeridoo with these free online workshops
BY STEPHANIE ESLAKE Australian composers can now access a locally produced workshop series that will teach them how to write music for didgeridoo. The Art […]
Australian composer Byron Mark is fusing Beethoven with his flamenco-inspired rhythms
BY STEPHANIE ESLAKE We all have that one piece of music we just click with. The piece we return to throughout our lives, playing or […]