Z.E.N. Trio: “Chamber music is a time for us to put our own egos aside”
BY STEPHANIE ESLAKE Z.E.N. Trio is an international ensemble in the truest sense of the term: its pianist Zhang Zuo (Zee Zee) is based in […]
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Morgan Carter “literally fell to the floor” when they received $20k to support their music education
BY STEPHANIE ESLAKE When soprano Morgan Carter was accepted into the Royal Northern College of Music, they were looking straight down the barrel of a […]
What it feels like to perform internationally after two years
BY STEPHANIE ESLAKE Back in 2019, Jeffrey Palmer wrote about the Music in the Alps Festival. This was before the pandemic brought international concert tours […]
Ceridwen McCooey had never performed live to air – then she won The Talent
BY STEPHANIE ESLAKE Imagine you’re performing a piece of music. Now imagine you’re playing it on a radio station that reaches hundreds of thousands of […]
The story of Australia’s first female mechanic will be brought to life on bass
BY EMMA SULLIVAN As the principal bassist of Melbourne Chamber Orchestra, I am usually found at the back of the ensemble, providing the foundation to […]
Strauss composed “one of the greatest works ever written” – and the Australian World Orchestra is about to perform it
BY MIRANDA ILCHEF, LEAD WRITER If there’s one thing that unites us more than the universal language of music, it’s our universal love of storytelling. […]
What do you need to know about vocal music?
BY STEPHANIE ESLAKE What do you need to know about vocal music? The answer to this question depends on your approach. Are you a composer […]
Music is about “understanding who I am and what I would like to put out into the universe”
BY MIRANDA ILCHEF, LEAD WRITER Sanctuary, which comes to Elisabeth Murdoch Hall this NAIDOC Week, is well and truly jostling our expectations of what a […]
When I play music with AYO, I feel “an intense optimism for the future”
BY STEPHANIE ESLAKE Whether you’re a composer, performer, arts administrator, or even music journalist, it’s likely you’ve had an enriching experience with the Australian Youth […]
Where you can find a place of musical sanctuary this winter
BY LILY BRYANT A warm bath. An evening walk. A home-cooked meal. Calmness and comfort and safety. The word “sanctuary” conjures up any number of […]