Could jazz help inspire your classical performance?
BY STEPHANIE ESLAKE Francis Hon has just released a studio album filled with classic piano works. Beethoven, Bach, Liszt — it’s all in there. What […]
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Composer Michael Stimpson’s new album confronts the impact of man on our world
BY JOSEPH ASQUITH, LEAD WRITER (EDUCATION) As artists, we often question whether our job needs to be prioritised in a world affiliated by global maladies. I always […]
This new composition is basically a chain letter game (but with music)
BY STEPHANIE ESLAKE If you enjoyed your teenage years in the 2000s (hey, millennials), you probably sent a chain email or two. You know the […]
Everything you need to know about this rarely performed work by John Adams
BY LAURA BIEMMI, TRENDS EDITOR John Adams broke through a severe period of writer’s block with Harmonielehre, sharing in his memoir that his 1985 composition […]
John Adams’ music is a “contribution to humanity that helps us understand ourselves”
BY MIRANDA ILCHEF, LEAD WRITER (NSW) This month, the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra will perform John Adams’ dynamic and breathtaking Harmonielehre under the baton of Dutch-Maltese […]
Forest Collective will present a diverse program inspired by travel and culture
BY CARISSA DYALL When Melbourne-based contemporary classical music collective Forest Collective announced its diverse 2021 program, I was very curious about — and a little […]
Alisdair Macindoe on the “endless and expansive creative possibility” of electronics
BY STEPHANIE ESLAKE Alisdair Macindoe was the sort of kid who would grab a device and rip it apart. Electronic and musical instruments weren’t safe […]
Passing the mic // An interview with composer Samantha Wolf
BY LILY BRYANT, SERIES CURATOR Just so you know, this story includes music that confronts violence against women. If you or anyone you know needs […]
How 27 minutes of French horn music may help you unwind
BY STEPHANIE ESLAKE It’s not every day that a piece for French horn tops a New Age Music Chart. But Michael Hugh Dixon’s composition has […]
This youth orchestra reminds us why collaboration is everything
BY STEPHANIE ESLAKE Here at CutCommon, we’re nurturing a secret: we absolutely love stories about collaboration. Musicians, designers, dancers — we’ll take them all. We […]