How this new orchestra will enhance Australia’s music industry
BY STEPHANIE ESLAKE Arts administrators are the people who bring performances to life. They are strategic masterminds who manage logistics and marketing. They help deliver […]
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Writer-musicians bring the latest from Australia’s classical and new music scene
AMEB commissions Indigenous lullaby for Online Orchestra, and invites you to play along
BY JESSIE WANG, LEAD WRITER (COMMUNITY AND SOCIAL AWARENESS) Candace Kruger is a Yugambeh yarrabilginngunn (songwoman) woman, an ethnomusicologist, and a proud Kombumerri (Gold Coast) […]
The Dig composer talks STEM, music theatre, and film score debut
BY STEPHANIE ESLAKE VIA LEVEL AND GAIN It’s pretty special when your compose your first feature film and it’s released on Netflix starring Carey Mulligan […]
Australian World Orchestra celebrates its birthday with new local music
BY JASMINE MIDDLETON It’s certainly no secret that Australia is a source of amazing homegrown talent. Many of our musicians go on to study abroad […]
“I was so close to giving up”: COVID-affected music students secure extra semester and festival
BY ZOE STINSON We would like to welcome Zoe in her first feature story as a CutCommon contributor! Update: These events have unfortunately been postponed […]
Want your program to be historically informed? Include new music
BY STEPHANIE ESLAKE “Our contemporary fascination with music of the past would be considered an aberration in Bach’s time.” It’s a fascinating idea, isn’t it? […]
8 emerging musicians will perform with this world-class orchestra
BY STEPHANIE ESLAKE “Playing with musicians who are much better than yourself always pushes you to the next level. So I am a firm believer […]
In conversation with Jonathan Békés, the TSO’s new principal cellist
BY STEPHANIE ESLAKE There can only be one principal cellist. And in some orchestras, it’s a position that will go up for grabs just once […]
How Kevin Kiner composes “bigger than life” Star Wars soundtracks
BY ANGELO VALDIVIA VIA LEVEL AND GAIN If you’ve been paying attention to Star Wars over the past decade, you’d know the property has been […]
Tasmania is about to get a brand new record label
BY STEPHANIE ESLAKE Since its inaugural concert in 2017, Van Diemen’s Band has spread its love of baroque music across Tasmania. It has performed intimate […]