“Culture isn’t stagnant”: Australian Art Orchestra celebrates 30 years of change
BY STEPHANIE ESLAKE The Australian Art Orchestra is celebrating its 30th birthday. But it’s certainly not getting old. Artistic director Aaron Choulai goes so far […]
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Writer-musicians bring the latest from Australia’s classical and new music scene
How a new student-led music festival is training artists to look beyond genre
BY STEPHANIE ESLAKE Have we finally come to the end of that age-old divide between ‘classical’ and ‘contemporary’ music cultures? If a new student-led music […]
Naomi Dodd is making the bass drop
BY LILY BRYANT “You spend all this time working on your piece in your little house, like a bit of a hermit” is how Naomi […]
“The body works as a whole” when you play your instrument
BY STEPHANIE ESLAKE I’ll be candid with you: I did not predict that an interview with a highly skilled pianist would turn into a conversation […]
Shaping the landscape of Australian guitar music
BY MATT WITHERS With a new album Here & Now just released, and the Australian Music Composition Competition open for its 10th anniversary, guitarist Matt […]
Meet the first Australian composer to write for this magical string instrument
BY CUTCOMMON Earlier this year, we spoke to Andrew Rumsey — the musician who is introducing Australian players and listeners to the Veeh Harp. It’s […]
How Emma Sandall’s fertility journey inspired a bold new cabaret
BY STEPHANIE ESLAKE When Emma Sandall read Sheila Heti’s bestselling book Motherhood, she resonated with its themes. Living in America, the writer and award-winning dancer […]
Siobhan Stagg is channelling her “purest poet and inner storyteller”
BY CUTCOMMON Siobhan Stagg is a traveller. The soprano graduated from the University of Melbourne and has since performed with orchestras and opera companies around […]
Competitions can be “excellent devices for growth” of young music students
BY STEPHANIE ESLAKE Competitions can be challenging even for the most professional of players. So where do young musicians fit into the picture — those […]
Véronique Serret sings stories of nature in her new album Migrating Bird
BY STEPHANIE ESLAKE Véronique Serret has performed as concertmaster of the Darwin Symphony Orchestra, played in bands with Archie Roach, and worked with the Australian Chamber […]