Music education matters, says Robin Wilson, violin
BY STEPHANIE ESLAKE Music education matters. Whether you first picked up an instrument at school, you’re working full-time in an orchestra, or you’re just entering […]
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Life after uni: Meg Burstow, piano
BY STEPHANIE ESLAKE A music degree can be an intense – and intensely rewarding – life experience. It doesn’t matter how old we are, or […]
Blood, Sweat, Opera // James Clayton, baritone
BY STEPHANIE ESLAKE Last year, we took you backstage with opera stars in our interview series Behind the Curtain. This year, we’re going to take you inside the […]
Backstage Music is gearing up for another series of gigs this October
BY GABRIELLE CADENHEAD We’d like to welcome Gabrielle in her first story as a CutCommon contributor! Backstage Music is an initiative which began in Sydney […]
This family is composing kids’ tunes with real-world messages that matter
BY JESSIE WANG, LEAD WRITER (COMMUNITY AND SOCIAL AWARENESS) What are children’s songs normally about? Some kid called Mary who had a little lamb? Some […]
Menila Moineaux has started an opera company because art “can and should change the world”
BY JESSIE WANG, LEAD WRITER (COMMUNITY AND SOCIAL AWARENESS) What’s the point of opera? To entertain audiences? Of course, all music aims to entertain. But […]
All the world’s a stage | Stephanie Sheridan, bassoon
BY STEPHANIE ESLAKE Should you stay in Australia to build your music career, or travel overseas in search of bigger things? What even are those bigger things? […]
Music education matters, says Sophie Spencer, trumpet
BY STEPHANIE ESLAKE Music education matters. Whether you first picked up an instrument at school, you’re working full-time in an orchestra, or you’re just entering […]
This pianist has conquered a career-threatening wrist injury
BY CELINE CHONG, LEAD WRITER (QLD) Injury. It’s a thought that puts all musicians on edge — especially when it comes to the fingers and […]
Behind the scenes with the Chrysalis Trio
CONTENT COURTESY AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL ACADEMY OF MUSIC Melina van Leeuwen (harp), Katie Yap (viola, pictured above), and Kiran Phatak (flute) form the Chrysalis Trio. These […]