The Sinner composer Ronit Kirchman talks about her disturbing soundscapes
BY STEPHANIE ESLAKE A couple of years ago, actors Jessica Biel and Bill Pullman burst onto our screens for the first season of The Sinner […]
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Writer-musicians bring the latest from Australia’s classical and new music scene
Illustrating classical music: Dylan Martorell
BY STEPHANIE ESLAKE What does classical music look like? The Melbourne Youth Orchestras have teamed up with Melbourne design studio Jacky Winter to find an […]
José James: “Jazz is about being yourself”
BY LAURA BIEMMI, TRENDS EDITOR Few artists dare to navigate the terrain spanning hip-hop and orchestral music; soul and spoken word; drum ‘n’ bass and […]
First-time curators Sophie and Liam program 11 Australian compositions in Vivid
BY STEPHANIE ESLAKE If you were curating a music festival for the first time, what would you choose to include on your program? Emerging composer-performers […]
PROFILE // Meet Kurrajong violinist Arabella Logan, 12
BY ALISON PARIS, LEAD WRITER (CHILDREN AND EARLY LEARNING) The life of a student is a busy one: alongside school, homework, and chores, kids’ schedules […]
No score, no guidance for Tim Munro in Ten Thousand Birds
BY STEPHANIE ESLAKE When Tim Munro performs this June, he’ll do so with few comforts: there will be no score, no physical guidance for performers, […]
Jacqueline Collyer composes a fantasy series (while she’s still at uni)
BY STEPHANIE ESLAKE Think you have to graduate before you can gain industry experience? Jacqueline Collyer would disagree. This emerging Tasmanian composer has teamed up […]
Twiggy from Arcadia Winds on music education and Australian composition
BY STEPHANIE ESLAKE (EDITOR) WITH LAURA BIEMMI (TRENDS EDITOR) David ‘Twiggy’ Reichelt reckons the wind quintet can be a “formidable” concoction of instruments for any composer. […]
Jeffrey Palmer and Riko Higuma release an album dedicated to beauty
BY STEPHANIE ESLAKE, EDITOR It mightn’t come as a surprise to you that many of the familiar faces on the CutCommon team are also forging […]
Laura Masotto has co-founded a record label and released her first solo album
BY JASMINE MIDDLETON What do you do if there are no opportunities that fit your musical niche? Well, if you’re Laura Masotto, you simply create […]