Nicholas Bochner is inviting you to rediscover the classics through a modern-day lens
BY MIRANDA ILCHEF Nicholas Bochner has always found his spark by getting involved in “musical projects that get us closer to the audience – those […]
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From timpani to the podium, Jen Winley sheds light on a fulfilling career
BY MIRANDA ILCHEF Orchestral percussionist to classroom teacher to professional conductor isn’t a typical career trajectory — but it’s a path Jen Winley found herself […]
What does it mean to be a “working class composer” in Australia?
BY STEPHANIE ESLAKE Many artists will seek support for their creative projects. But rarely will you find an opportunity based around the concept of class. […]
This health and wellbeing program is putting musicians’ needs first
BY STEPHANIE ESLAKE Halfway into my music degree, I had an accident. I’d been studying classical saxophone, the passion of my life since I was […]
What it’s like to be an assistant conductor with a major symphony orchestra
BY CUTCOMMON Australian conductor Leonard Weiss has been making waves overseas, from his recent Churchill Fellowship achievement to his roles as the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra’s […]
Pianist Sophie Hutchings is creating a space where her “audience can breathe”
BY CUTCOMMON Sophie Hutchings was born on the same street as her concert venue. It’s a charming way to connect to the theme of her […]
Cameron Lam on music careers, slowing down, and composing with colour
BY STEPHANIE ESLAKE It’s safe to say that most makers and listeners of Australian art music will have heard of Cameron Lam. They’re curator of […]
How Katy Abbott composed a work of compassion for asylum seekers in offshore detention
BY MIRANDA ILCHEF, LEAD WRITER While looking back at her most recent creative undertakings, Australian composer Katy Abbott acknowledges she has “a penchant for setting […]
Josh Belperio is heading to New York City as a Fulbright Scholar
BY STEPHANIE ESLAKE Adelaide composer, protest song writer and musical theatre talent Josh Belperio is about to bid farewell to their hometown, and fly to […]
“With us, it’s guitar like you haven’t heard before”
BY LILY BRYANT When I ask Benjamin Dix of the Melbourne Guitar Quartet what it’s like to prepare for a world premiere, he laughs, self-effacingly. […]