How I used “serious fun” to build my 42-student music school
BY STEPHANIE ESLAKE At the start of the pandemic, Ambre Hammond had four students in her own music school. Now, the Sydney piano teacher has […]
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Writer-musicians bring the latest from Australia’s classical and new music scene
Orava Quartet will premiere a new Australian work this month
BY CUTCOMMON It’s safe to say that most musicians would be happy with a review praising their ability to “defy the laws of physics”. But […]
Kaylie Melville talks us through her new leadership role with Speak Percussion
BY STEPHANIE ESLAKE Where will your music career take you? For Melbourne percussionist Kaylie Melville, it led her into major festival appearances, premieres of Australian […]
Unfamiliar music “can provide a window into how others think”
BY CUTCOMMON In 2022, Reuben Johnson heard his Australian National Academy of Music colleagues perform Messiaen’s Quartet for the End of Time. So engrossing was […]
Eliza Shephard is asking Australia to “think big and be brave” in programming works by women
BY STEPHANIE ESLAKE Eliza Shephard has long been concerned with a lack of representation in the Australian music industry. She wanted to see more works […]
Amy Rita releases new piano music inspired by the winter solstice
BY LILY BRYANT Amidst the seemingly never-ending discussion about the inaccessibility of classical music, a quiet hero has emerged: contemporary-classical piano. A genre perfectly suited […]
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 […]
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 […]