Four musicians tell us why FilmHarmonia is basically one big party
BY STEPHANIE ESLAKE Last year, we had a chat with Joshua McNulty about why we should show the love for film scores. The emerging conductor, […]
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Blood, Sweat, Opera // Nathan Stark, tenor
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 […]
Quart-Ed: “As future music educators, it’s important to validate Australian music”
BY JESSIE WANG, LEAD WRITER (COMMUNITY AND SOCIAL AWARENESS) Do you remember how you felt after you completed your very first industry placement? While most […]
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 […]
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 […]