Women on the podium | Jen Winley
BY ZOE DOUGLAS-KINGHORN, LEAD WRITER Gender equality. What does it look like in the orchestra? Blind auditions and gender-neutral concert blacks may bring balance into classical […]
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A chat with the violinist who took out the ABC Young Performers Awards
BY JASMINE MIDDLETON Eight months, 48 hours of competition, 12 semi-finalists, and three finalists later, the ABC Young Performers Awards 2018 announced its winner. […]
Women on the podium | Eugenie Tamplon
BY ZOE DOUGLAS-KINGHORN, LEAD WRITER Gender equality. What does it look like in the orchestra? Blind auditions and gender-neutral concert blacks may bring balance into classical […]
Regeneration and empowerment: Olivia Swift and Josie Gibson
BY MARK BOSCH Although Sydney Chamber Choir and Synergy Percussion’s joint concert Dance Chant is billed as a tribute to Ross Edwards at age […]
Chloe Sinclair is “one of Australia’s most notable” new composers
BY STEPHANIE ESLAKE The National Capital Orchestra describes Chloe Sinclair as “one of Australia’s most notable up-and-coming young composers”. But we think Chloe is […]
Women on the podium | Laura Barton
BY ZOE DOUGLAS-KINGHORN, LEAD WRITER Gender equality. What does it look like in the orchestra? Blind auditions and gender-neutral concert blacks may bring balance […]
A chat with Australian composer Ross Edwards
BY MARK BOSCH I always hesitate to call a composer — or any artist and their work — “unique”, “singular”, “solitary”. Nothing exists in […]
Andrée Greenwell is raising awareness of gendered violence
BY LILY BRYANT Trigger warning: This story and the embedded audio contains description of gendered violence. We often discuss music in terms of its […]
Watch the world premiere of Xani’s music clip Sun White
BY STEPHANIE ESLAKE Imagine if you could rock up to the recording studio and just play whatever you like. No sheet music to drag […]
WTF?! How should I look after my reeds?
BY STEPHANIE ESLAKE Welcome to our series, What the Fact?! Throughout 2018, we’re teaming up with talent at the Australian National Academy of Music to bring […]