Sally Whitwell on the value of working with youth orchestras
BY EMMA SULLIVAN Sally Whitwell is no stranger to youth music in Australia. Having started out as a member of the Canberra Youth Orchestra, […]
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Actually, there are THOUSANDS of female composers
BY RACHEL BRUERVILLE, COMPOSER So you think there are no female composers? Actually, there are thousands of female composers. More than 6000, in fact, across 70 countries. […]
EXPOSED! Composing for orchestra with Melody Eötvös
BY STEPHANIE ESLAKE UPDATE 17 JULY 2019: Melody’s work for the TSO, as discussed below, resulted in her being named a finalist in the APRA […]
What makes a musician professional?
BY STEPHANIE ESLAKE What makes a musician professional? For Andrey Gugnin, the answer isn’t so straight-forward. “Is it the fact that you have finished […]
WTF?! Do I need to move city for study?
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 […]
Dark Mofo’s opera will gender-swap its cast
BY CELINE CHONG Edgy. Provocative. Confronting. Young bass baritone Jeremy Kleeman has certainly stuck his foot in the door of the Australian opera scene, […]
Caitlin Malcolm will play in one of THE best musicals
BY STEPHANIE ESLAKE When I settle in for a chat with Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts student Caitlin Malcolm, I’m faced with quite […]
This mum designed her own concert blacks
BY STEPHANIE ESLAKE Formal black skirt. Don’t wear leggings. Don’t wear black jeans. No midriff tops. Don’t wear a t-shirt. Sound frustrating? Welcome to the […]
There’s only one way to hear my new album
BY STEPHANIE ESLAKE How do you listen to music? From your digital playlist? Borrow a CD from a friend? Hunt out those warm vinyl […]
Behind the Curtain | Lucy Mervik, soprano
BY STEPHANIE ESLAKE So you’ve been to see the opera. Maybe you were a concertgoer, taken aback by the majestic staging and tales of […]