Tassie detectives unearth Baroque music
BY CIARA NICHOLLS, VAN DIEMEN’S BAND Rare and fragile manuscripts in remote corners of Europe. Striking long-necked instruments from the 17th Century. A journey […]
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Writer-musicians bring the latest from Australia’s classical and new music scene
WTF?! What does HIP even mean today?
BY STEPHANIE ESLAKE Welcome to our new series, What the Fact?! Throughout 2018, we’re teaming up with talent at the Australian National Academy of Music to […]
Claire Higgins talks debut composition performance
BY STEPHANIE ESLAKE This week, six composers from the Melbourne Conservatorium of Music will have a selection of their works performed to a public […]
Ed Ferris will not conform for you
BY STEPHANIE ESLAKE As a performer, Ed Ferris dons the title Clarinet Maverick. It may sound pretty playful, but it’s a whole lot deeper […]
EXPOSED! Life in the orchestra with Jenny Compton, Outreach and Education
BY STEPHANIE ESLAKE Have you ever wondered what life is really like in the orchestra? Welcome to EXPOSED! In 2018, we continue to team up with […]
WTF?! Why undertake a residency?
BY STEPHANIE ESLAKE Welcome to our new series, What the Fact?! Throughout 2018, we’re teaming up with talent at the Australian National Academy of Music to […]
The young artists of chamber music: Grace Clifford, violin
BY LAURA BIEMMI Grace Clifford is one wildly impressive 19 year old. Currently in her fourth year at the Curtis Institute of Music, Grace […]
Emily Sheppard: Musical wanderlust and creative risk
BY ZOE DOUGLAS-KINGHORN From mountain dells to urban stormwater tunnels, limestone caves, and street corners, you never know where Emily Sheppard will make her […]
Con Fuoco | Molly Collier-O’Boyle, viola
BY STEPHANIE ESLAKE Welcome to Con Fuoco, our interview series with emerging artists in Australia. Molly Collier O’Boyle is the Australian World Orchestra […]
Paul Dean: Deleting music, writing for Trish, and sunny days
BY CELINE CHONG Paul Dean has written a brand new Concerto for Cello and Wind Quintet. It might very well be the first of […]