What’s happening at National Music Camp?
BY STEPHANIE ESLAKE The Australian Youth Orchestra’s National Music Camp is a rite of passage for young musicians and arts practitioners in Australia. So […]
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Get inspired as you read Mary Jo Capps’ graduation address – in full
On 15 December 2017, the University of Melbourne bestowed its highest honour on Musica Viva CEO Mary Jo Capps, admitting her to the degree of […]
Elizabeth Scott: “Young women need to be the best that they can be”
BY STEPHANIE ESLAKE When I heard the news that Elizabeth Scott would conduct Handel’s Messiah at the Sydney Opera House, I must admit I was a […]
Rural Commuters: Gordan Richter, bassoon
Dedication. It’s learning your parts. It’s developing your technique. It’s rocking up to rehearsal. In fact, for some, it’s embarking on a 10-hour round-trip to rock […]
Con Fuoco: Sarah Arnold, soprano
Welcome to Con Fuoco, CutCommon’s interview series with emerging musicians in Australia. Sarah Arnold is a graduate of the Sydney Conservatorium of Music, having […]
Eve Klein invites you inside her Vocal Womb (literally)
BY LAURA BIEMMI When the APRA AMCOS/Australian Music Centre Art Music Fund recipients were announced in April this year, it was noted that two […]
Matthew Fagan: “You will be hearing where we come from”
BY CAROL SAFFER Nature or nurture? Genetic or environment? Virtuoso guitarist Matthew Fagan believes “it is definitely in the genes”. When Gypsy Fire duo […]
EXPOSED! Life in the orchestra chorus with Alexander Rodrigues, tenor
BY STEPHANIE ESLAKE Have you ever wondered what life is really like in the orchestra? Welcome to EXPOSED! Throughout 2017, we’re teaming up with musicians and […]
When Gamelan meets Western art music
BY CHLOE SANGER I SAID NEON is a concert comprised of brand new compositions inspired by the music of Indonesia. They’ll include a mixture […]
Robert Davidson: “Classical training is a cool thing”
BY RACHEL BRUERVILLE Brisbane’s eclectic indie-classical quintet Topology summarises the wide expanse of work the musicians have created in the past 20 years through […]