Queer and Now: Graham Abbott, conductor and broadcaster
BY STEPHANIE ESLAKE, WITH INTRODUCTION FROM JASSY ROBERTSON Many composers and musicians will allow their art to speak for itself. Not always are they […]
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Writer-musicians bring the latest from Australia’s classical and new music scene
Decaying pianos inspire groundbreaking new collective
BY CHLOE SANGER The Piano Graveyard (pictured above) is located outside the tiny town of York in Western Australia on the Wambyn Olive Farm. […]
Con Fuoco: Rhys Little, composer + performer + conductor
BY STEPHANIE ESLAKE Welcome to Con Fuoco, CutCommon’s interview series with emerging musicians in Australia. Sydney-based Rhys Little (born 1998) may be young, […]
Darryn Santana on self-discipline, expression, and new album
BY LAURA BIEMMI Darryn Santana has dedicated his new album to someone he loves: Erik Satie. The Perth guitarist has described the self-titled release […]
28-year-old Ray Chen is rocking the world
BY STEPHANIE ESLAKE Ray Chen is an Olympic-level musician. No, really. He performed at the 1998 Japan Winter Olympics when he was eight. Now […]
Rural chamber music fest launches in Tassie
BY JO ST LEON Rising from the ashes of Hobart Baroque, the inaugural Tasmanian Chamber Music Festival is the brainchild of Allanah Dopson, known […]
Will technology take over a composer’s job?
BY STEPHANIE ESLAKE Think artificial intelligence will never take over your creative work? Here’s a project set to challenge you. Composer Alistair McLean was […]
Lucy Kong composes all your post-study insecurities
BY STEPHANIE ESLAKE Optimism. Disappointment. Despair. Acceptance. We’ve all felt them. These are the experiences faced when we move on from our studies and, […]
Soundscapes and cutlery: Victoria Pham talks Sonant Bodies
BY CAROL SAFFER Victoria Pham is a composer and archaeologist based in Sydney. James Maher is a writer, artist, poet and composer living in […]
Justin Williams: See me as I am
BY STEPHANIE ESLAKE Justin Williams was in his 20s when he co-founded his ensemble. The violist, now an assistant principal player with the Sydney […]