“We want to play stuff we love and care about”
BY ELSABETH PARKINSON The musicians of the Penny Quartet knew very early on that they were onto a good thing. In their ensemble’s first […]
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Affinity’s William Clark performs in home state Tasmania
This week marks a special event for Melbourne’s Affinity Collective – the group journeys to the island of Tasmania, allowing its violist William Clark to […]
EXPOSED! Life in the orchestra with Greg Stephens, horn
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 […]
Play On commissions site-specific music from Fia Fiell
BY STEPHANIE ESLAKE Play On will hit up the Mission to Seafarers’ 1917 Norla Dome as part of its Melbourne Music Week debut. The […]
Con Fuoco | Oscar Wong, piano
Welcome to Con Fuoco, CutCommon’s interview series with emerging musicians in Australia. Oscar Shoyo Wong was a full music scholarship recipient at Emmanuel College […]
A chat with La La Land composer Justin Hurwitz
BY STEPHANIE ESLAKE How do you write a modern-day musical about hopes and dreams? They’re themes we’re all-too familiar with; magically brought to life […]
Composing to the beat of a new drum
What defines an Australian composer today? How do they create music? And where do composers see new music heading in the future? Naomi Johnson speaks […]
Composer and performer talk [epic] collaboration
BY STEPHANIE ESLAKE It’s the work that took Thomas Misson 1000 hours to write. The Tasmanian composer is about to hear the world premiere […]
What do you think about when joining an ensemble?
BY STEPHANIE ESLAKE You may have seen Campbell Banks’ byline in CutCommon in the past. The brutally honest critic often writes philosophical musings as […]
ANAM finalist: Magdalenna Krstevska, clarinet
This week, CutCommon chats with some of the ANAM Concerto Competition finalists, who will be performing with the Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra on 17 November. Magdalenna […]