Rural Commuters: Gabrielle Cadenhead, flute
BY STEPHANIE ESLAKE 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 […]
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Five LGBTQIA+ composers who’ll fill your soul with pride
BY MADELINE ROYCROFT The Australian people will soon have the chance to vote in a same-sex marriage plebiscite, challenging archaic restrictions on the rights […]
A chat with Celine Chong, our 2017 CutCommon Young Writer of the Year
BY MYLES OAKEY, 2016 CUTCOMMON YOUNG WRITER OF THE YEAR The CutCommon Young Writer of the Year Competition searches for new voices in Australian […]
Con Fuoco: Charlotte Fetherston, viola
BY STEPHANIE ESLAKE Welcome to Con Fuoco, CutCommon’s interview series with emerging musicians in Australia. Charlotte Fetherston grew up in Auckland. She received […]
Elsen Price is crowdfunding his new compositions
BY HARRY SDRAULIG Want to hear some new Australian music? Enter Plait Ensemble. The group, led by world music specialist and double bassist Elsen […]
Con Fuoco: Ella van der Mespel, violin
BY LEAH BLANKENDAAL Welcome to Con Fuoco, CutCommon’s interview series with emerging musicians. This time, we have a very special interview for you featuring […]
Meeting Brisbane’s new Taimana Ensemble
BY JO ST LEON The Taimana Ensemble features some of the newest and brightest stars on the horizon of Brisbane’s thriving classical music scene. […]
Cosmic Raven: Francesca Mountfort on spirituality
BY STEPHANIE ESLAKE Have you ever heard a piece of music that has transported you away from the moment? We often describe compositions as […]
Computers and composition with Kirsten Milenko
BY STEPHANIE ESLAKE If there’s one composer who embodies the ethos of ‘Unashamedly Original’, it’s Kirsten Milenko. The young Sydney composer’s new work ex aere […]
Composer Secrets: Daniel Thorpe
BY HANLI SEAN BOTHA, COMPOSER Composer Secrets is our interview series from Hanli Sean Botha, whose vision is to build awareness of new Australian composition. These […]