Why I’m totally looking forward to six-four
BY SIX-FOUR, AS TOLD TO STEPHANIE ESLAKE When I first heard about six-four’s upcoming gig, I was like: This is seriously awesome. The art music-loving sextet […]
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What should an artist make of the Sydney Opera House protests?
BY MARK BOSCH One of the stranger protests I’ve been to – Tuesday night’s “counter-projection event” at the Sydney Opera House – felt nevertheless appropriate […]
GALLERY // How I designed new concert blacks
BY JACINDA JAENSCH AS TOLD TO CUTCOMMON Earlier this year, we published a feature with Jacinda Jaensch – founder of new Australian fashion label Cadenza […]
How can we hear classical music in video games?
BY STEPHANIE ESLAKE This story was first published in October 2017 in the Kill Your Darlings literary journal as part of the inaugural KYD New […]
Composer Deborah Cheetham AO explains her new war requiem
BY DEBORAH CHEETHAM AO In this blog, Yorta Yorta composer, soprano, and Short Black Opera artistic director Deborah Cheetham AO writes about the creation of […]
Growing my confidence as a leader in music
BY GRACE GALLUR One year ago, I messaged fellow singer Aidan McGartland to share my favourite choral music and ask if he’d help get […]
Alex Pozniak talks us through his music for Spectral Tech
BY ALEX POZNIAK AS TOLD TO STEPHANIE ESLAKE This month, we introduce you to the three Australian composers developing new works with Ensemble Offspring […]
Tristan Coelho talks us through his music for Spectral Tech
BY TRISTAN COELHO AS TOLD TO STEPHANIE ESLAKE This month, we introduce you to the three Australian composers developing new works with Ensemble Offspring […]
Just what do we talk about when we talk about investment in the arts?
BY MARK BOSCH Any nuanced view will take into account what it means to invest in the arts well, which is undoubtedly a matter of degree […]
Some lessons my (musical) mother taught me
BY RACHEL BRUERVILLE, OPINIONS EDITOR Reflecting on my upbringing has made me realise that certain expectations, conventions, and also general music nerdiness, have been […]