How to build your audience
BY SUSAN DE WEGER There was an eye-opening post from the new Crushing Classical Facebook page recently: As a classical musician, the audience has always […]
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Young scholarship winners reveal their ambitions
BY STEPHANIE ESLAKE This week, four emerging opera stars experience a rare opportunity for professional development, exclusive workshops and coaching with leaders in the industry. Lisette […]
How to approach the press about your music
BY STEPHANIE ESLAKE, EDITOR One of the industry skills that our music degrees often fail to teach us is how to approach the press […]
What makes a Christmas tune magical?
BY SAMUEL COTTELL Each year December rolls around and the feeling of Christmas creeps in (or, if you happen to step foot into a […]
How to play as a duo (when you’re married)
BY HAROLD GRETTON AND VERONIQUE VAN DUURLING Have you ever had to perform with a close friend, relative, or loved one? How do you […]
The business skills you learn through music
BY JESSICA VOIGT-PAGE Jessica Voigt-Page is an Australian classical saxophonist based in Texas. She teaches 70 students and hosts camps and events with her […]
Porgy and Bess: A Definitive Guide
BY SAMUEL COTTELL George Gershwin and Maurice Ravel met in Paris. As the famed story goes, Gershwin asked Ravel for lessons in composition. Ravel, […]
6 things I learnt at Wagner’s Ring Cycle
BY MADELINE ROYCROFT “It’s like going on a flight!” the cloakroom attendant tells me as I hand over the Target Collection coat I wish […]
Don’t leave me alone
BY CAMPBELL BANKS It had been a rough week, if you remember. On the Monday, Leonard Cohen added his name to 2016’s long list […]
Photoblog: Composing in the Alaskan wilderness
BY DAVID JOHN LANG AND CASSIE TO In July this year, nine composers from around the world gathered in central Alaska for two weeks […]