Why we must value early music
BY JANE DOWNER, ARTISTIC DIRECTOR OF AUSTRAL HARMONY Austral Harmony principally performs music from the European high baroque (early- to mid-1700s). We take an […]
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Bakrnčev: Nurturing new orchestral music
BY MICHAEL BAKRNČEV Composer Michael Bakrnčev talks about commissioning other Australian composers for his orchestra The Melbourne Metropolitan Sinfonietta. You’re constantly worried when they […]
The perks and perils of having a ‘day job’
BY ELEANOR WOOD T.S. Eliot worked as a banker, then an editor, throughout his literary career. Philip Glass supported himself as a plumber while […]
From medicine to guitar: Yunjia Liu’s journey
BY YUNJIA LIU The Melbourne guitarist, composer, singer, and amateur photographer tells us about her journey from studying medicine in Beijing to expressing herself […]
O Bratsche, Where Art Thou?
BY CAMPBELL BANKS Let them eat cake. And drink coffee. And let it be free, too. This will help entice them to come to […]
How to invoice like a pro
BY SUSAN DE WEGER Why is it so uncomfortable for freelance classical musicians to talk about money? Freelancers in other industries, particularly tradesmen, manage […]
Katia Beaugeais’ First Light at Uluru
BY KATIA BEAUGEAIS Under the direction of Dr John Lynch, The Sydney Conservatorium Wind Symphony will perform the world premiere of Katia Beaugeais’ First […]
The Sound of One Penny Dropping
BY CAMPBELL BANKS The eyes gave him away. They’re hidden on the back wall of the hall, in amongst the cartographic wood panelling of […]
A love letter from Beethoven
BY STEPHANIE ESLAKE [AND BEETHOVEN] Be cheerful – remain my true, my only treasure, my all as I am yours. Pretty romantic, right? Beethoven […]
Best sci-fi flute works of all time
BY ANGUS MCPHERSON The Cabinet of Oddities is a show combining fiction, flutes and fantasy. Premiered at the speculative fiction convention Conflux (which happened to […]