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 […]
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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 […]
Sascha Kelly on why Moneypenny is gold
BY SASCHA KELLY Moneypenny is not my idea. It’s been an amalgamation of several concepts that friends of mine have suggested. Justina Lui was […]
Nostalgia Ascending
BY CAMPBELL BANKS Lark Ascending Melbourne Symphony Orchestra with Richard Tognetti Hamer Hall, 20 August After seeing the program for this Melbourne Symphony […]