In defence of your opinion
BY JUSTINA LUI Three-star reviews are the critical equivalent of a shepherd’s pie: an inoffensive crowd-pleaser that quells hunger pangs but is ultimately forgettable. […]
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Nine things you should know about early music performance
BY PAUL BALLAM-CROSS, RUNNER-UP IN THE 2016 YOUNG WRITER OF THE YEAR COMPETITION Fashions change in classical music, as in everything. In the Renaissance, […]
Does genre still have a place?
BY MYLES OAKEY, 2016 CUTCOMMON YOUNG WRITER OF THE YEAR This is the winning blog entry in our inaugural CutCommon Young Writer of the Year Competition […]
Reflections: Affinity Collective Quartet in Europe
BY MEE NA LOJEWSKI The Affinity Collective Quartet takes its first international tour to Europe. Musicians Mee Na Lojewski (cello), William Clark (viola), and Harry […]
Seven things to remember when analysing music
BY MATTHEW LORENZON Music analysis isn’t just something you do for a semester in third year uni. It happens whenever you’re curious about the […]
Modern day income of famous composers
INFOGRAPHIC BY STEPHEN PRITCHARD Ever wondered what the famous composers earned for their well-known works? Debated whether you make more money than Mozart? Stephen Pritchard […]
Photoblog: anon. goes to New York City
BY NICOLE TJ AND THOMAS LO Melbourne ensemble anon. takes its first international trip, giving a TEDx talk and exploring life in New York City. […]
Leadership beyond the stage
BY SUSAN DE WEGER Leadership is key for career success. The value of training in the creative disciplines is misunderstood and undervalued by ourselves […]
Composing an individual ‘voice’ in today’s world
BY MICHAEL BAKRNČEV Michael Bakrnčev’s winning piece Sky Jammer will be performed by the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra at the Metropolis New Music Festival. He shares the […]
First rock, then Baroque
BY ROBERT MACFARLANE While putting together my program for the Australian Bach Society’s concert The Path to Bach on 7 May, as the snow […]