Catherine Strong’s research shows “very huge” risk of music workers leaving the industry
BY STEPHANIE ESLAKE With an influx of digital concerts and transitions into online music lessons, it can feel like we are living in a “new […]
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Watch the world premiere of Wesley Stormer’s new music clip
BY STEPHANIE ESLAKE Wesley Stormer grew up in Mount Riverview, a suburb of the picturesque Blue Mountains. He went on to study composition at Western […]
Facebook banned Australian arts media. Here’s what you can do to keep up
FROM THE CUTCOMMON TEAM Here at CutCommon, we woke to the devastating news on Thursday morning that our publication — as with all Australian media […]
A new study is confronting the “sexualisation of Australia’s classical musicians”
BY STEPHANIE ESLAKE Does the classical music industry do its best to promote gender equality? It’s certainly a topic that weighs heavily on the minds […]
The Cooperative is combining opera with social justice
BY JESSIE WANG, LEAD WRITER (COMMUNITY AND SOCIAL AWARENESS) It’s the start of 2021. As a member of our music community, what’s the first thing […]
My arts career during COVID-19: Nicole van Bruggen, artistic director
BY STEPHANIE ESLAKE Since COVID-19 was declared a pandemic, the entire nature of our industry has shifted — seemingly overnight — with artists forced to […]
OPINION // Art isn’t expendable – it’s one of our last hopes
BY JOSEPH ASQUITH, LEAD WRITER (EDUCATION) The arts has certainly been among the hardest-hit sectors during the coronavirus pandemic. Concerts have been postponed, playhouses shut, […]
Thinking of applying for the Art Music Fund? Composer Cameron Lam is here to help
BY STEPHANIE ESLAKE For the Australian arts industry, the year 2020 has been nothing short of exhausting. And it’s going to take time to recover. […]
Meet Jonathan Ong, the pianist who ditched the concert hall for Twitch
BY CHANTAL NGUYEN Once on track as a concert pianist and conservatorium lecturer, Jonathan Ong made an about-turn and embraced digital streaming instead, via the […]
Sharing the joy – my unexpected year of music
BY PAT JAFFE We would like to give a warm welcome to Pat in his first story as a CutCommon contributor. As the end of […]