Sydney musicians are banding together to help native animals in need
BY STEPHANIE ESLAKE For flautist Joshua Batty, one of the most distressing impacts of this summer’s bushfire season has been “the feeling of mutual helplessness”. […]
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An entirely casual chat with Stranger Things composers Kyle and Michael
BY CHRISTOPHER LEON WITH LEVEL AND GAIN You may not have heard of Kyle Dixon and Michael Stein, but you would undoubtedly know their music. […]
Would you marathon 16 hours of music to help support the firefighters?
BY NATASHA LIN More than 30 classical musicians from Sydney and Melbourne will this month perform as part of Tempo Rubato’s 16-hour Music Marathon Fundraiser […]
As the Australian government abandons the arts, it’s time to make some noise
BY TIM HANNAH “In love and rage.” That phrase is a common sign-off amongst activists. It aptly summarises the fluctuations between compassion and frustration that […]
Composer Cyrus Meurant talks about his stunning new vinyl release
BY GABRIELLE CADENHEAD Composer-violinist Cyrus Meurant has cultivated a vast portfolio of music for dance and theatre. He has studied composition in Sydney, Paris, and […]
Bach in a bar (with beer) is the concert we’ve needed all along
BY SYLVIE WOODS, LEAD WRITER (NSW) Move over Justin. It’s Heinrich Biber who’s getting played in this underground bar. Evan Streater’s next concert in The […]
We need to end the “all or nothing” approach to careers in music
BY CHANTAL NGUYEN It was the final minute of the final movement. “All or nothing, now or never!” I thought. The double stops, the breathless […]
I tested out these 7 new meditations for performance energy
BY MIRANDA ILCHEF Our brains are amazing organs. As performers, we rely on them to train our body, to remember our music, and to give […]
As musicians, we must listen, learn, and live
BY SEAN X. QUINN, COMPOSER We would like to welcome Sean in his first story as a CutCommon contributor! I have always looked at myself […]
Berklee Online is boosting female representation among music students and staff
BY JASMINE MIDDLETON It shouldn’t have to be a novelty that an educational organisation achieves gender equality across its staff and student base. But unfortunately, […]