Das Boot composer crafts a soundworld of war and “self-proclaimed heroism”
BY CHRISTOPHER LEON, GLOBAL SERIES EDITOR It’s been close to four decades since Oscar-nominated film Das Boot was released to the world. The 1981 film […]
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Lyn Williams AM talks us through the Gondwana World Choral Festival
BY JESSIE WANG, LEAD WRITER (COMMUNITY AND SOCIAL AWARENESS) There are some incredible people in the Australian music industry who make a difference by doing […]
Mark Bain’s new resource will help you confront your performance anxiety
BY MIRANDA ILCHEF Performance anxiety is a phrase many musicians are pretty familiar with. Whether we experience it ourselves or know someone who does, it […]
Rose de La Montaña has launched her own guitar residency in Melbourne
BY STEPHANIE ESLAKE Rose de La Montaña is a young guitarist to look out for. In fact, you might’ve read about her in our latest […]
Lotte Betts-Dean will sing of “mortality and sin” at Dark Mofo
BY STEPHANIE ESLAKE Dark Mofo has grown notorious for its explorations into sex and death, and this week’s concert promises nothing less morbid. Australian mezzo […]
The Melbourne Ensemble brings chamber music to an urban winery
BY EMMA SULLIVAN Have you ever watched a symphony orchestra and wanted to get to know the different personalities on stage? Melbourne Ensemble, formed in […]
Mary Lattimore will play ambient music on 47 strings
BY STEPHANIE ESLAKE What even is ambient music, anyway? Some would consider it music to sink into the background; a kind of atmospheric and calming […]
Rakhi Singh and Seb Gainsborough on collaboration and musical freedom
BY MYLES OAKEY (EUROPE CORRESPONDENT) Shadowing five onstage performers, a flickering analogue film gestures a bleeding heart, which rests atop a woman’s bare chest. Layered […]
Andrew Groch: “The age of the dictatorial conductor is dead”
BY ZOE DOUGLAS-KINGHORN, LEAD WRITER I suspect Andrew Groch may be a time lord. He hasn’t run off to join the circus, but damn, is […]
Adam Tan: From “awful student” to YouTube star and festival founder
BY JASMINE MIDDLETON When Adam Tan first picked up a percussion instrument back in high school, he was “an awful student”. “My practice ethic was […]