How do we approach music composed by “bad people”?
BY STEPHANIE ESLAKE Violinist Lizzy Welsh will perform at Castlemaine State Festival this month. She will perform music composed by bad humans. Music and Murder […]
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LONGREAD // Clemens Christian Poetzsch finds his musical language
MYLES OAKEY, EUROPE CORRESPONDENT Antique brass chandeliers and plastic fans are suspended from a corrugated iron ceiling. A cathedral-like steel arch braces the roof. To […]
Oliver Patrice Weder tells us what it’s like to compose for Spitfire Audio
BY CHRISTOPHER LEON, GLOBAL SERIES EDITOR Coming from a purely performance and composition background, Oliver Patrice Weder has carved himself a unique path into […]
Van-Anh Nguyen is bridging the gap between classical and pop
BY CELINE CHONG, LEAD WRITER (QLD) The classical and pop genres of music are, to most, worlds apart. From the perspective of a classical […]
The people in this choir can’t talk, but they can sing
BY JESSIE WANG, LEAD WRITER (COMMUNITY AND SOCIAL AWARENESS) For many of us in the music industry, we’ve had to sing. Maybe it was because […]
Samuel Cottell’s new concert series brings old school to Mosman
BY STEPHANIE ESLAKE A couple of years ago, CutCommon chanced upon Samuel Cottell. The classical and jazz pianist would quickly become our lead writer; penning […]
Shuan Hern Lee, 16: “Don’t change for other people’s tastes”
BY STEPHANIE ESLAKE Pianist Shuan Hern Lee is off to a good start in his career. Actually, he’s off to a great start. At 16 […]
Akiho Suzuki: Mental health sounds like…
BY JESSIE WANG, LEAD WRITER (COMMUNITY AND SOCIAL AWARENESS) Sydney-based musician and charity worker Jessie Wang is a mental health advocate and studies psychology at […]
Perth’s newest opera collective set to host a rare one-act Holst
BY JASMINE MIDDLETON Thirty minutes might seem like a short amount of time for a concert. But it was good enough for Gustav Holst, and […]
Why we love Elena Kats-Chernin
BY STEPHANIE ESLAKE, EDITOR This story was first published in the Kill Your Darlings literary journal as part of the inaugural KYD New Critic Award. […]