The composer talks: Jenna Cave with Samuel Cottell
BY SAMUEL COTTELL I’m standing in the cold on Glebe Point Road waiting for Jenna Cave. We’re meeting at Da Capo Music store to have […]
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12 gigs in 12 months? You’re on.
BY STEPHANIE ESLAKE Organ champion James Flores set himself a challenge: 12 gigs in 12 months. Now, having passed the half-way mark, he reflects […]
Catching up with crazy-skilled guitarist Andrew Blanch
BY STEPHANIE ESLAKE Heard of Andrew Blanch? If you haven’t, you’ve been living under the proverbial rock. The young classical guitarist has spent the past […]
Composed: An honest look into performance anxiety
BY RACHEL BRUERVILLE Composed not only tries to offer a means to address performance anxiety, but explores where it comes from and why we […]
Owen Morris, 22, on scoring a principal role in the ASO
BY STEPHANIE ESLAKE Owen Morris is still in his early 20s – but being young hasn’t stopped him achieving his dream job. Owen was […]
What my music studies have taught me so far
BY STEPHANIE ESLAKE This profile feature of emerging violinist Arna Morton is produced in collaboration with the Melbourne Conservatorium of Music. When Arna Morton […]
ASH is for Ashley Bathgate: Bach, life, and careers in new music
BY CELINE CHONG, 2017 CUTCOMMON YOUNG WRITER OF THE YEAR This story is published as part of CutCommon Young Writers’ Month. If you […]
Celine Chong – ‘Classical music: what’s in it for young people?’
BY CELINE CHONG, 2017 CUTCOMMON YOUNG WRITER OF THE YEAR This blog awarded Celine Chong the winning place in the 2017 CutCommon Young Writer of […]
Queer and Now: Jesse Budel, composer and performer
BY JASSY ROBERTSON Many composers and musicians will allow their art to speak for itself. Not always are they asked about their personal lives. […]
Young pianist Hoang Pham talks Chopin…mostly
BY STEPHANIE ESLAKE Hoang Pham is crazy for Chopin. And we’re not judging him. As Hoang puts it, the composer’s remarkable music for piano […]