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What my music studies have taught me so far

August 28, 2017

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

August 27, 2017

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?’

August 21, 2017

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

August 21, 2017

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

August 19, 2017

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 […]

Fiona Murphy – ‘Classical music: what’s in it for young people?’

August 16, 2017

BY FIONA MURPHY, 2017 CUTCOMMON YOUNG WRITER OF THE YEAR – RUNNER-UP This blog awarded Fiona Murphy a runner-up place in the 2017 CutCommon Young […]

Five LGBTQIA+ composers who’ll fill your soul with pride

August 13, 2017

BY MADELINE ROYCROFT The Australian people will soon have the chance to vote in a same-sex marriage plebiscite, challenging archaic restrictions on the rights […]