Meeting Brisbane’s new Taimana Ensemble
BY JO ST LEON The Taimana Ensemble features some of the newest and brightest stars on the horizon of Brisbane’s thriving classical music scene. […]
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Industry exercise: Define your artistic brand
BY SUSAN DE WEGER An artistic brand is a tool that can boost your confidence and give the world a strong idea of who […]
Composer Secrets: Daniel Thorpe
BY HANLI SEAN BOTHA, COMPOSER Composer Secrets is our interview series from Hanli Sean Botha, whose vision is to build awareness of new Australian composition. These […]
My journey into music therapy: Van Gogh with school students
BY NATASHA LIN During the month of June, the National Gallery of Victoria education department partnered with the University of Melbourne music therapy department to […]
EXPOSED! Life in the orchestra with Jonathon Ramsay, trombone
BY STEPHANIE ESLAKE Have you ever wondered what life is really like in the orchestra? Welcome to EXPOSED! Throughout 2017, we’re teaming up with musicians and […]
A chat with Nicholas Tolputt, countertenor
BY LAURA BIEMMI If you haven’t heard of Nicholas Tolputt, I suggest you start listening up. The young countertenor – a Melbourne Conservatorium of […]
Kupka’s Piano: “A live show with no one on stage”
BY STEPHANIE ESLAKE What if music and words were living beings? How would they behave? What would we think of them? This is the […]
Queer and Now: Ben Nielsen, producer
BY JASSY ROBERTSON Many composers and musicians will allow their art to speak for itself. Not always are they asked about their personal lives. […]
Soprano Jessica Harper on body image, realism, funding in opera
BY SPENCER DARBY I’d like to preface this interview with a disclaimer. I am a friend and fan of Jessica Harper. I have worked […]
Lachlan Skipworth: Japan’s influence in my music
BY LACHLAN SKIPWORTH, COMPOSER I wish to write a little about my Piano Trio, and how the traditional shakuhachi piece Daha found its way […]