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 […]
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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 […]
Bassoonist Jack Schiller talks chamber music
BY CAROL SAFFER Melbourne Symphony Orchestra principal bassoon Jack Schiller recently watched as MasterChef contestant Pete Morgan was sent home because of the idea that […]
EXPOSED! Life in the orchestra with Brett Rutherford, cellist
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 […]
**ENTRIES OPEN** 2017 CutCommon Young Writer of the Year Competition
**ENTRIES OPEN FOR YOUNG MUSIC WRITERS IN AUSTRALIA** No experience necessary – just a passion for music In 2016, we launched our inaugural CutCommon […]
Ella Macens: “I’m learning to love every second of it”
BY ELLA MACENS, AS TOLD TO KATIE MILLER-CRISPE Young composer Ella Macens participated in the Gondwana National Choral School Composer Program, with her work featured […]
Jessica Gethin: “As artists we are always emerging”
BY STEPHANIE ESLAKE At what point does an artist ‘make it’? When they’ve received a Churchill Fellowship? When they’ve won awards and secured contracts across the […]
Lewis Ingham: Grasp hold of every opportunity
BY LEWIS INGHAM I’m one of the few Melburnians who can look at the winter coat in their wardrobe with the immense satisfaction of knowing […]
Gabi Sultana to premiere Glass concerto with CYO
BY STEPHANIE ESLAKE Gabi Sultana has performed for royalty. The pianist, who most enjoys playing music of the modern era, grew up in Malta […]
Elena Kats-Chernin: “Every composer has a quirk”
BY STEPHANIE ESLAKE According to Elena Kats-Chernin, “every composer has a quirk”. Perhaps the most celebrated quirky composer is French impressionist Erik Satie. Erik liked to wake […]