Addressing the orchestral crisis
BY MEGAN LO SURDO We would like to welcome Megan in her first story as a CutCommon contributor. Fear of an ageing audience is no […]
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Matt Sheers: “Music is there to be explored”
BY CHLOE SANGER Melbourne violinist, composer and producer Matt Sheers launches his solo EP ORCHA this weekend at the Gasometer Hotel in Collingwood. Matt’s […]
Behind the Conversation with Chris Williams
BY STEPHANIE ESLAKE/MAKING WAVES Have you checked out the third Making Conversation podcast? This week features composer Chris Williams as he interviews Annie Hui-Hsin Hsieh about […]
Joseph Tawadros talks “the king of all instruments”
BY STEPHANIE ESLAKE “It is known as the king of all instruments,” Joseph Tawadros says. “It is top of the hierarchy in the Middle […]
Why the recorder is more than just a “school instrument”
BY STEPHANIE ESLAKE Like many of us, Alicia Crossley first started learning the recorder at school when she was about six years old. Unlike […]
Interning with a music festival – part 1
BY ELSABETH PARKINSON I was seized with a pulse of excitement. It was January and I was nearing the end of the Australian Youth […]
EXPOSED! Anna Larsen Roach, viola
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 […]
How to brand your orchestra
BY LAURA BIEMMI The Victorian Youth Symphony Orchestra is not like other orchestras. The musicians? They don’t wear tails. They don’t play in concert […]
Elena Kats-Chernin reveals mysteries of ancient letters
BY STEPHANIE ESLAKE About a century ago, an archaeologist made a discovery among the ruins of a Chinese watchtower. He unveiled a cover of […]
Regan Lynch talks “dirty, do-it-yourself, political” queer cabaret
BY MYLES OAKEY, 2016 CUTCOMMON YOUNG WRITER OF THE YEAR Regan is HIV negative. Regan is on PrEP. Regan has been recently tested. “Whenever I […]