Brisbane’s Argo turns best-selling book into space opera
BY STEPHANIE ESLAKE Ever wondered what another universe would sound like? Brisbane classical/electronic duo Argo will show you this month when they set best-selling […]
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Australian Art Orchestra brings music to old hydro-electric town
BY STEPHANIE ESLAKE There’s gonna be a whole lotta music going on this month in the tiny town of Tarraleah. From today until September […]
Artistic leader Anna McMichael on how to do it all (at once)
BY STEPHANIE ESLAKE Anna McMichael is co-artistic director of the Tyalgum Music Festival. And a violinist in Ironwood Chamber Ensemble. Not to mention that, […]
Chris Perren talks no-nonsense about Nonsemble
BY MYLES OAKEY, CUTCOMMON YOUNG WRITER OF THE YEAR Composer and guitarist Chris Perren has honed a compositional sound which he explores through a […]
Kane Moroney: My journey into classical music
BY KANE MORONEY I remember the catalyst well – the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra at the Melbourne Town Hall. I would have been about 14 […]
At what point do we stop emerging?
BY STEPHANIE ESLAKE I’ve been wondering something lately, and I don’t think I’m alone. What does it mean to be an ‘emerging’ artist? And when […]
Taking a breath with Dan O’Connor
BY STEPHANIE ESLAKE For Dan O’Connor, the function of a musician’s breath is as significant as the sound it produces through the instrument. In […]
Opera star Pumeza Matshikiza visits Australia
BY MADELINE ROYCROFT Pumeza Matshikiza didn’t have the luxury of an early music education. Her childhood spent in South Africa’s Eastern Cape during the final years […]
Confronting violence against women with sound and noise
BY STEPHANIE ESLAKE As an audience member at Trigger Warning, you’ll be part of a brave and confronting live performance that pushes for social […]
Elissa Koppen braves hearing loss to play in AYO
BY SARAH WORRALL, AUSTRALIAN YOUTH ORCHESTRA Sydney flautist Elissa Koppen, 21, has spent the past three weeks performing with the Australian Youth Orchestra as […]