Life after uni: Georgie Hopson, musical theatre
BY STEPHANIE ESLAKE A music degree can be an intense – and intensely rewarding – life experience. It doesn’t matter how old we are, or […]
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Shuan Hern Lee, 16: “Don’t change for other people’s tastes”
BY STEPHANIE ESLAKE Pianist Shuan Hern Lee is off to a good start in his career. Actually, he’s off to a great start. At 16 […]
Rural Commuters: Chloe Matthews, French horn
BY STEPHANIE ESLAKE Dedication. It’s learning your parts. It’s developing your technique. It’s rocking up to rehearsal. In fact, for some, it’s embarking on […]
Rob Coleman – ‘Classical music: what’s in it for young people?’
BY ROB COLEMAN This blog was selected for publication from entry into the 2017 CutCommon Young Writer of the Year Competition. Unable to avoid […]
Con Fuoco: Lana Kains, soprano
BY STEPHANIE ESLAKE Welcome to Con Fuoco, CutCommon’s interview series with emerging musicians in Australia. Soprano Lana Kains, 19, is studying her Bachelor […]
Top 10 intense composer love affairs
BY MADELINE ROYCROFT In the wise words of Stravinsky: “In order to create there must be a dynamic force, and what force is more potent than […]
Hannah Lane shows us a “window into the past”
BY STEPHANIE ESLAKE Hannah Lane describes herself as a member of the “new generation of Australian HIPsters”. The harpist isn’t talking about your typical […]
EXPOSED! Rob Clark, principal bass 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 […]
How I’m chasing my dream of conducting
BY NICKY GLUCH I was 19 and heading overseas to study maths and philosophy. But everywhere I went, I seemed to be drawn to […]
Eva-Marie Middleton: How I reached “adult musicianship”
BY STEPHANIE ESLAKE A couple of years ago, Eva-Marie Middleton wrapped up a successful performance of Strauss’ Ariadne auf Naxos with OperaBox. Doing what she always did […]