Pianist An-Ting shares her story in a new album filled with original music
BY STEPHANIE ESLAKE We can all relate to feelings of isolation during the pandemic. We have lived through lockdowns, concert cancellations, and anxiety about how […]
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5 young composers discuss their emotionally charged works
BY CUTCOMMON Five emerging composers have been awarded a place in the Arts Centre Melbourne’s 5x5x5: Memory mentorship program. It’s a paid commission opportunity for […]
Music at the edge of sleep
BY ASHER REISNER Sometimes, on the edge of sleep, I hear unfamiliar music. Because the remains of a dream is a fugitive memory, what I […]
As musicians, we must listen, learn, and live
BY SEAN X. QUINN, COMPOSER We would like to welcome Sean in his first story as a CutCommon contributor! I have always looked at myself […]
Andrew Anderson: Performing local works helps you “shape the musical voice of the country”
BY LEWIS INGHAM On June 28, Parma Recordings and Navona Records released an album from the Australia Piano Quartet, featuring the two piano quartets of […]
Herdís Stefánsdóttir scored a film while pregnant and says it was “awesome!”
BY STEPHANIE ESLAKE In her last trimester of pregnancy, Herdís Stefánsdóttir was exhausted. She was having trouble walking. She was feeling emotional. Oh, and she […]
Composer Missy Mazzoli talks new music + past teacher
BY JESSIE WANG, LEAD WRITER (COMMUNITY AND SOCIAL AWARENESS) Sinfonia (for Orbiting Spheres) aims to unsettle and enjoy – a rare duality adopted in contemporary […]
Skype call inspires brave and personal composition ‘Selfless’
BY STEPHANIE ESLAKE In 2018, Allison Wright and Bec Plexus connected via Skype. Their conversation was deeply personal, and would affect the future of their […]
Ilan Eshkeri on composing Nureyev’s biopic with Ralph Fiennes
BY STEPHANIE ESLAKE In 1961, Soviet ballet dancer Rudolf Nureyev became the first artist during the Cold War to defect to the West. In The […]
Composer Sam Perkin reveals the secret life of skateboarding
BY STEPHANIE ESLAKE Think the worlds of composition and skateboarding couldn’t be further apart? Sam Perkin is here to prove you wrong. In his newest […]