CD Review: Go Seigen vs. Fujisawa Kuranosuke
BY STEPHANIE ESLAKE ‘Go Seigen vs. Fujisawa Kuranosuke’ Original work by Nonsemble Released through Bigo & Twigetti When I learnt this work was […]
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Live Review: Petrichor Sax
BY ANGUS MCPHERSON Petrichor Sax Glebe Justice Centre, 23 May 2015 It is always refreshing to see a concert where the most venerable […]
Emerging Ensemble: Petrichor Sax
BY ANGUS MCPHERSON Petrichor Sax is a Sydney-based saxophone ensemble committed to performing new Australian works. Formed in 2012, they have performed around Sydney […]
Nonsemble: Composing a Japanese Board Game
BY STEPHANIE ESLAKE Brisbane’s Nonsemble fuses pop with post-rock and chamber music for innovative works and performance experiences. The group’s latest album ‘Go Seigen […]
Revealed: Tassie’s Top Emerging Composers
BY ANGUS DAVISON, TASMANIAN COMPOSER Deep within the labyrinth of the Tasmanian Conservatorium of Music, something’s stirring. Whispers hang tense in the air. Hunched, […]
William Gardiner: Composition, Collaboration, and Personal Voice
BY SAMUEL COTTELL William Gardiner crafts his own worlds of sound. Through influences from Bach to electronic music, the composer’s works inhabit many different […]
Live Review: The Music Box Project
BY ANTONIA ZAPPIA The Music Box Project ‘Project: in 4’ Glebe Justice Centre, Glebe, 4 March 2015 Founders of The Music Box Project […]
Composition: A Five Point Plan
BY YANPENG ZHANG I was born in Northeast China in 1989. In my early years, my parents were very surprised at my talent and […]
Benjamin Martin: Juilliard School, Bernstein, and Bach’s Mysteries
BY GABRIELLE RUTTICO AND STEPHANIE ESLAKE These days, it’s hard to discover something new. History is thoroughly documented and highly accessible, and scarcely a […]
Crossing Boundaries: Quintessential Doll
BY STEPHANIE ESLAKE Brisbane composer Stephanie Linsdell (aka Quintessential Doll) isn’t afraid to cross musical boundaries. Despite her background in classical piano, the artist […]