ANNOUNCED // Matthew Laing is the new Musica Viva FutureMaker
CONTENT COURTESY MUSICA VIVA Musica Viva is pleased to announce composer and violist Matthew Laing as its new FutureMaker for 2022–3, alongside the return of […]
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This composition program is “a stepping-stone between education and the music industry”
BY STEPHANIE ESLAKE “How do you make your music stand out from the crowd?” It’s a question on the mind of Australian composer Matthew Hindson. […]
Would you ever swap to an “endangered instrument”?
BY STEPHANIE ESLAKE The viola can be hard to come by. These orchestral instruments are certainly not as common as their sectional counterpart: the violin. […]
Dr Charulatha Mani is helping “culture, midwifery, and wellbeing to connect through music”
BY JESSIE WANG, LEAD WRITER (COMMUNITY AND SOCIAL AWARENESS) Dr Charulatha Mani has a lot of projects to her name. From being a musician, researcher, […]
How a new aria will raise awareness of obsessive-compulsive disorder
BY JESSIE WANG, LEAD WRITER (COMMUNITY AND SOCIAL AWARENESS) So you know, this story features a discussion surrounding the topics of mental health and chronic […]
Life as a musician during lockdown
BY MIRANDA ILCHEF, LEAD WRITER (NSW) As Melbourne joins us Sydneysiders in lockdown, my sense of déjà vu is strong. In a way, it feels […]
Conversations with Robin Wilson | Early Inspiration
BY JO ST LEON Conversations with Robin Wilson came about as I sat in the viola section of the Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra one morning for […]
Reframing the “ugly beauty” of composer-singer Pauline Viardot
BY STEPHANIE ESLAKE When critics praised the music of Pauline Viardot, it was never the end of the story. Viardot was a contemporary to 19th […]
The significance of singing Pauline Viardot “in this time of awakening”
BY LISA HARPER-BROWN Soprano Lisa Harper-Brown (pictured below) will perform in a Tenth Muse Initiative called Ugly Beauty: Celebrating 200 Years of Pauline Viardot. In […]
Could jazz help inspire your classical performance?
BY STEPHANIE ESLAKE Francis Hon has just released a studio album filled with classic piano works. Beethoven, Bach, Liszt — it’s all in there. What […]