A Young Person’s Guide to the Orchestra in 2017
BY LEAH BLANKENDAAL AND STEPHANIE ESLAKE Can you identify with any of the following? I’m pretty young (or, young at heart) I dig classical music […]
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Lachlan Skipworth and Brett Dean win major music award
BY LEAH BLANKENDAAL West Australian composer Lachlan Skipworth and compositional heavyweight Brett Dean took out the Paul Lowin Prizes on Tuesday evening. One of the […]
Dan Thorpe talks broken pianos and queer culture
BY STEPHANIE ESLAKE South Australian composer Dan Thorpe recorded much of his new release Diaphragm on a porch in Wentworth Falls. Playing on a piano that […]
Breaking barriers: Matthew Wood with the DSO
BY LEAH BLANKENDAAL Ever wondered what our musical neighbours in the Northern Territory are up to? We take some time to chat with Matthew […]
Bakrnčev: Nurturing new orchestral music
BY MICHAEL BAKRNČEV Composer Michael Bakrnčev talks about commissioning other Australian composers for his orchestra The Melbourne Metropolitan Sinfonietta. You’re constantly worried when they […]
Con Fuoco: Elise Jeffrey
BY LEAH BLANKENDAAL Welcome to Con Fuoco, CutCommon’s interview series with emerging musicians in Australia. Born in Perth, Elise Jeffrey began piano lessons […]
Stewart Kelly takes down “stuffiness” of classical music
BY LEAH BLANKENDAAL Stewart Kelly is one of Australia’s most eclectic pianists. The ANAM and Queensland Conservatorium graduate performs regularly in all the roles […]
Simon Bruckard on conducting with Victorian Opera
BY LEAH BLANKENDAAL Repetiteur and conductor Simon Bruckard, 25, is part of the Victorian Opera’s Professional Development Program following his graduation from the Master […]
Ashlee Clapp: Composing in Remote Communities
BY LEAH BLANKENDAAL Ashlee Clapp is a composer, conductor, musical director and educator known for her creative versatility. She graduated from the University of […]
Con Fuoco: Holly Conner
BY LEAH BLANKENDAAL Welcome to Con Fuoco – CutCommon’s interview series with emerging musicians across Australia. Sydney drummer and percussionist Holly Conner is in […]