6 live music events to launch you into summer
BY CUTCOMMON It’s the final month of the year — and your chance to break into the season with some new live music. What will […]
Melbourne Recital Centre
9 gigs not to miss if you’re in Melbourne this November
BY CUTCOMMON Here at CutCommon, we love showcasing live music and celebrating the extraordinary talent making it happen. And it’s going to be a bumper […]
How Brenda Gifford is sharing “community, language, culture” through her newest composition
BY LILY BRYANT Have you ever considered the way spoken word plays a musical role in a classical piece? Personally, I understood the use of […]
6 must-see concerts for classical music lovers in Melbourne
BY CUTCOMMON In October, the Melbourne Recital Centre is opening its doors to “the magical, the ethereal, the demonic”. You’re invited along for the ride, […]
What’s happening in Melbourne’s live music scene this September?
BY CUTCOMMON It’s spring! As we usher in a new season, the Melbourne Recital Centre’s program of live music continues — and this month they’re […]
Ensemble Liaison: “We are very good friends, and I think that’s the bottom line”
BY MIRANDA ILCHEF, LEAD WRITER In early September, Melbourne Recital Centre will host an evening in concert with international classical guitar sensation Campbell Diamond and […]
What makes an interesting set of variations on a theme?
BY STEPHANIE ESLAKE We’ve all experienced earworms – those little fragments of a melody that get stuck in our heads and remain, on repeat, for […]
Ensemble Gombert gives you a crash course in the music of Byrd and Weelkes
BY CUTCOMMON Aside from their beautiful choral compositions, composers William Byrd and Thomas Weelkes had one thing in common (and stick with us — it’s […]
4 classical music concerts you can check out in August
BY CUTCOMMON The Melbourne Recital Centre scheduled some ripper gigs in its July program: popular guitar brothers Ziggy & Miles had commissioned a new piece […]
Alice Chance recorded three generations of women for this emotive “mother-daughter motet”
BY CUTCOMMON Alice Chance comes from a long line of “very creative, tough-as-nails women”. Her deep connection to family is explored in her composition Heirloom. […]