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 […]
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4 classical and art music events to add to your calendar this June
BY CUTCOMMON How’s your calendar looking this June? If it’s looking empty, we have a few ideas to fill it up. And if it’s full, […]
Cyrus Meurant on composing and collaboration during COVID
BY STEPHANIE ESLAKE Cyrus Meurant hasn’t stopped composing since the pandemic began. While performances of his work have been impacted by concert cancellations, Cyrus has […]
SALT is a vibrant record of Alice Humphries’ journey into music and motherhood
BY STEPHANIE ESLAKE In the past three years, composer Alice Humphries has produced new music with fascinating artists, moved from Melbourne to make a new […]
Composer Deborah Cheetham AO explains her new war requiem
BY DEBORAH CHEETHAM AO In this blog, Yorta Yorta composer, soprano, and Short Black Opera artistic director Deborah Cheetham AO writes about the creation of […]
Jacqueline Dark: From physics to contemporary opera
BY BRIDGET O’BRIEN Musician. Actress. Artist. Storyteller. The apex of all creative pursuits is personified in Jacqueline Dark. (And on top of it all, she’s […]
Live review // Syzygy’s Pagan Dances
BY NICHOLAS COLLINS Syzygy Ensemble Pagan Dances Melbourne Recital Centre, 10 May When singing, lyrics are there to help paint a picture the […]
CutCommon subscriber discounts, giveaways, and fun stuff
Friends, the next couple of months are gonna be HUGE. How impressive is Australia’s classical music scene? Heading into the end of the year, there’s plenty of […]
CutCommon subscriber opportunities in October
There’s plenty of activity across the Australian arts scene this October. Check out some of these highlights to learn how you can use your subscription […]
Syzygy presents new music from Cheney, Aronowicz, Lyon, and Sdraulig
BY STEPHANIE ESLAKE Syzygy Ensemble will this week present a series of world premieres from some of the brightest living composers on the Australian […]