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 […]
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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 […]
Adam Tan: From “awful student” to YouTube star and festival founder
BY JASMINE MIDDLETON When Adam Tan first picked up a percussion instrument back in high school, he was “an awful student”. “My practice ethic was […]
Discovering an Australian composer in New York
BY JEFFREY PALMER This blog was submitted by volunteer New York arts writer Jeffrey Palmer in collaboration with Australian composer Michael Grebla (pictured above). CutCommon would like to congratulate all Australian artists involved in this […]
Shuan Hern Lee, 16: “Don’t change for other people’s tastes”
BY STEPHANIE ESLAKE Pianist Shuan Hern Lee is off to a good start in his career. Actually, he’s off to a great start. At 16 […]
Julia Fredersdorff chats about Tassie’s fastest-growing baroque band
BY STEPHANIE ESLAKE For a little while, Tasmania could claim the Van Diemen’s Band as its own. But when you gather the finest baroque […]
A chat with Australian composer Mark Holdsworth
BY KIYA VAN DER LINDEN-KIAN Writing music can often seem like a mystifying and intellectual process. But for some, the experience can be “uniquely […]
Nate Wood talks Young and Emerging Composers Lab
BY JASMINE MIDDLETON With a new generation of young composers comes not only new musical ideas, but a fresh perspective on what it means […]
Young artists not to miss at CIMF
BY STEPHANIE ESLAKE Tours to the United States and Europe. Winners of prestigious awards and fellowships. Studies at the Royal Academy of Music. Performances […]
Jonathan Fitzgerald: Turning off “the dude”
BY STEPHANIE ESLAKE Jonathan Fitzgerald received some expert advice as an undergrad: “Turn off the dude”. We all have one: it’s the voice in […]