Music
Women, First Nations composers under-represented in orchestral repertoire: new report
Analysis of the repertoire of nine major organisations, including the QSO, MSO, SSO, TSO, ASO and WASO, reveals that only…
Coronavirus: Australian jazz on the edge
Musician and teacher Adam Simmons provides an excellent case study into the impact of COVID-19 on an art form, talking…
Adelaide Fringe at 60
Over six decades to date, the Adelaide Fringe has been both a playground and a career springboard for Australian and…
50 Australian composers commissioned by Sydney Symphony Orchestra
Composers from almost every state and territory, half of them women, have been commissioned to create works across a broad…
Review: Beethoven 9, Circa and Cheetham, Arts Centre Melbourne (VIC)
Just as Beethoven’s Ninth blends instrumental music and choral music to thrilling effect, so too the fusion of orchestral music…
Review: Beethoven 1, 2 & 3, Australian Chamber Orchestra (National)
Fast and furious wins the day in ACO’s tour celebrating Beethoven’s 250th birthday.
Composers and commissions: we need to think beyond the premiere
Australian composers need to approach their work strategically in order to extend the shelf-live of each new piece of music…
Six, Sydney Opera House (NSW)
This contemporary take on 16th-century English history marries witty writing with 90s girl pop.
The 2020 Opera and Fine Music calendar
From the world premiere of a new opera by Tim Finn and a significant exploration of women’s contribution to classical…
Olivier Messiaen – Turangalila-Symphonie, Sydney Opera House (NSW)
A thrilling success hampered by an unsatisfactory acoustic.