Perth is hosting Australia's first chamber festival devoted to music by women, with much of it being aired for the first time. But the real test, argues musicologist Stacy Olive Jarvis, lies in whether anyone performs it again.
What can the music industry expect from the parties contesting the upcoming Victorian Election in November 2026? Jon Perring digs deep into the detail.
Ahead of this week's memorial service for Michael Sollis, Thea Rossen pays tribute to a composer and musician whose creativity continues to inspire.
Audiences are coming to theatres despite the cost-of-living crisis. So why do so many shows fail to make money?
In subsidised cultural institutions, explains Izabella Nantsou, wage negotiations are often inseparable from questions of government support.
New rules on generative AI in music send a welcome message to artists, writes composer Alexis Weaver.
Creative Australia’s National Arts Participation Survey shows conclusively that Australians value culture. Policymakers should do likewise.
Rather than “tackling” dementia with music, how can we better capitalise on its unique potentials as a resource for well-being and quality of life?
Timothée Chalamet's controversial comments and a new book by Caitlin Vincent, Opera Wars, lead Peter Tregear to ponder what (and who) is opera for?
Does the framing of AI as a threat place limits on our thinking about a technology that may prove meaningful and constructive in creative practice?
Guy Noble has had enough of the abusive men who populate opera and would love to see a few rewrites.
Steaming platform Bandcamp's new guidelines reject all forms of AI-generated music in an effort to put "human creativity first".
Amid fierce competition, a relative rarity has carried off the top prize.
