In an op-ed, Matthew Deaner, CEO of Screen Producers Australia, expresses his frustration at the slow rate of progress in addressing key issues and being let down by current proposals.
Kate McNamara, Artistic Director of the WA chamber choir, discusses the repertoire in this concert, and addressing the gender imbalance in classical music.
Composer Bruce Crossman and pianist Kane Chang discuss their piece Fragility and Sonorousness, which draws on the pair's diverse cultural heritage as well as their lived experiences in the Pacific region.
Cameron Lam started out looking at the sky and pondering the stars, but his thoughts quickly turned to contemplations of death, mourning, bird song, and distant landscapes.
The Australian composer is currently in the Red Centre, working with the Alice Springs World Chamber Orchestra on a commissioned work, which has its world premiere this week.
Leya Reid and Georgie Cyrillo at NAVA argue that an arts and cultural policy, or National Cultural Plan, is essential if we are to start taking arts and culture seriously.
Percussionist Al Fane talks about '[sound is] A Body in Space', written with composer K. Travers Eira, which is centred on the human body and the physicality of percussion.
Fiona Winning, the curator of Sydney Opera House's UnWrapped, discusses the power of the Sydney Opera House brand to entice audiences to try something a little out of the ordinary.
Composer Kate Tempany discusses her piece Honeyeater, written for trumpeter Nic Corkeron, which mourns the imminent loss of the critically endangered Regent Honeyeater bird.
Composer Andrián Pertout discusses his piece Mīmēsis, written for violist Henry Justo, which draws on Aristotle and the mathematical concept of ‘partitions’.
In the first of a five-part series, learn from the composer and performer about one of the pieces commissioned for The ANAM Set, one of the most ambitious commissioning projects in Australian history.
After its huge success last year, Opera Queensland's ten-day outback Festival returns. We talk to the festival organisers and headline performer Greta Bradman.
The violinist discusses his new group’s origins, the repertoire they most enjoy, their experience at this year's Canberra International Music Festival, and whether a composer can recreate a painting through music.
