All musical material is “received”, believes Huw Belling. He explains why as he prepares to direct a program for The Song Company, which includes a world premiere of his own music.

Small companies are “vital” to Australia’s arts ecology, given “so much opera is being dictated by finances” higher up the chain, says soprano Celeste Lazarenko.

American percussionist, conductor and author Steven Schick unravels the musical philosophy that informs his residency at the Australian National Academy of Music.

The Brisbane-based playwright discusses her play, Back to Bilo, about a family of Sri Lankan asylum seekers taken into immigration detention.

Brian Maloney is Principal Percussion at the West Australian Symphony Orchestra. He explains what makes the vibraphone special.

A round-up of our recent news reports.

A household name since appearing on Australia Idol in 2003, the popular performer recently joined the Board of the Australian Children’s Music Foundation. He tells us why that’s so important to him.

On a recent European holiday, Guy Noble lost the top of a finger. He raises a hand to the good-humoured staff at Britain’s NHS, who repaired his damaged digit.

This month’s performance highlights from ABC Classic, independent radio and streaming.

This month features music by Tchaikovsky, Bruckner, Holst and Britten alongside international labels featuring Australian composers Malcolm Williamson and Liza Lim.

The editors of Limelight share their selection of the most exciting classical music, opera and theatre events coming soon.

Though deeply tied to Queensland, this dramatised theatre documentary speaks to broader questions about who Australia welcomes and why.