The October 2025 issue of Limelight is now available, and hard copies are on their way to those with print subscriptions.

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Articles
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Crosses to Bear

Kate Mulvany digs deep as the curtain rises on her adaptation of The Shiralee.

by Steve Dow

Left of Centre

Pianist Nicholas McCarthy on the joys of playing one-handed repertoire.

by Elissa Blake

Breath of Life

Stephen Page teaches William Barton and Omega Ensemble to dance.

by Jane Albert

Seeing Sound

What is synaesthesia? We ask how it affects music makers and their audience.

by Jansson J. Antmann

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