Australian Accent – March 2026
Your essential coast-to-coast guide to the Australian music being played on our concert stages this month.
Your essential coast-to-coast guide to the Australian music being played on our concert stages this month.
Discover the music of Australian composers, from Frances Cameron to Paul Cutlan.
The Australian Music Centre turns 50 this year. Composer Vincent Plush, who was there at the start, recalls how it all began.
A noteworthy Australian composer explores the musical gardens he has tended.
A birthday treat for Barry Conyngham, one of Australia's greatest living composers.
With the new Melbourne Conservatorium set to be an enduring testament to his career, Australian composer and academic Barry Conyngham has finally retired – though he’s still writing music.
A birthday concert celebrating a composer whose music evokes vast visual and sonic dimensions.
Lyric Opera of Melbourne's new production of Barry Conyngham's 1984 opera about aeronautical pioneer Lawrence Hargrave is enriching and ennobling for all.
Australian compositions may not immediately spring to mind when you consider the great 20th-century symphonies but, argues Rhoderick McNeill, there is a significant body of work worth celebrating.
Musica Viva's CEO, dancer Steven McRae and actor Bryan Brown have been honoured by universities.
Composer Barry Conyngham prepares to launch his emotional stories of rejection and reconnection into a brave new world. Continue reading Get unlimited digital access from $4 per month Subscribe Already a subscriber? Log in