Curated by Cameron Lam, this month's playlist of Australian art music features new music from 2021 Art Music Fund recipients and the first of the ABC's Fresh Start Commissions.

Ten composers will receive $5000 each from the Fund, which is presented by the APRA AMCOS and the Australian Music Centre's Art Music Fund.

This Opening Gala program delivered works of markedly different styles and varying performance standards, with two recent Australian works faring particularly well.

Artists at the 19th iteration of the Southern Cross Soloists’ annual festival will include the Orava Quartet, pianists Jayson Gillham and Gladys Chua, New Zealand soprano Isabella Moore, violinist, dancer and composer Eric Avery and many more.

What can a grand old European city tell us about life in Australia today? Roland Peelman chats with Julian Day about how new music and First Nations musicians play an essential role in this year’s Vienna-themed Canberra International Music Festival.

Stanhope's Requiem is a rich, engaging piece for our times, and receives its premiere in a superbly performed concert.

Cameron Lam spotlights the flute in his latest playlist of new Australian music.

Sydney Chamber Choir celebrates its first concert of the year with an elegant, exuberant concert.

Known for his solo works, the Melbourne dance maker is creating a new piece for Sydney Dance Company inspired by the murmuration of birds, to music by Brenda Gifford.

Collaborations between Indigenous musicians and composers with Western classical orchestras, ensembles and musicians are beginning to grow. Steve Dow talks to some of the artists participating in the cultural exchange about the challenges involved, the protocols that need to be respected, and the exciting new Australian sounds that are emerging.

Indigenous voices will feature prominently in next year’s festival, which will include 10 world premieres and a performance of Haydn’s Creation in tribute to Richard Gill.

The Sydney Conservatorium of Music has announced the next cohort of composers who will take part in the program, led by Liza Lim.