Cutting Edge: Remixing, conversing and belonging
Belonging to a specific culture or genre can be great, but you can end up being stymied, without realising.
Belonging to a specific culture or genre can be great, but you can end up being stymied, without realising.
A community-driven work responding to the Barossa’s unusual history, and its hidden musical treasures, leads to Ntaria in Central Australia and Brandenburg in East Germany.
Many people are intimidated by new music because of a lifetime of sonic conditioning – a challenge Ensemble Offspring takes in its stride
A new opera about the Princes in the Tower concludes they were murdered – but not by Richard III.
Writing a psychedelic violin concerto using sampling and looping proved a trippy trek for Gordon Hamilton.
Don’t be scared; when musicians say there are no limits and embrace the adventure, they will feel free, says Keyna Wilkins.
The outpourings of over 200 women formed the basis of a song cycle or musical ‘blog’.
Creating a symphonic song cycle from Behrouz Boochani’s No Friend but the Mountains.
The precious time and space, unknown pathways and new connections can lead to magic, says Aviva Endean.
Soundstream’s recent concert EMERGE emphasised new ideas, new methods, and new ways of interacting with music.
Challenging scenarios for collaborative, COVID music making.
Dynamic new music projects are emerging from lockdown, Julian Day reports.