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Classical Music, Festivals, Instrumental, Orchestral
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Cutting Edge: Infusing hip-hop and classical  

It is vital the classical music world embraces new music by First Nations artists, so we learn to respect and understand their music and culture.

June 20, 2022
Chamber, Classical Music, Instrumental, Orchestral
features

Cutting Edge: Confounding yet hypnotic 

A century since his birth, the music of Xenakis remains challenging, vital and bold.

May 23, 2022
Chamber, Instrumental
features

Cutting Edge: Get Set for a loud celebration 

There are 67 new pieces of Australian music in the world and you can hear them all in a festival at ANAM.

April 26, 2022
Chamber, Classical Music, Festivals, Theatre, Visual Art
features

Cutting Edge: While You Sleep 

My most ambitious collaboration yet with visual artist Sal Cooper is an aural and visual excursion into the musical fugue.

March 21, 2022
Chamber, Classical Music, Instrumental
features

Cutting Edge: Slow Art

Have COVID delays led to a more in-depth exploration of original ideas by contemporary music makers?

February 21, 2022
Chamber, Classical Music, Instrumental
features

Cutting Edge: Join ELISION behind the music stand 

A series of up-close videos is an unexpected positive to emerge from the COVID crisis.

December 17, 2021
Classical Music
features

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.

November 22, 2021
Classical Music, Film, Vocal & Choral
features

Cutting Edge: The endless complexities of diaspora

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.

September 20, 2021
Chamber, Classical Music, Instrumental
features

Cutting Edge: Embracing the new and unknown

Many people are intimidated by new music because of a lifetime of sonic conditioning – a challenge Ensemble Offspring takes in its stride

July 26, 2021
Classical Music, Opera
features

Cutting Edge: Opera, history and horror

A new opera about the Princes in the Tower concludes they were murdered – but not by Richard III.

June 28, 2021
Classical Music, Instrumental
features

Cutting Edge: Violin as you’ve never heard it

Writing a psychedelic violin concerto using sampling and looping proved a trippy trek for Gordon Hamilton.

May 24, 2021
Classical Music
features

Cutting Edge: Improvisation should be a democracy

Don’t be scared; when musicians say there are no limits and embrace the adventure, they will feel free, says Keyna Wilkins.

April 19, 2021
Classical Music
features

Cutting Edge: Women’s Hidden Thoughts

The outpourings of over 200 women formed the basis of a song cycle or musical ‘blog’.

March 22, 2021

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