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
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
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
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
Cutting Edge: A dark mirror on Australia
Creating a symphonic song cycle from Behrouz Boochani’s No Friend but the Mountains.
February 22, 2021
Cutting Edge: The gift of a residency
The precious time and space, unknown pathways and new connections can lead to magic, says Aviva Endean.
December 21, 2020
Cutting Edge: Fresh new music emerges from lockdown
Soundstream’s recent concert EMERGE emphasised new ideas, new methods, and new ways of interacting with music.
November 23, 2020
Cutting Edge: Lessons Learned in Iso
Challenging scenarios for collaborative, COVID music making.
October 19, 2020
Cutting Edge: Cracking the COVID conundrum
Dynamic new music projects are emerging from lockdown, Julian Day reports.
September 21, 2020