Speakeasy patina is brought to a high polish in an arresting display of skill and spirit.

The latest arts appointments and departures.

As 2026 Composer in Residence at the Canberra International Music Festival, Fiona Hill presents a body of work in which collaboration is more worldview than method.

From Mahler’s audacious First Symphony to site-specific bells and Sting's working-class roots, April’s issue explores music, place and identity.

In his second program as Artistic Director of the Canberra International Music Festival, Eugene Ughetti presents a lineup rich in site-specific bell works.

From Mahler’s audacious First Symphony to site-specific bells and Sting's working-class roots, April’s issue explores music, place and identity.

After 25 years of "adventure and ground-breaking musical activity", Ughetti steps down as the group's founding Artistic Director.

From Mahler’s audacious First Symphony to site-specific bells and Sting's working class roots, April’s issue explores music, place and identity.

Discover the music of Australian composer Eugene Ughetti.

Your essential coast-to-coast guide to the Australian music being played on our concert stages this month.

Eugene Ughetti tells Maddy Briggs about his new work for Speak Percussion, which involves trap machines, flying clay and two live percussionists.

With a theme of freedom hard-won, and an emphasis on Finnish and Australian Indigenous music, Fantasia is a taste of the Festival in its entirety.