As the Australian World Orchestra celebrates its 15th anniversary, its founders reflect on how it all began.

Celebrating 15 years, the all-star orchestra will deliver a three-part program featuring Shostakovich, Stravinsky and a new work by Jonathan Mills.

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The shift from human to machine intelligence, Mills warned, will render us “less attuned to our senses, less grounded in place, and less fluent in feeling.”

Sir Jonathan Mills discusses his new forest opera Eucalyptus and explains why it could only be set in Australia.

A round-up of our recent news reports.

An eye-popping cross-genre spectacle by designer Jean Paul Gaultier among the headline acts in this year's Brisbane Festival.

Iain Grandage delivers his final Perth Festival as Artistic Director, one set to warm hearts and minds.

Five contemporary operas, a bigger Melbourne presence, more women conductors and directors – Jo Davies' inaugural season suggests a change of direction for OA.

Victorian Opera's first season under Artistic Director Stuart Maunder welcomes back old favourites from home and abroad and offers a world premiere work.

This extraordinary program includes selections from the Changi Songbook, providing the right balance of light relief and ethereal beauty in contrast to the heavier themes explored.

The Australian War Memorial's musical artist in residence Chris Latham writes about the POW Requiem, which premieres on 29 October and includes nine songs from the Changi Songbook.