Dharug composer Christopher Sainsbury has written a new opera for Victorian Opera, with a libretto by First Nations playwright Jane Harrison.

A round-up of our recent news reports.

Chris Lloyd reports from classical music’s biggest conference, where the innovations discussed ranged from groundbreaking to embarrassingly old-fashioned.

The world’s biggest classical music conference celebrates “forward-thinking” project championing Australian Indigenous composers.

Big hART and Ngarra Burria have been recognised for their innovation, while several Australian artists including Genevieve Lacey will perform at the conference in Hannover.

The breadth of Ensemble Offspring's program showcased not only the unique styles and arrangements of the compositions, but also gave a sense of the importance of storytelling for First Nations people.

The composer reveals how video conferencing in quarantine shaped his new work for Ensemble Offspring.

A new exhibition at the Museum of Sydney is unearthing the history of music making in the early colonial home.

In a new Platform Paper, the composer considers how Indigenous cultural life has been appropriated in music, and suggests more meaningful engagements moving forward.