Now 87, Steve Reich is busier than ever. We talk with the legendary American composer about his six-decade, pioneering career.

Julian Day reports on the longest, and probably the loudest, noise set they have ever heard by experimental musician Marco Fusinato, who is representing Australia at the Venice Biennale.

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.

Julian Day reports from The Listening Academy, a symposium in Berlin where participants explored how listening can be a powerful social tool.

What can a grand old European city tell us about life in Australia today? Roland Peelman chats with Julian Day about how new music and First Nations musicians play an essential role in this year’s Vienna-themed Canberra International Music Festival.

Dynamic new music projects are emerging from lockdown, Julian Day reports.

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A visit with the composer who, in a career spanning six decades, has come to define Australian classical music.

How did a Sydney boy end up Master of the Queen's Music, and how did it all go so horribly wrong?

How did a Sydney boy end up becoming Master of the Queen’s Music and just how did it all go so horribly wrong? Continue reading Get unlimited digital access from $4 per month Subscribe Already a subscriber? Log in

Eisenstein and Prokofiev made one of the great war films. But how did they manage to keep Stalin happy? Continue reading Get unlimited digital access from $4 per month Subscribe Already a subscriber? Log in