Music Australia channels $2 million to contemporary music industry
Seventeen organisations receive funds to "strengthen core operations and professional skills development" in the contemporary music sector.
Maddy Briggs is a writer, sound designer and composer who works across theatre, screen, dance and video art. Her work has been featured in VIVID Sydney, MUSLAB’s International Electroacoustic Music Festival, SBS on Demand on BBC Music 6. She was also a 2024 Media Fellow with Bang On a Can.
Seventeen organisations receive funds to "strengthen core operations and professional skills development" in the contemporary music sector.
Millennials and Zoomers more likely to listen to classical music than those over 35, a Royal Philharmonic Orchestra report shows.
Mallacoota composer and ex-The National performer/arranger Padma Newsome has won the esteemed commission, valued at $20,000.
Four rising composers have been chosen to produce works "for healing and reflection" over a year-long development program.
The Australian conductor takes up the role following the announcement of a new MSO position last year.
Nexas Quartet caps the year with wonderfully lush arrangements of Debussy, Ravel and Mahler and a brand-new work to boot.
Art musicians including Speak Percussion, Rubiks Collective and Erik Griswold receive a boost to take original works around the country.
Simon Rogers, Artistic Identity Director of the Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra, talks about upcoming concerts centring non-traditional music.
This month’s performance highlights from ABC Classic, independent radio and streaming.
Sought-after artists and an Australian masterwork turn the spotlight on the "diversity of the Australian music scene".
Fine music floods the Sapphire Coast as Four Winds offers a classical Easter celebration, intriguing collaborations and intimate recitals.
Over $1 million to be split between 14 performing arts organisations to support regional touring.
With an estimated price of up to US$18 million, the Joachim-Ma Strad could smash the record for most expensive instrument on auction.