Cutting Edge: Musical Conundrums
Thomas Meadowcroft chats to Maddy Briggs about his new concerto for two Foley artists, a collection of odd objects and the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra.
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.
Thomas Meadowcroft chats to Maddy Briggs about his new concerto for two Foley artists, a collection of odd objects and the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra.
This month’s performance highlights from ABC Classic, independent radio and streaming.
Aviva Endean and Mindy Meng Wang head the finalist list with three nominations each for this year's celebration of Australian musicians.
Signed by Decca Classics, the 88-year-old actor will release an album of original classical compositions in August.
Judge rules that MSO's cancellation of a Jayson Gillham concert was a business, rather than a political decision.
The Noongar composer-musician will develop a new major work drawing on Indigenous musical materials held in New Norcia, Western Australia.
A new matched funding initiative between donors and the South Australian Government will support "ambitious independent works".
Premiering at the Australian Festival of Chamber Music, Alex Turley's new work descends to the hidden world of the rainforest floor.
Australian artists and organisations representing them have urged the Albanese Government to resist Big Tech's pushback on copyright laws.
Creatives from Hayes Theatre Co's Phar Lap, Netflix's The Last of Us and Opera Australia's Guys and Dolls recognised in this year's award nominations.
Soprano and composer Shauntai Abdul-Rahman to develop a new song cycle with the Australian Art Orchestra.
Your essential coast-to-coast guide to the Australian music being played on our concert stages this month.
In APRA AMCOS's 100th year, the ceremony will take place on 19 August at Port Melbourne's The Timber Yards.