Brett Dean wins an Ivor Novello Award
Australian Brett Dean has received an award for his song cycle Madame ma bonne soeur, with Thomas Adès, Judith Weir and Rebecca Saunders also among the winners.
November 17, 2022
Maddy Briggs
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.
Articles by Maddy Briggs
Sutherland Entertainment Centre to reopen as The Pavilion
The Pavilion Performing Arts Centre promises to revitalise the Shire's artistic community, with its opening program hosting renowned Australian productions and newly commissioned local works.
November 16, 2022
Australian Chamber Choir announces its 2023 season
With five concerts touring Victoria and three livestreams, the Choir presents both famous and lesser-known selections of choral music, as well as a newly commissioned work.
November 16, 2022
Winners of the 2022 Screen Music Awards announced
William Barton and Richard Tognetti receive their first awards, alongside Piers Burbrook de Vere. Salliana Seven Campbell, Caitlin Yeo and Nigel Westlake are amongst the winners.
November 16, 2022
Black Swan State Theatre Company announces its 2023 season
The five-play season, which includes a world premiere by sisters Mandy and Hayley McElhinney, is the first under new Artistic Director Kate Champion.
November 11, 2022
Wollongong Conservatorium celebrates its 50th birthday
Composers Matthew Hindson and Novak Manojlovic discuss how growing up in Wollongong has shaped their music, and describe their new works, commissioned for WollCon's anniversary.
November 10, 2022
City Recital Hall announces Part 1 of its 2023 season
The Sydney venue’s 2023 season launches its Australian-first immersive sound system with a lineup featuring Peaches, Deborah Cheetham, Paul Grabowsky, Emma Donovan and Krautrock legend Michael Rother.
November 9, 2022
Winner of the 2022 ABC Young Performers Awards announced
Flautist Eliza Shephard walks away with $30,000 in prizes, two professional engagements, and becomes the ABC Classical Artist in Residence.
November 4, 2022
Sydney Con replaces Composing Women with new postgraduate program
Announcing a new postgraduate program for 2023, Words, Text, Voices, Music, the Sydney Conservatorium of Music will halt its successful Composing Women program for the foreseeable future.
November 4, 2022
On the Terrace with Janet Carey
The Director of Chamber Music Adelaide tells us why the concerts in this weekend festival are free and why accessible chamber music is so important to her.
November 4, 2022
Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra announces its 2023 season
The Orchestra celebrates its 75th anniversary with guest artists both new and returning, a number of works by Australian composers, and a new early-evening series.
November 3, 2022
Audience attendance crawling back, says 2022 Audience Outlook Monitor
The study reveals that audience attendance has yet to fully recover from the pandemic and points to the rising cost of living as the new primary barrier.
November 1, 2022
Omega Ensemble announces its 2023 season
Five world premiere commissions by composers including Ross Edwards, Caroline Shaw and Brenda Gifford, make up a diverse season, with living composers contributing 70% of the music.
November 1, 2022