Australian Accent: December 2025 – January 2026
It's Silly Season but there's plenty of seriously Australian music to be heard in the next two months.
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.
It's Silly Season but there's plenty of seriously Australian music to be heard in the next two months.
The ANU School of Music will continue in its current form and welcome a brand-new performance hub in 2026.
The internationally acclaimed Australian composer wins one of classical music's richest awards with a cash prize of $100,000 USD.
Brisbane-based composer-performer Imogen Ferdinando will write a brand-new work to be premiered on a 2026 regional tour.
Limelight surveys the festive landscape in search of music experiences that will turn your Christmas light on.
"A watershed moment for Australian storytelling": Streaming services must now invest 10 percent of their Aussie expenditure in local content.
A new three-year partnership offers student engagement and research opportunities, launched with a newly refurbished studio.
A year of inspirational masterworks from Britten, Handel and Haydn alongside fresh Australian compositional voices.
Composer-conductor Aija Draguns talks about her brand new work about to be premiered by the Oriana Chorale.
German-Japanese pianist Alice Sara Ott's showcase of a lesser-known composer was the platform's most popular album of the year.
Lou Bennett, Paul Stanhope, the ASQ and Adelaide Festival's Lesley Newtown recognised in the Ruby Awards, celebrating SA's arts and culture.
The Sydney-based saxophonist earns $30k to support the creation of a major new project.
This month’s performance highlights from ABC Classic, independent radio and streaming.