My Rehearsal Room: Alex Raineri
The pianist and curator talks through his plans ahead of the inaugural Brisbane Music Festival.
Musical Partners: Kieran Welch and Allison Wright
On the power of collaboration and the meaning behind ‘post-genre’.
My Rehearsal Room: Tristan Entwistle
The Passion of Bach: Tackling the St Matthew Passion
My Rehearsal Room: Nikki Edgar
Violist Clare Gorton chats with composer Nikki Edgar about graphic scores, improvisation and owning your creativity.
Our Rehearsal Room: Briar String Quartet
Staying up all night to perform chamber music.
My Rehearsal Room: Max Riebl
On the importance of preparing well and trusting your voice.
My Rehearsal Room: Hugh Harvey
Reflections and insights on the Adam Simmons Creative Music Ensemble
Musical Partners: Fia Fiell and Zela Papageorgiou
Fia Fiell (AKA Carolyn Schofield) and Zela Papageorgiou catch up for a chat about their Melbourne Music Week performance.
My Rehearsal Room: Jordan Auld
From backstage at Cordelia Potted Opera's Suor Angelica.
My Rehearsal Room: Vanessa Scammell
A day in the life of the conductor leading Opera Australia's The Merry Widow.
My Rehearsal Room: Anna Martin-Scrase
On programming and rehearsing with the Acacia Quartet,
My Rehearsal Room: Jules Pascoe
Creating musical numbers based on a favourite modernist play.
Our Rehearsal Room: Callisto Quartet
Making it work as a string quartet, setting short and long term goals and keeping the "honeymoon period" alive.
My Rehearsal Room: Victoria Pham
Sonant Bodies: Collaboration and Experimental Music.
My Rehearsal Room: Nina Marsh
Looking after your mental health in the performing arts industry.
My Rehearsal Room: Michael Brooks Reid
On returning to perform with Melbourne Youth Orchestras.
My Rehearsal Room: Bart Aerbeydt
On the natural horn, creating chamber music and having a voice in rehearsal.
My Rehearsal Room: Lyndon Green
An update from Songmakers Australia's inaugural Young Songmaker.
My Rehearsal Room: Tamara Kohler
Applications for Rubiks Ensemble's Pythia Prize are now open.
My Rehearsal Room: Samuel Dunscombe
On composing for 49 clarinets and getting involved in exploratory music.
My Rehearsal Room: Matthias Schack-Arnott
On creative development, composition and collaboration.
My Rehearsal Room: Carmen Robertson
On why you shouldn't let hearing loss stop you from becoming a professional musician.
My Rehearsal Room: Samantha Cardwell
Hearing loss is not a barrier to making music.
My Rehearsal Room: Cameron Lam
On finding time to be creative and working out what being a composer really means.
Our Rehearsal Room: Taimana Ensemble
On the joys (and challenges) of the mixed ensemble and getting audience members to stick around for the unknown composers on the program.
Our Rehearsal Room: Mandy Farmer
A view of rehearsal from the Production Manager of WAO's The Merry Widow.
Our Rehearsal Room: Elysian Fields
A VIVID photo diary from Jenny Eriksson and Elysian Fields.
Project Check-In: The First Steps
Over the next two months, composer Catherine Likhuta will talk us through her creative process. First up? Getting the project started.
St Georges' Series: Ensemble Goldentree
Performing chamber music with your partner? It's possible.
Creating Kammervolk: Allison Wright
How do you build a show? We asked three key players from Kammervolk Collective to walk us through it.
Creating Kammervolk: Mark Romei
How do you build a show? We asked three key players from Kammervolk Collective to walk us through it.
Creating Kammervolk: Clare Gorton
How do you build a show? We asked three key players from Kammervolk Collective to walk us through it.
My Rehearsal Room: Tabatha McFadyen
On collaborations, marketing and looking after yourself in "Competition Land".
Our Rehearsal Room: OurEyes Collective
Composer Benjamin Heim on the possibilities of live streaming, and being okay with throwing out ideas and starting again.
My Rehearsal Room: John Keene and ensemble nouveau
On creating a new ensemble and making opportunities for young musicians and composers.
My Orchestra Project: Isaac Shieh
On the joy of creating music from within an orchestra.
Our Orchestra Project: Michelle Wood
Our Orchestra Project: Fabian Russell
On Mahler, mentoring and being more than just a performer.
Our Orchestra Project: Eliza Sdraulig
Community spirit and career development, from the cello section.
Our Rehearsal Room: Ziggy and Miles Johnston
The guitarist brothers on playing together, how they program and remembering to have fun.
Our Creative Process: Ensemble SIX-FOUR
On listening, pushing the boundaries, and finding new ways of being creative.
Our Creative Process: Dots+Loops
Dots+Loops' founder Kieran Welch on fundraising, curation and learning to roll with the punches.
St Georges' Concert Series: Corey Snoek
The roots, loss and revival of Australian fiddle music.
My Rehearsal Room: Nicole Ng
Getting motivated when the last thing you want to do is practise!
My Rehearsal Room: Yunjia Liu
The joys of commissioning and performing new works, and the importance of sharing through music.
Our Creative Process: Blanke Knochen Opera
Assistant editor Hannah Spracklan-Holl talks to Kate and James from BK Opera about their exciting new production of Carmen.
Macedon Music Spotlight: May Lyon
Part four in our spotlight on the four young composers commissioned by Macedon Music to write a trio, performed by Syzygy Ensemble.
Macedon Music Spotlight: Harry Sdraulig
Part three in our spotlight on the four young composers commissioned by Macedon Music to write a trio, performed by Syzygy Ensemble.
Macedon Music Spotlight: Lisa Cheney
Part two in our spotlight on the four young composers commissioned by Macedon Music to write a trio, performed by Syzygy Ensemble.
Macedon Music Spotlight: Andrew Aronowicz
Part one in our spotlight on the four young composers commissioned by Macedon Music to write a trio, performed by Syzygy Ensemble.
Our Creative Process: Ensemble Goldentree [Part III]
Wrapping up the week at the Australian Festival of Chamber Music Winterschool.
My Rehearsal Room: Clare Johnston
The Trials and Triumphs of Being a Female Composer.
Our Creative Process: Ensemble Goldentree [Part II]
On the moment when things begin to click.
Our Creative Process: Ensemble Goldentree [Part I]
On the logisitics of being an "unusual ensemble".
Our Creative Process: Rubiks Collective [Part IV]
The final instalment of Rubiks Collective's creative process.
Our Creative Process: Rubiks Collective [Part III]
Concert promotion, and last minute rehearsals.
Our Creative Process: Rubiks Collective [Part I]
In this series, Rubiks Collective take us through their process of preparing for, and putting on a concert.
My Rehearsal Room: Amy Sellars
My Rehearsal Room: Edwin Kwong
Organists are kind of like the middle children of the musical world.
My Rehearsal Room: Mark Sadka
Understanding your own working habits to help you practice better.