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Making classical music accessible without dumbing it down
Instead of playing film scores, should the classical music sector focus on more experiential and experimental works in order to…
ABC cuts hit a sweet note for classical sector
Plans for a new content development fund and a renewed focus on arts and the regions are positive signs say…
Sounding the right note for women composers
A new initiative designed to address the gender imbalance in Australian composition has been launched in Sydney.
Jazz world mourns death of Allan Browne
The jazz drummer and composer passed away on Saturday, a month shy of his 71st birthday.
Jazz festival fights on despite core funding loss
Despite having had its funding axed by Queensland’s now-ousted Newman Government, the festival is fighting on.
Composer Peter Sculthorpe dies aged 85
Tributes flow in for the ‘musical giant’ who passed away in a Sydney hospital on Friday morning.
Jazz community celebrates Bell Awards winners
From a Hall of Fame induction, to the Young Australian Jazz Artist of the Year, the awards celebrate the full…
Burnie celebrates International Jazz Day
Art meets jazz at the Burnie Regional Art Gallery with performances by a visiting US vocalist and a Hobart trumpeter.
Curtain raiser gets Melbourne in the mood for jazz
Impatient for Melbourne International Jazz Festival? There is a smaller curtain raiser tin the preceding weeks.
Classical music to strengthen regional ties
The heads of 11 elite tertiary music schools from across the Asia Pacific region are meeting in Sydney this week.
