Seeing these performances was an empowering reminder that women in their 50s are still out there, oozing with vibrant creativity, worthiness and relevance.
Detail from the cover of Isambulo by saxophonist and composer Linda Sikhakhane.
Tseliso Monaheng/Linda Sikhakhane
A series of four live-streamed concerts from Arnhem Land offers a welcome break from bad news and a way for Indigenous musicians to share their talents with the world.
Adelaide composer Dan Thorpe wrote and performed this piece of ‘composed theatre’.
Jason Tavener/BIFEM 2019
XXX Neon Sign – a piano work about working in a Brisbane porn shop – is a new work of ‘composed theatre’, where the performer and the performance are inextricably linked.
Artistic Director Richard Tognetti and members of the orchestra: the rock musicians whose work feature in this concert openly acknowledge the influence of the seemingly inaccessible avant-garde.
Julian Kingma
An Australian Chamber Orchestra concert features works by Jonny Greenwood, Sufjan Stevens and The Nationals’ Bryce Dessner, along with those of modern Polish composers.