Resonate Feature Articles
In-depth articles discussing issues relating to Australia's new music scene - you can also browse our archive of all feature articles.
Beyond a Bio: Robert McIntyre
by Australian Music Centre
Robert McIntyre is an award-winning Australian composer and practisting lawyer. Find out more about his creative process and current work in this edition of Beyond a Bio.
Beyond a Bio: Peggy Polias
by Australian Music Centre
Dr Peggy Polias is a composer, academic, music librarian and music engraver. Find out more about her creative process and current work in this edition of Beyond a Bio.
Music from Another Species: Australian Birdsong Transcriptions
by Hollis Taylor
The ambitious new book Music from Another Species presents over a hundred transcriptions of pied butcherbird vocalisations, revealing their combinatorial creativity, structural sophistication, and expressive range. Drawing on two decades of fieldwork, the book compares individuals across geography and time, explores subspecies differences, and examines ensemble singing. Complementary online audio examples and images invite musicians into the rich musical culture of this remarkable Australian songbird.
Celebrating Indigenous art music creators this NAIDOC week
by Australian Music Centre
AMC is proud to represent 21 Indigenous art music creators in 2026. This NAIDOC week, we're celebrating them by sharing some recent highlights.
The music we hear is the music we love
by Catherine Haridy
Eight Australian works featured in this year's ABC Classic 100, a cause for celebration and also reflection. The works that made the list share one thing: sustained pathways to Australian ears. Exposure precedes love, and the work of building future canons starts now, in programming, broadcast, and education.
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