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.
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.
The Rosenberg Museum - reimagined instruments and a new audio collection
by Jon Rose
The Rosenberg Museum, founded by Jon Rose in 1976, is a living collection of playable homemade and reimagined instruments exploring the violin's possibilities. Now based in Central Australia, it has inspired a four-disc box set documenting five decades of sonic experimentation.
A Sutured World: Liza Lim and the impact of an idea
by Australian Music Centre
Liza Lim has been awarded the 2026 Grawemeyer Award for Music Composition for her cello concerto A Sutured World. The award recognises creative ideas with broad impact, decided in part by a panel of engaged lay listeners.
Reflections from Classical:NEXT 2026
by Chloé Charody
Chloé Charody shares her reflections as Australia's 2026 Classical:NEXT fellowship recipient, including a standing ovation for the performance of her work LIMBO and the hunger for works that dare to ask different questions.
Recipient announced for MOMENTUM Commission: Composing lutruwita
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Rachel Meyers is the recipient of the Australian Music Centre's MOMENTUM Commission: Composing lutruwita. The Commission will see the creation of a new work for four string instruments and electronics.
The Gathering, 2025
by Ensemble Offspring and Claire Edwardes
Ensemble Offspring was privileged to be invited to present two concerts and a panel as part of ANU's The Gathering from Thursday 27 - Saturday 29 November in Canberra at The Street Theatre.
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