I really believe that art is important; I believe in its power to bring people together, how it helps us challenge and reflect on our views and improves our quality of life. Arts should be at the core of our national identity, as it helps us make sense of it .…
Read MoreIn the current funding environment where support for independent artists is reducing, and many venues are less accessible or appropriate for evolving contemporary practices, visual and performing arts schools in universities have an important role to play...
Read MoreCat's work for chamber ensemble U Mangibeddu Nostru was premiered in Perth in December at Decibel New Music Ensemble's Revolution: A Concert Dedicated To The Vinyl Record.
Read MoreUh Oh. Experimental music. Weird, challenging, complicated, ugly, silly, out of control, academic, or at best – conceptual. Is it even relevant? Music presents a cultural complexity that is arguably unique in the arts. It is ubiquitous through a complex network that touches different people, cultures and purposes.
Read MoreCat Hope's work will feature alongside other composers such as Liza Lim, Lisa Illean, Alistair Noble, James Rushford and Helen Gifford, in the New Waves podcast episode focusing on Phoebe Green's work as a violist in new music.
Read MoreNow I was worried about sharing the topic of this keynote on the internet. Who wants to come to a computer music conference and listen to a white middle-class, middle-aged woman from boom town Western Australia whine about how women are not well represented and its all the fault of the men – to an undoubtedly male dominated audience?
Read MoreCat recently talked with Stephanie Eslake about gender, sound art, and the work of Éliane Radigue for Cut Common. Cat and Stephanie talk about many things, including Cat’s travels to Paris to work and learn with Éliane.
Read MoreThe representation of women in music has been a hot topic in Australia recently. In my fields of composition and electronic music, the debate has been particularly lively. Social media has allowed more discussions across states and countries, with scores of comments on Facebook and tweets all over the twitter-sphere…
Read MoreCat's talk 'Stepping Aside: Gender equality and privilege in Australian Music Culture' was presented as part of the Creative Exchange Institute at UTas in Hobart, Tasmania. The talk will be repeated in Adelaide in July as part of the Festival of Ideas.
Read MoreThe Speechless blog, compiled by videographer Deborah May, is now live. There are interviews with participants, excerpts of the showings, rehearsals as well as detailed information about the works synopsis, the crew and more.
Read More“a major new operatic work... a personal statement and a highly successful musical innovation” Chris Reid, RealTime, 23 August.
Read MoreI am writing this the day after the last of two performances that showed the work done on the opera in the last 10 or so days. Its fair to say I am exhausted, but ecstatic.
Read MoreIt’s hard to believe that a whole week has gone by but it has. Yesterday, for the first time, the full Australian Bass Orchestra came together, and the sectionals look place.
Read MoreToday was the first 'read' with our four wonderful soloists. Each one brings something very special to the project - stylistically, personally and collaboratively.
Read MoreWhilst I have been working on this project since early 2014, the first draft is now complete and a workshop progress has began. Thanks to the support of Tura new music in Perth, and Vitalstatistix in Adelaide, the work is being further developed over two weeks, resulting in two showings at the end of July.
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