Music in Australia
Co-Convenors
Music in Australia is a flagship research group of the Sir Zelman Cowen School of Music and Performance. This research group of scholars, artists and educators engage in research across all musical forms, with a particular focus on contemporary music practices and how they contribute to global societies. We research and develop Australian music history, practices and processes, disseminating this work through written, digital and creative publications, events and advocacy. As part of this, we research contemporary social and cultural issues as they pertain to all music, such as gender equity, First Nations participation, innovation, creativity and social cohesion. The group aims to heighten awareness of Australian music in all its forms to the rest of the world, as well as ensuring the Australian community celebrates its own history, current practices and contributions to the evolution of music.
Current Research Projects
Burke, R., Barrett, M.S., Hall, C., Hope, C., Devenish, L., Canham, N. (2020). Australian Research Council SRI [SR200200311] ‘Diversifying Music in Australia: Gender Equity in Jazz and Improvisation’.
Hope, C., Wyatt, A., Devenish, L. (2020). Australia Council for the Arts Project Grant [AC 21314629] ‘Decibel Remote Recording project: New ways of recording new music’.
McMichael, A., Devenish, L. (2021). City of Melbourne, Project Grant [AGP0355] Is This How You Feel? Listen to our Letters.
McMichael, A. (2021). Australia Council Resilience Grant [R-20-300420] Is This How You Feel?
Devenish, L. (2019). Australian Research Council DECRA [DE200100555] ‘The role of post-instrumental practice in contemporary music’.
Devenish, L., James, S. (2021). Department of Local Government, Sport and Cultural Industries Arts U15K Grant [GA00029337] ‘Alluvial Gold’.
Select Recent Publications
Crotty, J. & Hope, C. (2021). “Speechless: An Operatic Response to Human Rights Abuses in Twenty First Century Australia”. In Davidson, J., Halliwell, M., Rocke, S. (Eds.) Opera, Emotions and the Antipodes Volume II: Applied Perspectives: Compositions and Performances (1st Ed) New York: Routledge. pp75-89
Devenish, L., Sun, C., Hope, C. & Tomlinson, V. (2020). “Teaching Tertiary Music in the #MeToo Era.” Tempo, Cambridge University Press. Vol 7, Issue292, pp 30-37.
Hope, C., Grant, N., Smart, G. & Parr, T. (2020). “Toward the Summers Night: A Mentoring Project for Australian Composers identifying as Women”. Tempo, Cambridge University Press. Vol 7, Issue 292. Pp 49-55
Hope, C., Burslem, M. (2019). “Music History Education in Australian Universities”. ANKLAENGE. Wiener Jahrbuch für Musikwissenschaft. University of Music and Performing Arts Vienna. Wein: Hollitzer Verlag pp 111-120
McAuliffe, S., & Hope, C. (2020). Revealing Sonic Wisdom in the Works of Cat Hope. Organised Sound, 25(3), 327-332.
Williamson, P., Burke, R., Murray, J., Grabowsky, P., Burslem, M. (2019). “Here Now Hear.” New Australian works recorded by the Monash Art Ensemble, Australia Council for the Arts.
