Interviews, reviews and articles
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Textura Review: Forever More
Canadian writer Ron Schepper reviews Nat’s jazz lullaby album, Forever More for his website Textura. An outstandingly positive review, which understands the creative thinking behind the release. Much appreciation from Nat and her ensemble. You can read his review here.
The Music Show interview with Andrew Ford
Nat is interviewed by composer Andrew Ford for his prestigious Radio National program The Music Show. They discuss both of Nat’s lullaby albums, Searching for the Map EP, and the neoclassical genre. Enjoy listening here.
Melbourne Creative Covid Diaries podcast
Nat chats to Brad Green about her time in lockdown, managing mental health, motherhood, lullabies, chamber music and more. Head to the podcast’s facebook page for further info, or find the podcast on your favourite platform.
Cut Common: Searching for the Map
Nat writes for Cut Common about the creation of her new EP, Searching for the Map, during the Australian bushfires and COVID-19 lockdown.
New Waves podcast: Coping with COVID-19
Nat is interviewed by Stephen Adams as part of this wide-ranging podcast exploring different Australian artists’ responses to the COVID-19 pandemic. She discusses her Soothing Sundays livestream concerts (up last).
Best neo-classical albums list
Nat is in some very fine company on Zoneout’s recent top 10 neo-classical albums to listen to in lockdown! Check it out here
On Gender and Motherhood in Music
In an interview for Zoneout on International Women’s Day 2020, Nat shares her thoughts about gender, motherhood and postclassical music with Paul Dougherty.
RN Drive: In the Drawing Room (with Sonja Horbelt)
In preparation for the debut of Nat’s lullaby sextet for the Melbourne Women’s International Jazz Festival in 2019, Nat joined festival director Sonja Horbelt in an interview with Patricia Karvelas about women in jazz, and her jazz re-interpretation of her lullabies.
Australian Jazz: interview
Nat chats to Nikos Fotakis about the evolution of her lullaby project into the jazz genre.
3MBS Classically Kids interview
In 2019, Nat spoke about the growing audience for her lullaby album and her residency at Tempo Rubato. You can listen back here.
AusMusic month interviews
In 2018, Nat’s lullaby album was featured on ABC Classic Drive for AusMusic Month. You can hear her interview here.
7 ways to use music to help a baby sleep
In this article for Kinderling, Nat describes some of the practical applications of using music (such as her lullaby album) to help babies sleep.
Writing Music For My Newborn Son
In this article for CutCommon, Nat writes about the process of creating her lullaby album Forever, and No Time At All in 2018.