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The Cusp is an online magazine exploring the boundary between music and other art forms.

21/02/2023

'Pieces inspired by performers' dreams, Gaelic folk tunes, ancient music and contrapuntal music from Venezuela were all explored.'

Kings Place, London By Will Snell Sound Unwrapped, Kings Place’s year-long festival showcasing immersive sonic events is well underway. Throughout 2023, the venue is...

13/02/2023

McDonald's to use classical music to tackle anti-social behaviour.

http://thecuspmagazine.com/news/mcdonalds-tackle-anti-social-behaviour-classical-music-news/

13/02/2023

This new Channel 4 TV programme profiles the pianos and pianists of four UK train stations. Catch the first episode this Wednesday 15th February at 9pm.

A new TV series is to profile the best amateur pianists playing at UK train stations. Dubbed as the ‘Bake Off for pianos’, The Piano...

07/02/2023

'This warped and dramatic song cycle revels in the basest of urges in a deeply considered way.'

Southbank Centre, London By Will Snell Bag of Bones is primal precision. A frigid February evening would not deter a full house from journeying...

31/01/2023

NEWS | The relief is of a group of female musicians asleep in the palace of the ancient Egyptian pharaoh Akhenaten. it's very unusual for its time in depicting women as musicians and making them the focus of attention.
http://thecuspmagazine.com/news/rare-ancient-egyptian-relief-female-musicians-risk-leaving-uk-news/

A limestone relief offering a glimpse into daily Egyptian life more than 3,300 years ago is at risk of leaving the UK if a domestic buyer...

31/10/2022

Did you know that Prokofiev beat a chess grandmaster? We didn't.

http://thecuspmagazine.com/features/5-composers-unexpected-hobbies-features/

1. Shostakovich and football The great and gloom-laden Russian composer Dmitry Shostakovich was a passionate fan of football, with a lifelong devotion to his...

18/10/2022

Opera meets TikTok....

http://thecuspmagazine.com/news/new-operatic-piece-premiere-tiktok-halloween-news/

A new operatic solo work for mezzo-soprano is to premiere on Tik Tok on Halloween (31st October). The work, by the contemporary classical composer...

14/10/2022

http://thecuspmagazine.com/features/5-pieces-classical-music-inspired-novels-feature/

1.Leoš Janáček‘s The Kreutzer Sonata This string quartet was inspired by the 1889 novella of the same name by Leo Tolstoy, which the Czech...

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Celebrating the UEFA women's EURO tournament this summer, the composer Shirley Thompson has written a concerto for footballer and orchestra - the first one ever to her knowledge. We interview her here about it. And for more info about the concerto👇 https://www.thefa.com/competitions/uefa-womens-euro-2022/arts

Celebrating the UEFA Women's Euro tournament this summer, the composer Shirley Thompson has written the world's first (to her knowledge) concerto for footballer and orchestra. Yes, that is a thing now. Here we interview her about it. And check out details here 👇 https://www.thefa.com/competitions/uefa-womens-euro-2022/arts