Jason Graves: “People think of scary music whenever they hear my name”
BY STEPHANIE ESLAKE FOR LEVEL AND GAIN Jason Graves says his name is synonymous with scary music. And with a list of credits to this […]
March 2020
The strange feeling of attending one of Australia’s last “mass gatherings” during coronavirus
BY STEPHANIE ESLAKE On Friday 13 March, the Australian government announced a ban on all “non-essential” mass gatherings of more than 500 people. In the […]
How to keep supporting your local music scene during a pandemic
BY STEPHANIE ESLAKE The World Health Organisation has declared a coronavirus pandemic. And as governments place restrictions on travel and mass gatherings, the arts will […]
Jakub Jankowski talks about the “tremendous opportunity” of composing for Musica Viva’s 75th anniversary
BY LAURA BIEMMI, TRENDS EDITOR It’s almost fateful that this year marks both the the 75th anniversary of Musica Viva’s first performance and the 25th […]
Mastering your practice #1: Miranda interviews Roger Benedict
BY MIRANDA ILCHEF, LEAD WRITER (NSW) We’d like to welcome Miranda as our new Lead Writer (NSW)! This interview is the first in her exclusive […]
LIVE REVIEW // Echoes of the Jazz Age
BY WENDY ZHANG Echoes of the Jazz AgeCity Recital Hall, 6 February 2020 What does jazz mean to you? To me, jazz represented a kind […]
LIVE REVIEW // Jeffrey goes to see Tales of Hopper in NYC
BY JEFFREY PALMER, UNITED STATES CORRESPONDENT Tales of HopperPresented by Cherylyn Lavagnino DanceDiMenna Center for Classical Music, New York, 25 February American realist painter Edward Hopper (1882 […]
Dark Mofo 2020 cancelled due to COVID-19
CONTENT COURTESY DARK MOFO MEDIA Mona’s winter festival Dark Mofo to be held in June 2020 has been cancelled due to concerns around the impact of coronavirus […]
These are the women in music who inspire us
BY THE CUTCOMMON TEAM This March 8 is International Women’s Day. To celebrate, we got thinking about those who inspire us most — from performers […]
When the music industry doesn’t understand your voice
BY JEFFREY PALMER Jeffrey Palmer is CutCommon’s United States correspondent. But he is also an established countertenor, and has performed in venues across Europe, China, […]