Douglas McLennan
Doug is the editor of ArtsJournal
New Study: What Accounts For The Lack Of Women In Jazz?
Among audiences, the government survey data showed that more men than women report attending jazz concerts, and that the gap is larger for jazz...
‘Midcentury Modern’ Was A Thing In American Classical Music, Too
"Composers from that same time period, say, the '30s to the '60s — the likes of Walter Piston, Roy Harris, Elliott Carter, George Perle,...
Rem Koolhaas And Patrick Doan Re-imagine Maps Of Europe
National boundaries, it would seem, hold very little meaning at all. The squiggles hint at other political geographies, from the deeper past or some...
Running A Theatre From The Kitchen Table During A Pandemic
Marissa Wolf was midway into her first full season as artistic director at Portland Center Stage and had just opened The Curious Incident of...
MacKenzie Scott Gives Tens Of Millions To Arts Organizations
The lack of fanfare associated with the June 15 announcement, which came in the form of a simple Medium post rather than a costly...
For First Time, Indigenous Australian Choreographer Will Lead Non-Indigenous Dance Company
Daniel Riley, who comes from the Wiradjuri people of central New South Wales, spent 12 years dancing with and choreographing for Bangarra Dance Theatre,...
Tensions Seethe Inside America’s Biggest Public Radio Station
"Employees at are terrified that criticizing their station's leadership could result in being singled out for layoffs and reprimands by human resources." Employees...
How Many Streaming Services Can One Person Be Expected To Pay For? We’re Starting...
"The average number of video streaming services utilized per U.S. user has fallen for the first time, according to technology research firm Omdia. …...
Marin Alsop Is Proud Of Her Baltimore Symphony Tenure — And Frustrated, Too
"If I had it to do all over again, I would not have tried so hard to move the BSO out of the Ivory...
California Removes COVID Restrictions On Arts Venues
"The reopening means the end of mandatory mask requirements for vaccinated patrons of California movie theaters, gyms, restaurants, stores and family entertainment centers....
Notre-Dame In Paris Needs More Millions To Rebuild After Fire
In the months after the catastrophic 2019 blaze, more than €800 million was raised to reconstruct the 13th-century cathedral. Why is the Diocese of...
LA Chamber Orchestra’s Jaime Martín Named Chief Conductor Of Melbourne Symphony
It's taken Australia's oldest orchestra five years to find a successor to Andrew Davis, whose tenure ended in 2019, but they've now settled on...
Copyright Board Changes Streaming Fees
CRB hiked the current rate 17% from the current $0.18 for every 100 songs streamed on on-subscription advertising-supported webcasts to $0.21. - Inside Radio
Eight Parking Stalls For Every Car: Here’s How Cities Are Trying To Change That
We found that the Green Code is changing Buffalo’s urban form in ways that had been difficult, if not impossible, under former zoning rules....
Tech Was About Disruption. Now It’s “Build Better”?
Taken seriously, the essay seemed to be suggesting an entirely new version of Silicon Valley: a movement away from making software to support existing...
Relaxed COVID Restriction? That’s Still A Problem For Venues
While venues try to maintain pre-pandemic ticket prices and the availability of shows by offering multiple gigs on the same day, their economic viability...
Jon Meacham, The Ubiquitous Historian
He is the intellectual of the moment, this soft-spoken biographer of great men. Meacham whispers in the president’s ear and appears on TV constantly....
The Tango Is Just What We Need As Pandemic Eases
Watching audience members take to the stage of a Washington theater for a “milonga” — a gathering to dance the tango — one observes...
Why Was No Pulitzer For Cartooning Awarded This Year?
The five-person jury for the category picked the finalists but the larger Pulitzer Prize Board, which selects the winners for all the prizes in...
Josquin Desprez Was Europe’s First Superstar Composer — But We’re Still Not Sure Which...
The problem is that, as one wag put it a few years after the composer's demise, "Now that Josquin is dead, he is putting...
New Report: Music Industry Has A Diversity Problem
While the report’s tone and conclusions are unambiguous — in just one telling example, across 70 major and independent music companies, just 13.9% of...
World’s Largest Publishing Trade Fair Will Be Back In Person This Fall
"Germany has begun to open to travelers and the Frankfurt Book Fair is planning on hosting a live, in-person fair this October 20-24. 'It...
China Goes All In To Become “Museum Power” — Opens Five New Museums A...
In 2000 it had fewer than 1,200 of them. By the end of last year there were nearly five times as many. Helped by...
A Critic Watches The RSC Rehearse
Despite some trepidation from the actors, the Royal Shakespeare Company is live-streaming for the public select rehearsals for the upcoming production of Henry VI...
Inquest: John Le Carré Died After Fall In Bathroom
The author of Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy and The Spy Who Came in From the Cold, fractured his ribs in the fall. - BBC