While decrying the invasion, a statement from the Cliburn says the Russian-born pianists “are not officials of their government, nor is their participation in the Cliburn state-sponsored." - Dallas Morning News
Yes, cancel Will Smith's movies, but by all means, award a Grammy to Louis CK, media folks. Great job. (Here's a tweet that explains the issue.) Anyway, congrats! - Los Angeles Times
"Stations rose to the occasion to provide refuge from a world that felt scary and uncertain. That has translated into ratings records" — WDAV in Charlotte actually reached no. 1 in its market — "strong fundraising and a reminder of the value of classical stations to local arts organizations." - Current
Over the past decade, women only make up 12.7% of songwriters. The study also counted producers of select years, and found that women made up a paltry 2.8%. - NPR
"Joplin is more than just someone who wrote some great piano pieces, was Black and died. He is part of the story of American classical music that has never quite captured popular attention." - The New York Times
"He plans to create a troupe of 15 to 20 professional singers who will be on salary (not working as freelancers, as most soloists do) and take all but the biggest roles. He believes greater job stability had become more appealing over the past two years." - The New York Times
"I don't know how we lived to see this," said the 84-year-old of the Russian invasion. As ensembles all over are performing his works in solidarity with Ukraine, he can't help being upset "that this misfortune needed to happen for them to begin playing my music." - The New York Times
Before he took the helm, it was a group of largely amateur singers doing "the chestnuts of the golden age of choral music." Now its 100 members are AGMA-card-carrying pros with whom Gershon has given 45 world premieres, and the group's budget has doubled. - Yahoo! (Los Angeles Times)
Catalog valuations have shot up in recent years. In 2021, investors paid multiples equivalent to around 22 times the net publisher’s share of royalties—a standard industry measure of income—up from 11 times in 2015, data from investment bank Shot Tower Capital shows. - The Wall Street Journal
Randall Kline was the driving force behind the opening of the $64 million SFJazz Center at Franklin and Fell streets, which opened its doors in 2013 as one of the only major venues in the country devoted to jazz programming. - San Francisco Chronicle
David Patrick Stearns looks at "a monumental new collection of artifacts by Jewish artists and musicians" titled Our Will to Live: The Terezín Music Critiques of Viktor Ullmann, Illustrations by Terezín Artists. - The Philadelphia Inquirer
"What does the future sound like? In the early 20th century, one answer rang out from Luigi Russolo's intonarumori — lever-operated machines designed to pop, sough, shriek, and shock. Peter Tracy explores the sensory, spiritual, and political affinities and ambitions behind Italian Futurism's radical new music." - The Public Domain Review
