"Composers from that same time period, say, the '30s to the '60s — the likes of Walter Piston, Roy Harris, Elliott Carter, George Perle, Harold Shapero, Roger Sessions, and others neglected for decades by America's musical institutions — have been experiencing an uptick in interest of late, particularly at summer festivals and in recording projects." - San Francisco Classical...
"If I had it to do all over again, I would not have tried so hard to move the BSO out of the Ivory Tower. Sometimes you have to say, 'OK, this is not where people want to go. Try to enjoy the orchestra and community as much as you can.' … I didn't have problems with any one...
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 this Spanish-born, London-based flutist-turned-conductor. Martín is also chief conductor of the RTÉ National Symphony Orchestra in Dublin, and he recently extended his contract as the LACO's music director to 2027. - Limelight (Australia)
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 out more works than when he was still alive" — the height of his fame, in the decades after 1500, coincided with the birth of music printing and the utter lack of copyright law, and...
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 top executives across were from underrepresented racial/ethnic groups, 4.2% were Black, and 13.9% were women — its wording is polite. - Variety
This means that groups and single artists who were still trying to pay back debt - and thus were not eligible for royalties - can now start earning money from streaming. - BBC
After a planned protest in one of the school's buildings, the students "were barred from the Diamond building, and the school told them that it was investigating an incident that included reported violations 'pertaining to community safety.' On Thursday, about 20 students continued their tuition protest on the sidewalk outside, waving placards and accusing the school of using heavy-handed...
The Pulitzer citation describes Stride as “a musical journey full of surprise, with powerful brass and rhythmic motifs that incorporate Black music traditions from the US and the Caribbean into a Western orchestral fabric.” - NewMusicBox
"When she took the position in 2007, she was the first female music director of a top-tier American orchestra. She was, it seemed certain then, the avatar of a new generation of women on important podiums. … But when she departs this summer, the field will go back to the way it was before she came: 25 major orchestras...
Last summer, back home in Wales after completing his 16-year term in Raleigh, he suffered what turned out to be a three-day stroke that severely impaired the use of his right arm and leg. After a month's hospitalization and six months of physical therapy, though he can't hold a baton, he is back working with the Orchestre national de...
With now over 60,000 students having taken online practical and theoretical exams, it became a sink-or-swim moment testing RCM’s ability to keep anxious students engaged and motivated. -Ludwig Van
Percussionist Sam Wilson of Riot Ensemble writes about Georg Friedrich Haas's Solstices, in which he has the hardest job: "A pianist can feel where their keys are even if the music is extremely complex; a violinist has a constant physical connection with their instrument; a trumpet player always knows where the valves are. For me, holding up four sticks...
With no dance floors or concert halls to fill, many listeners turned toward gentler, unobtrusive music to help quiet their restless minds. In response, artists who might not have publicly ventured into this sometimes esotericterrain now feel emboldened to do so. - The New York Times
Northeast Indiana Public Radio purchased the license for 94.1 FM in 2002 for $1.8 million and has been operating it since then as Classical 94.1 WBNI. But NIPR never raised enough money to cover both running costs and debt service from acquiring the frequency, so the broadcaster is now selling 94.1 FM — for $350,000 — to a licensee...
The Symphony’s shift to a customer-centric approach is also reflected in their departure from sending the industry standard “killer offer” coupons to first-time audiences in an attempt to bring them back. It seems simple on the surface, but offering a cash voucher instead of a discount coupon is a dramatic shift in messaging from the egocentric “Please come back!”...
