"I definitely did not know that it was this widespread," she said. "I’ve heard from people all over the world, mostly about sexual abuse and harassment in schools and orchestras, but also psychological and physical harm done to people as children, students, and even employees of classical music institutions." - The Philadelphia Inquirer (MSN)
Rosemary Brown produced approximately 300 musical pieces in a variety of styles, according to a list of manuscripts in the British Library. She claimed they were the creations of the spirits of composers that included Johann Sebastian Bach, Ludwig van Beethoven, Franz Schubert, Johannes Brahms, Robert Schumann, Frédéric Chopin and Franz Liszt. - The Conversation
“More than half of the Conservatory was burned. All the instruments were broken, thrown outside. You start seeing cases of instruments as soon as you get close to the Conservatory on the streets. Violins, we had more than 50, completely smashed. Cellos, more than 40, completely smashed.” - BBC
“These type of shops are like the Titanic, slowly sinking. think it will depend on when we decide to retire. We see the thinking and we know the final is inevitable." - EuroNews
Perhaps not healing so much as facing pain, illness, and death. “‘Ten minutes of Schubert is the equivalent of five milligrams of oxy,' the chief of the palliative care unit at a Paris hospital” says to one cellist. - The New York Times
Newly unearthed, that is, though “the finding may prompt debate in the classical music field, where reports of unearthed masterpieces are sometimes greeted skeptically, and where there is a history of fakes and forgeries.” Hear it for yourself. - The New York Times
"How ambitious? It will require raising an additional $10.5 million over the next five years to fund the expansion of live performances; the re-establishment of the resident artist program; the commissioning of new operas; the reimagining of its audience engagement programs, and more." - The San Diego Union-Tribune (MSN)
During a 2011 performance of Gounod's Faust, Wendy White was injured when a piece of scenery collapsed and she fell eight feet. In 2013 she sued for negligence, seeking compensation for lost wages, medical care, and pain. Days before the trial was to begin, the parties have settled. - The New York Times
"Recently, I was playing guitar and singing a cute little country ditty that required no vocal skill. My sister-in-law, who was listening, exclaimed, 'That was so beautiful. It’s the first time I’ve ever heard your real voice.' She’s been hearing me sing for 40 years." - The Atlantic (MSN)
One of the most significant shifts has been the rise of DIY artists. These independent musicians take on roles traditionally held by record labels and managers, such as producing, recording, promoting and distributing their music. - The Conversation
Operas deal with all of life’s big issues, from unrequited love to the death of a loved one. They address social issues too: political rivalries, malign power, toxic male violence. Listening to opera can be highly cathartic, a way of making sense of your own emotions and the world’s problems. - Psyche
The South Korean-born conductor, who began her initial five-year term at the company in 2021, is now contracted through the 2030-31 season. - San Francisco Classical Voice
Facing declining enrollment and tighter finances, Brandeis University (near Boston) has — effective at the end of this academic year, and over the furious objections of the music department's chair — eliminated the ensemble's four positions, which constitute 25% of the department's faculty. - The Justice (Waltham, Mass.)
The venue, of which the orchestra will have partial ownership, is the old Scottish Rite of Freemasonry hall downtown, which has, per music director Jeffrey Kahane, excellent acoustics. The building also has years of deferred maintenance; $5 million to $10 million will be necessary just to make it safe. - San Antonio Report
For every song that is in print and available, there are at least 10 that are mothballed in storage, an estimated 2.5m pieces that may as well not exist. Popular taste has decreed that these lost songs are failures. But tastes change, markets shift and yesterday’s flop might be today’s buried treasure. - The Guardian
