In Twentieth Century Music, an admirable and much-used survey written in 1974, Eric Salzman devotes 13 pages to Stravinsky, 11 to Schoenberg, and 6 to Berg versus 2 for Ravel, 2 for Shostakovich, 1 for Sibelius, and 1 for Richard Strauss. To Sergei Rachmaninoff, he allots a single sentence, consigning him to the "older Romantic tradition" of Russian music. Today, 37 years … [Read more...] about Rachmaninoff in Texas
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Re-Thinking the Concert Experience in South Dakota and Minnesota
There was a time – the 1990s, when I was running the Brooklyn Philharmonic at BAM – when the practice of speaking from the stage at symphonic concerts was controversial, both among audiences and orchestra leaders. And people debated whether or not thematic programing was a good thing. Those days are finally over. But the next step – fundamentally re-thinking the … [Read more...] about Re-Thinking the Concert Experience in South Dakota and Minnesota
America’s Forbidden Composer
-- I -- “Arthur Farwell is probably the most neglected composer in our history. . . . At the … [Read more...] about America’s Forbidden Composer
STORM WARNINGS: THE FUTURE OF ORCHESTRAS
-- I -- I recently spent the three consecutive weekends speaking at conferences pertinent to the fate of America’s orchestras. The first, at Grinnell College, was sponsored by the American Association of Liberal Arts Colleges. The topic was reforming music curricula. The second, at the University of … [Read more...] about STORM WARNINGS: THE FUTURE OF ORCHESTRAS
A Message for Young Musicians and Old Orchestras
I was recently entrusted with delivering the graduation address for the School of Music at the University of Illinois, Champaign-Urbana. I wound talking about the future of orchestras. My larger point was that this is a moment for young musicians – and not so young institutions – to hone their sense of mission. Here’s what I had to offer: A lot of the writing that I’ve done … [Read more...] about A Message for Young Musicians and Old Orchestras