It is clear that orchestras must change the way they do business to adapt to changing behaviors of consumers. Even orchestras with large endowments in the US are suffering. I believe the Columbus Symphony has a chance to evolve and…
New York Doormen a Varied Group – NYTimes.com
Clarinet-playing doormen are rare. New York Doormen a Varied Group – NYTimes.com.
CLASSICAL: Music for Wrenches (4/26) – Choice Concerts – Rochester City Newspaper
The wrenchophone is a series of different-sized wrenches, mounted on a flat board. via CLASSICAL: Music for Wrenches (4/26) – Choice Concerts – Rochester City Newspaper. Hmm. As long as it’s not gut-wrenching music!
Music Review – New York New Music Ensemble Plays at Merkin Hall – NYTimes.com
This piece sounds like it would be interesting to hear. David Cope’s “Children of Darkness” (2009), for example, was inspired by stories of runaways and abductees, and is a study in tension and anguish. But Mr. Cope evokes those qualities…
Concert review: Contemporary festival spotlights daring music
Concert review: Contemporary festival spotlights daring music | The Portland Press Herald / Maine Sunday Telegram. I’d like to do more of this kind of music- Review of the Back Cove Contemporary Music Festival By CHRISTOPHER HYDE I’m not sure…
Poem: The Guitar
Duende, which refers to dark spirits or charms, is mostly a southern Spanish concept. It was developed by the poet Lorca into an artistic aesthetic which encompasses the dark side of art, the sadness, death and evil, which gives art…