Harvard museum to return two Maleviches which the artist left in Berlin at his death and which belong to his heirs. Boston Globe
Month: December 1999
HERE WE GO AGAIN
Two US senators claim violence on television is actually up 30 percent since Congress raised concerns in 1997.“This is an industry that’s stiffing us, an industry that’s simply not responding to these appeals from across the country.” Variety
KEEPING SCORE ON THE WEB
Publisher opens portal site that will make sheet music available for downloading on the net. Buy just one song/buy the whole concerto. Is it the end of sheet music stores? – Wired
DO THE MATH
By most accounts, musicians are handing over their tunes for free to new MP3 sites in record numbers. Is anyone getting rich? In August, MP3.com sold 15,600 CDs on behalf of 26,700 artists listed in its online database. New digital format may be cheaper, but it’s not exactly turning up a whole new generation of stars. – Salon
SINGING FINE
Chicago-area soprano sings a little courtroom Verdi to delighted judge and escapes speeding ticket. – CBC
CREATIVE CRI$I$
Boston choreographers say their greatest impediment is money. – Boston Herald
BETWEEN PLEASURE AND PAIN
Scientists who study pain say ballerinas withstand more pain than any athlete, even football players. New medical study reveals that every dancer examined in Canada’s National Ballet has arthritis from dancing on pointe. – National Post (Canada)
THE SAME SPEED – EVERYTIME
New York City Ballet is using taped music while its orchestra is on strike. For the dancers, not such a bad thing, maybe? – The Guardian
C’EST LE GUERRE
Still very much a work in progress. Washington Post 12/30/99
Previously: THAT MISSING FIVE PERCENT: When the musical “Martin Guerre” opened in London in 1996, reviews were mixed, and its creators acknowledged it wasn’t working and went back to their studios. Headed to Broadway next year, the show is about to open in Washington DC, and looking, composer Claude Michel Schonberg says, for that last five percent to make it sing. Washington Post 12/29/99
PINTER AT 70
The playwright takes a movie role. And talks about his upcoming plays. – New York Times