The orchestra’s board and management said, “After careful deliberation, we believe that there is an elevated risk to the safety of our musicians and their families, guest artists, D.S.O. personnel and traveling patrons, and therefore will not be proceeding with the tour at this time.” A spokesperson added that the tour was not being cancelled for economic reasons.
Author: Matthew Westphal
Fort Worth Symphony Cancels Tour Of Spain Because Venues Can’t Afford Them
The six-city trip, which was to have been the orchestra’s first overseas tour in 27 years, “was canceled last week after several concert halls dropped out of the tour, partly due to the lack of government funding and the falling value of the euro.”
Top Posts From AJBlogs 12.22.15
David Amram at 85: Distilling his multiple personalities
He doesn’t look much older than when he was 60. But he’s showing his age in a way that true artists do. His 2014 piece, Greenwich Village Portraits, is one of his very best. … read more
AJBlog: Condemned to Music Published 2015-12-22
The creative class won’t save your arts organizations
Let’s talk about Hartford. I’ve never been to Connecticut, but in the past week I have read two stories about Hartford, and it is interesting to think about the links, if any. … read more
AJBlog: For What It’s Worth Published 2015-12-22
Museum World: Five To Applaud
It’s tough being a critic, especially a blogging one. No matter one’s natural tendencies to want to like something, you also tend to see the flaws and the disappointments, then end up coming off as a scold. … read more
AJBlog: Real Clear Arts Published 2015-12-22
Solstice beyond jazz, unruly mashup to meditative rhythm
Saxophonist Mars Williams and band ecstatically wed holiday songs and Albert Ayler anthems at the Hungry Brain in Chicago past 12 pm December 20 — the deepest, darkest, longest night of the year … read more
AJBlog: Jazz Beyond Jazz Published 2015-12-22
In Praise of Nuci’s Space
Much of the time, it’s hard to know who the good guys are. Other times, essential things become clear. A few weeks ago I attended an event for the Athens, GA, musicians resource called … read more
AJBlog: CultureCrash Published 2015-12-22
Other Places: Evans Not A Secret Anymore
On his Jazz Profiles blog, Steve Cerra is featuring pianist Bill Evans’s The Secret Sessions collection recorded at New York’s Village Vanguard. A fan named Mike Harris, taped Evans and his trio at the club … read more
AJBlog: RiffTides Published 2015-12-22
Dancing Down to the Bone
It’s November, 2006, and I’m sitting on one of the highest carpeted risers in St. Mark’s Church watching Luciana Achugar’s Exhausting Love. Suddenly one of the performers (Hilary Clark) works her way toward me and my companion and wedges herself between us. … read more
AJBlog: Dancebeat Published 2015-12-22
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The First Woman Ever To Write A Book In English Lived Walled Into One Room Alongside A Church
What’s more, it’s possible you’ve heard of her and didn’t realize she was a woman. And nobody knows her real name.
Surfin’ Santa: How Christmas Imagery Got Australianized
“British and American cultural influences collide with the inescapable realities of the weather, resulting in a lot of sweaty people in Santa hats lolling about on Bondi Beach. … A look at archival images from Australia’s state libraries shows some of the odder ways the country combines traditional Christmas images with Down Under culture.”
Why America Needs A National Theatre (But It Might Look Different Than You Think)
“Why doesn’t the United States have a national theatre? On its face, the question seems ridiculous. After all, we’ve only just arranged for national health care. …The U.K. has a national theatre. So does France, Germany, even China. So why don’t we have one [here]? We put some theories to the test and came up with a solution to America’s arts problem.”
Dance Magazine’s Readers Choose The Best Of 2015
“This year we gave our readers the power to weigh in on the most memorable dance moments of the year. You nominated performances you loved, voted on the top five and selected a diverse group of artists and productions that span the country. Here’s what you chose as your favorites.”
Wildenstein Tax-Evasion Trial To Put Spotlight On Secretive Art Business
“The French government has calculated that [Daniel Wildenstein’s] estate could owe, with fines and interest, at least 550 million euros, or roughly $600 million, in France alone. Next month, several family members are scheduled to go on trial here on tax fraud and money-laundering charges.”
Protesters Trash Geneva Opera House Over Alt-Culture Budget Cuts
“An unauthorised demonstration over Geneva budget cuts for alternative culture spun out of control late Saturday, with protesters vandalising much of the centre of the Swiss city … The façade of Geneva’s main theatre, the 19th-century Grand Théâtre, and the sculptures lining its entrance were splashed with black and coloured paint, interspersed with white graffiti.
Aix Festival Director To Step Down
Bernard Foccroulle, the Belgian organist, composer and administrator who has run the Aix-en-Provence Festival since 2007 “and has led it through a number of artistic successes, said in a statement that he felt ‘the need to start a new chapter’ after spending nearly a decade in his position, and 15 years at the Théâtre Royal de la Monnaie in Brussels before that.”