Category: music

Cleveland’s Rock and Roll Hall of Fame has had a tough time attracting visitors. “None of us has been totally satisfied with how well the public understands who we are, what we do, how successful we’ve been, what our vision of this institution is and where we’re going.” So the PR director’s been fired. – Cleveland Plain Dealer

With college kids downloading music for free over the internet, music producers are battling a culture in attempt to stop piracy. – Wired

The BBC helps keep classical music tradition vital. – Financial Times

New album sings the blues of managed care. Only $14.95 co-pay. – Hartford Courant

British Medical Association study says that playing the saxophone is a major health hazard for jazz musicians. – CBC

Andre Previn beats the odds with a second production of “Streetcar” announced for Pittsburgh. – Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

“Gatsby” opens tonight at the Met. – New York Times

• “I ALWAYS WANTED TO WRITE OPERAS” says John Harbison. An interview. Boston Globe 12/19/99
• Previously: GREAT GATSBY: Metropolitan Opera’s first contemporary opera since 1992. Boston Phoenix 12/14/99
• And: COUNTING SECOND CHANCES: Few repeat productions.  Hartford Courant 12/17/99
• And: Gatsby and the Jazz Age Toronto Globe and Mail 12/18/99

A Havana drama with several happy endings. – New York Times

• Previously: MAKING GOOD MUSIC AND NEW FRIENDS:  – Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel 12/18/99
• And: WHOOPS: Milwaukee Symphony watches as Havana’s air traffic controllers deny landing permission to a cargo plane carrying many of the orchestra’s larger instruments.  – Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel 12/17/99 
• And: SYMPHONIC DIPLOMACY: Since the fall of communism it’s been years since a visiting orchestra has come to Havana. – Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel 12/16/99 
• And: Interview with Milwaukee music director – St. Petersburg Times 12/16/99

– after recording program for CBS early-morning show. – BBC

Soweto is one of the last places you’d expect to find an orchestra. But a determined British violinist with amazing energy has built an orchestra and a music program from scratch. The group has even recorded its first CD – a Christmas album. – London Telegraph