“The old model of service has sort of imperial, colonial overtones,” but the relationship they actually built was refreshing.
Category: music
The Things Musicians Carry
“Tunes, traditions, styles, perspectives — one might think of us as the carriers of a DNA that can both stubbornly endure and spontaneously mutate as we meet other musicians and enter new realms.”
Remember The ‘1812 Overture’? What Happened To The Whole ‘Light Classical’ Repertoire?
“What is disappearing, some say, are the light classics that once were staples of mainstream classical concerts that, around the middle of the last century, migrated to pops” and which pops orchestras have now abandoned in favor of classic rock and the like. Says conductor John Mauceri, “If you’re going to do a Mahler symphony as the centerpiece of a concert, you don’t have any room for von Suppé or Offenbach.”
Music Director Of Augusta, Georgia’s Orchestra Abruptly Departs
“After seven seasons leading the Symphony Orchestra Augusta, Maestro Shizuo Z Kuwahara is leaving to pursue other opportunities. … Kuwahara’s departure is effective immediately, said Carra Purvis, the symphony’s development director.”
Death By Bagpipe
Two years after the man’s death, doctors say they have solved the medical mystery. In a report published Monday in the medical journal Thorax, a team of five UHSM researchers coined a new term for the man’s condition. “Bagpipe lung.”
Yannick’s Successor At The Rotterdam Phil Will Be –
– the youngest person ever to hold the chief conductor position at the orchestra, which has a history of appointing young maestros who go on to major international careers. Lahav Shani, now 27, starts the job in 2018, the Rotterdam Philharmonic’s 100th anniversary year.
The New York Times Investigates Beethoven In Nightclubs
“The scene: a crowded pub in the London district of Islington. Waitresses nudge through the crowd of about 100 people, carrying trays of hamburgers and cheesy fries, as patrons – East End hipsters, young professionals, students – saunter up to the bar to get more libations. Then one of the evening’s hosts asks for attention and introduces the live entertainment: a violinist, a violist and a cellist.”
It Had To Happen: An Orchestra Dedicated To Video Games
“Professional orchestras have toured the tunes of Zelda, Street Fighter and other video games across North America. But Quebec’s largest city is one of the few to have its own dedicated video-game orchestra made up of serious musicians whose passion puts them in front of sheet music for hours on end — not just TV screens.”
Here Are The 2016 Gramophone Award Winners
“We are pleased to announce to winning recordings in each of the 12 categories of the 2016 Gramophone Classical Music Awards. … The winners of the Recording of the Year, Artist of the Year, Young Artist of the Year, Lifetime Achievement and Label of the Year will be announced at the Gramophone Awards ceremony in London on September 15.”
Put 15 Musicians In An Active Volcano Crater For 10½ Hours, And Here’s What You Get
“The result was an immersive layering of experimental, otherworldly soundscapes, evocative one minute of Sun Ra, the next of Aphex Twin or Autechre. Glitch and drone melded with desert-blown free jazz. Mournful loops of electrified cello overlaid throbbing synthesizer, the music constantly spinning apart and reassembling into a whole.” (includes audio)