“Houston Public Media, which operates the University of Houston’s broadcasting properties, says it will sell the frequency and transmitter for KUHA (91.7 FM) while retaining the station’s classical music format via online streaming and an HD Radio subchannel of KUHF (88.7 FM).”
Category: music
East Africa’s Largest Music Festival Canceled For Lack Of Funding
Selling tickets wasn’t a problem. “The festival, whose name means ‘sounds of wisdom’, is held every February. For the past 12 years, it has attracted thousands of international visitors to the Tanzanian island. Festival promoter Yusuf Mahmoud said the target was to raise $200,000 (£130,000) before the dates for 2016 edition would be announced. But so far only $42,000 has been raised, he said.”
Study: Reasons People Listen To Music Are Different For Older People Than For Younger Listeners
An exploratory study finds emotion regulation may be “a secondary outcome of music listening. Rather, the “fundamental drivers” of our thirst for music appear to be the intense emotions a given melody produces, the way it facilitates reminiscing, and—as we age—its ability to produce transcendent experiences.
Spiders Tune Their Webs The Way Humans Tune Guitars
“The means by which [spiders] distinguish between the two types of visitor – tuning their webs and interpreting the subsequent vibrations – is a secret that scientists have only recently unravelled.”
Crisis At The Coliseum: The Tribulations – And Triumphs – Of English National Opera
Richard Fairman looks at the management battles, senior staff departures, struggles with funding bodies, and artistic successes (“standards have arguably never been higher”) at London’s number-two company.
A Grammy-Nominated Tenor On Raising An Autistic Child While Traveling Nine Months A Year
Lawrence Brownlee: “I talk to my agent to schedule as much time as I can at home without hurting my career. But if you’re in this business, you have to be out and about so people will see you. I do hate leaving my wife and kids. I’ve missed so many milestones, especially my son with his special needs. I’ll come home and I’m amazed at some of the things he can do.”
Back From The Brink? Atlanta Symphony Makes A Turnaround
“Today, the ASO is showing signs of financial health not seen in more than a decade, a condition which musicians and management agree bodes well for restoring the musical standards that had previously elevated the orchestra to critical acclaim, international prominence and a seemingly endless string of Grammy Awards.”
There’s A Fast-Rising Conductor Hiding In Plain Sight In Philadelphia
“Philadelphia Orchestra associate conductors are like U.S. vice presidents: They have huge exposure, a bit of dirty work to do, and ascend to the boss’ job only in dire circumstances. Nonetheless, Philadelphia’s Cristian Macelaru (once associate conductor – new title, ‘conductor-in-residence’) is making a more-than-vice-presidential career for himself” – including important gigs filling in for the late Rafael Frühbeck de Burgos and the ailing Pierre Boulez.
Why Are So Many Singers Suffering From Vocal-Cord Injuries? A Leading Surgeon Explains
“To get some answers, Vulture reached out to Steven M. Zeitels, the famed surgeon and director of the Massachusetts General Hospital Voice Center who has treated everyone from Adele and Sam Smith to Steven Tyler and Julie Andrews. He walked us through the future of voice management.”
Memphis Symphony CEO Steps Down As Orchestra Has Stabilized
“Memphis Symphony Orchestra CEO and President Roland Valliere – a ‘turnaround specialist’ who reversed the symphony’s serious financial crisis by orchestrating a deal that required the musicians to take deep pay cuts – is stepping down from the job Nov. 9.”