“Concerned that an ongoing lockout of musicians by the Minnesota Orchestra has left the orchestra unprepared, the Swedish recording company Bis has postponed a planned September session, orchestra officials confirmed today.”
Category: music
Melbourne Symphony Boss Says Board Members Should Give More Money (Board Is Not Pleased)
“Melbourne Symphony Orchestra managing director Andre Gremillet has ruffled feathers on the orchestra’s board by advising the 10 directors they will be expected to dig deeper philanthropically, but he has stopped short of saying how much he expects them to give.”
The Rise Of The Jazzbro (And The Danger He Poses To Jazz)
“The jazzbro is ‘utterly convinced of both the superiority of his taste and the marginalization of his ideas.’ … Unlike the hipster, [the] jazzbro doesn’t feel alienated from society or life, except aesthetically.”
Alex Ross: Wagner Is Stuck
“It would be good to report that the anniversary year has yielded a raft of fresh insights. Alas, outside of scholarly precincts, discussion of Wagner is stuck in a Nazi rut.”
Inside An Elite Orchestra Audition
“The classical audition ranks among the world’s toughest job interviews. Each applicant has 10 minutes at most to play in a way so memorable that he stands out among a lineup of other world-class musicians.”
Composers: Give Us Our Own Data, U.S. Government!
“It is troubling that our form of artistic creativity–creating musical works–is not seen as an occupation that stands on its own. There is a vast difference between being a music director or conductor and being a composer.”
The Shipping Containers In New Jersey That Hold The History Of The Met
“If you were to put this stuff in a regular warehouse, you’d need over a million square feet.”
Hey Minnesota, Here’s A Symphony That *Can* Finish Negotiations
Nashville, that is. The agreement is tentative but will allow the season to begin this fall as the musicians consider ratification.
91 Composers Protest Minnesota Orchestra Standoff
“We know – with certainty – that the cancellation of the Minnesota Orchestra Composer Institute will have a lasting and negative impact on American music and we urge you to act now to resolve the lockout and reinstate this essential training ground for the cultivation of talented composers.”
Minnesota Orchestra Musicians Accept Proposal From Mediator; Management Balks
“Former U.S. Sen. George Mitchell made a proposal to soften the potential downside for musicians to engage in bargaining, according to the musicians’ negotiating committee. Musicians agreed to the terms but management declined, according to a confidential letter that the musicians’ team sent to board members Wednesday.”