“Classical music did not figure large in [the online service’s] original plans. However, finding that its classical stations were performing slightly better than market share indicated they should, the company has made a significant push … The result: three new classical stations, available as of today, with a Goldilocks array of choices.”
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Can The Man Who Brought Peace To Northern Ireland Do The Same For The Minnesota Orchestra?
“Former Senate Majority Leader George Mitchell has stepped into the Minnesota Orchestra’s lengthy and bitter labor dispute. Mitchell met last week in Washington, D.C., with representatives of management and labor to see whether he can coax the two sides into a mediated settlement, according to sources close to the situation.”
Old Rock LPs Become Investment Vehicles
“For people who grew up during rock ‘n’ roll’s 1960s-to-1980s heyday … rock memorabilia is as legitimate a collection as rare coins, stamps and first editions. Some of these vinyl junkies now occupy the highest ranks of America’s business, government and art worlds, spending big money on the countercultural bric-a-brac of their youth.”
What A Conductor Does For An Orchestra
“Your whole personality (especially your face and eyes) has to give the sense of assurance and expectancy that inspires an orchestra to play.”
Boston Symphony’s Maestro-To-Be Conks His Head
“Incoming Boston Symphony Orchestra music director Andris Nelsons has been forced to cancel his appearance this weekend at Tanglewood because of a freak accident that’s left him with a severe concussion. Nelsons, struck in the head by a door in Bayreuth, Germany, where he had been conducting, is expected to make a full recovery.”
Opera Is Booming In Australia, With Attendance Up By One-Third
“A snapshot of trends from a forthcoming Australia Council analysis of the performing arts, due in August, shows the growth in paid opera attendances was up by 34 per cent in 2012.”
The Summer Music Festival Has Exploded, But How (& Why)?
“You have to be disturbed to put on an event like this.”
Is New York Better For Musicians Than San Francisco (Or Anywhere Else, For That Matter)?
“Without access to my ‘easy listening,’ the new music swirling around the mixing bowl of the five boroughs, I lose sight of what I’m working on–the things that I’m trying to get into my head and fingers.”
The Theremin: Still Weird Even As Japan Sets A World Record For Playing It
“Theremins are usually box-shaped, but the workings of these particular ones were contained inside small Russian dolls.”
Does Spotify Reduce Piracy And Help Music Sales? Numbers Point To Yes
“Artists who have their music on Spotify see significantly less piracy — and as a result actually more record sales — than artists who don’t distribute their music over the service.”