“For the first time since May of last year, the Louisville Orchestra is an orchestra again. … The harmony comes after a year of orchestra members making their overtures on sidewalks, with protests filled with accusations of unfair labor practices and failure to bargain in good faith, while the orchestra [management] threatened to hire replacement musicians.”
Category: music
A Music Album That Continues To Evolve Each Time You Play It
“The seven songs on Tender Metal are, broadly-speaking, moody electronic pop. They do not change radically from one play to the next – you will not suddenly stumble across a thrash metal incarnation, for example.”
Minnesota Orchestra, SPCO Both Go Public With Cost-Cutting Demands
“After months of quiet labor talks, the brass at the Minnesota Orchestra and the St. Paul Chamber Orchestra took their disputes with musicians public Wednesday, announcing big financial shortfalls they say require major cost cutting.”
Reflections, Memories, John Cage at 100
“Try not to repeat the things you already know about. Ignore your talents. Follow your most impish curiosity. Dwell on an unpleasant memory. Grind the coffee beans. Sort the pile of neglected mail. Make a cup of perfect espresso. Write.”
No Villains, But A Lot Of Financial Trouble, At Indianapolis Symphony
“The symphony has run out of pain-free options, and the time for minor adjustments has passed.”
Performing The Same Debussy Flute Solo Every Day – For A Year
Flutist Mimi Stillman “hatched her Syrinx-a-day idea as a response to Debussy’s 150th birthday this year, and started on the actual date, Aug. 22.” So far she’s made videos of herself performing it in Israel and Italy.
Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra’s September Concerts Endangered
“Symphony officials said the concerts scheduled for Sept. 14-15 and Sept. 21-23 would be canceled unless a new contract agreement is reached by Friday.”
Pandora Gets A No-Ad Competitor From Finland
The catch? You have to have a Nokia Lumia phone.
Allan Kozinn’s Facebook Statement
What Kozinn himself had to say about the surprise reassignment: “I’ve heard, seen and covered a few lifetimes worth of great and interesting music although there’s a great deal more I wanted to do – I’ve really enjoyed watching the new music world really catch fire in recent years.”
New York Times Causes Outcry By Reassigning Classical Music Critic Allan Kozinn
Alex Ross; “Many in the music world, myself included, are baffled and saddened by this development: a petition calling for his reinstatement gathered hundreds of signatures overnight.”