Category: music

“The newly appointed chief conductor of the Sydney Symphony Orchestra will bring ‘groundbreaking’ digital initiatives to the role when he takes the reins in 2014. David Robertson, music director at the Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra, will take over from 75-year-old Vladimir Ashkenazy.”

“You can’t witness thousands of rabid Kid Rock fans rewarding the first movement of Beethoven’s Fifth Symphony with a roaring standing ovation and breaking into chants of ‘DSO! DSO!’ without recognizing elitist stereotypes about classical music being put out to pasture.”

“One of the toughest parts of teaching composition–indeed, teaching any artistic medium–is not only teaching the subject, but guiding the implementation and ultimately the transcendence of the subject material; in other words, not only teaching someone how to compose, but how to be a composer.”

“The images are stacked 10 high, snug as bathroom tile, in Founders Hall, the crypt that honors the civic leaders who made the dream of Lincoln Center a reality a half-century ago. Their names, gold-stamped on fake-marble plastic strips, are glued to the travertine at the foot of the Met’s curved double staircase.”

“The typed and handwritten letters are a treasure trove of insight into Ira Gershwin’s thoughts about his family’s music and musicians of his generation in the musical theater scene.”

“The Australian National University’s School of Music head Professor Adrian Walter has taken an indefinite leave of absence from his job following escalating tensions … Last week all 32 permanent academics and staff at the School of Music were told their positions were being spilled as part of a dramatic restructure – with ten positions to be axed” and professors told to reapply for the remaining jobs.

“The top 100 rundown will be compiled by the Official Charts Company (OCC) using statistics from audio streaming sites such as Spotify, We7 and Deezer.”

“After participation in active music classes, infants showed much lower levels of distress when confronted with novel stimuli than after participation in passive music classes.”

“Continuing the emphasis on international touring that has been an early hallmark of the Riccardo Muti era, the Chicago Symphony Orchestra will make its debut in Mexico next season as well as visit Taiwan and Korea for the first time as part of an extensive Far East tour.”

“A former finance director and head of IT at the Royal Academy of Music have been charged with stealing more than £630,00 between them in unrelated deceptions.”