For the second year in a row revenues have exceeded expenses, despite the additional cost of taking the orchestra to New York’s Spring for Music festival and making a recording of the Carnegie Hall program.
Category: music
Pakistani Pop Band Mocks Islamist Conservatives, Becomes YouTube Sensation
“A satirical song that takes a tongue-in-cheek swipe at religious extremism, militancy and contradictions in Pakistani society has become an instant hit here, drawing widespread attention as a rare voice of the country’s embattled liberals.” The band’s name: Beygairat Brigade (Punjabi for Dishonor Brigade).
Cleveland Orchestra Placing Its Bets On European Audiences
“Between an increasingly active panel of supporters in Europe and the growing likelihood of a residency at a new venue under construction in Paris, the orchestra appears to be staking ever larger portions of its future on touring and moving toward becoming a global institution.”
Sony Music’s Plans For World Domination
Doug Morris, new head of Sony Music Entertainment: “My plan here is very simple: To help create the pre-eminent record company in the world.”
Digital Albums See Surge In Sales
“Digital downloads now account for more than a quarter of total album sales, up from 17.5% in 2010, as Britons’ appetite for online music continues to defy a fall in overall music sales.”
Your Favorite Musicians, Now Way Closer To You
“The rough economy and ongoing overhaul of the music business could carry a silver lining for music lovers, as a growing number of artists head to the cozier confines of theaters, clubs and other small venues.”
Surfing A Wave Of K-Pop – And It’s Not About To Go Away
YouTube makes the music market deeply global – and Korean pop music? Yeah, that’s about to take over everything. Listen, and learn what might show up next at your town’s concert hall.
Can’t Stop, Won’t Stop: A Young Composer Keeps It All In Perspective
Thirty-year-old composer Nico Muhly, thoughtful but energetic, is in the middle of opening two different operas. He’s working on a film score, a cello concerto, a song cycle … and about 50 other projects. Not to mention his blog and Twitter feed.
Young, Sexy, Willing To Make The Musician’s Life (Quite) Public
Does it behoove young, attractive musicians to live their private lives online? Do audiences really want to know about a cellist’s love life, or hear Lang Lang play “Flight of the Bumblebee” on an iPad? (Well … yes.)
How About A Little Diversity In Your Classical Music?
“Michael Morgan, music director of the Oakland East Bay Symphony, said he did not mean to brag. But with Occupy Oakland demonstrations tearing through the city this week, he said he “deserved some kind of Nostradamus award” for programming “The Age of Anxiety” into the orchestra’s concert on Friday, the opening of its 2011-12 season.”