“Figures showed CD album sales declined nearly 20% to 69.4m copies, although digital album sales rose by 14.8% to 30.5m.”
Tag: 01.01.13
A Boom In Places To Store Your Art
“The art boom has led to good times for institutions known as “free ports”: bonded warehouses in which all sorts of commodities, from grain, to gold, to fine art, can be stored, and remain, while they are in storage, exempt from tax and customs duties.”
Step Away From The Electronics – You’ll Be More Creative
“New research suggests that stepping away from the shiny Apple product and into the woods can have a big impact on creativity and problem-solving.”
Gustavo Dudamel’s Epic Year
“However much the 31-year-old Venezuelan is now a well-established fixture on the classical music scene, not only hasn’t he slowed down, but Dudamel has just completed what may be the single most audaciously ambitious year ever attempted by a conductor.”
Minnesota Orchestra, SPCO To Meet With Deadlocked Musicians This Week
“The management of the St. Paul Chamber Orchestra and the musicians union have agreed to meet with a federal mediator Wednesday and Thursday. Meanwhile, musicians of the Minnesota Orchestra have accepted an invitation to meet with management this week.”