“Mack Wilberg, who has earned international acclaim as a composer and arranger of religious music, is the new director of the Mormon Tabernacle Choir… He replaces Craig Jessop, who resigned earlier this month.”
Tag: 03.29.08
Canada’s Oldest Bookstore Closes
“Canada’s oldest bookstore, located in Halifax, has come to the end of its final chapter and closed its doors on Saturday. The 169-year-old Book Room survived wars and the Great Depression, but couldn’t outlast the vagaries of today’s retail and economic realities.”
An Artist-Friendly Future Using Tech?
“It’s a vision of the future where people would want to dig deeper in the world of an artist and where artists would be willing to be more experimental because the payment systems would be more transparent and different than they are today. It’s about artists linking together and being collaborative.”
Opera On The Movie Screen?
Uh, no, thought Terry Teachout, when he first heard about the Metropolitan Opera’s plan. He now writes that he was wrong. Really wrong. “Cheaper tickets for a better show — that’s my kind of deal.”