“The art world took an earlier interest in such pioneering Minimalist composers as Philip Glass and Steve Reich than did the vast majority of musical and academic institutions, which were downright dismissive of the movement.”
Tag: 04.05.14
18 Bicyclists Are Pulling A Baby Grand Up The Longest Hill In England
“Organisers say it celebrates two things that local people are passionate about – music and cycling.”
San Diego Opera, All We Can Say Is … Well, WTF Happened?!
“‘We did not have a clue,’ said Edward Gill, the symphony’s chief executive. ‘I was as dumbfounded as anyone else.'”
Board Member Gives $1 Million To San Diego Opera To Help Stave Off Shutdown
“The $1-million gift money ‘is not being given to restart raising financial support… for the company as it exists today. Raising public support can only come after we have a workable business plan.'”
Peter Matthiessen, Writer And Founder Of The Paris Review, Dead At 86
“A rugged, weather-beaten figure who was reared and educated in privilege — an advantage that left him uneasy, he said — Mr. Matthiessen was a man of many parts: littérateur, journalist, environmentalist, explorer, Zen Buddhist, professional fisherman and, in the early 1950s, undercover agent for the Central Intelligence Agency in Paris.”
Why Hollywood Never Says No (Except When They Do)
“The sheer number of Hollywood lunch dates broken or never consummated by now outnumbers the stars in the Andromeda galaxy. But seldom does anyone in Hollywood outright refuse an invitation.”