Fundraising for Atlanta’s proposed new symphony hall has stalled. So maybe changing the location might help. “The new location would answer complaints from potential donors that the current site — on 14th Street between Peachtree and West Peachtree — doesn’t have the vistas to show off star architect Santiago Calatrava’s daring winged design, and that it’s not “on campus” with the other Woodruff divisions, including the recently expanded High Museum of Art.”
Tag: 05.04.07
Paul McCartney Beats Sting At Classical Brits
The ex-Beatle’s choral oratorio wins album of the year. “Sir Paul’s album, released last year and written, in part, as a tribute to his late wife, Linda, gained some harsh reviews from the critics, but others have praised it for reviving the flagging sales of classical music and adding a touch of glamour to the genre. The Album of the Year was chosen by listeners of Classic FM.”
Why Is The Classical Music World Turning On Itself?
“At a time when classical music in this country continues to be relentlessly sidelined (last Friday’s death of Rostropovich – one of the greatest musicians who ever lived – was deemed unworthy of a single paragraph in all but one of Sunday’s broadsheets), surely we should be uniting as never before? And by ‘we’, I mean all of us who love classical music and are fed up with it being persistently pushed to the periphery.”
How Musicians Can Make It In Download World
“There will always be a demand for music. People are willing to pay for some forms of access, and others they aren’t, at least not directly. It’s learning how to take advantage of this new music world that will allow artists to survive as the digital music revolution evolves. The dilemma in this “can’t pay won’t pay” digital world is: how do record labels and artists find a way to supply their fans with free recorded content, without being deprived of their own livelihood?”