Concert Artists of Baltimore, a professional orchestra and chorus led by founding artistic director Edward Polochick, is folding after 31 years of performing a richly varied repertoire with distinction throughout the area. Barry F. Williams, president of Concert Artists, said Wednesday that financial struggles led to the move by the board of directors to shut down.
Tag: 06.15.18
William Reese, A Leading Light In The American Rare Books Trade, Has Died At 62
Indeed, without him, Americana might not be worth nearly as much. “For nearly 40 years, from his treasure house of a by-appointment-only store on a quiet block in New Haven, Mr. Reese shaped tastes, cultivated collectors, advised museums and libraries, and made and moved markets.”
A Paris Court Of Appeal Rules Against Terry Gilliam, Yanks Away Rights To ‘The Man Who Killed Don Quixote’
The decision means that producer Paulo Branco owns the rights to the film, which premiered at Cannes. “Friday’s decision also demands Gilliam pay Branco’s Paris-based production house Alfama Films €10,000 ($11,600) towards the costs of launching the appeal.”
The Serious Money Business That Happens At Literary Parties
Crass but necessary, perhaps? “A publisher choosing to fete authors during Book Expo — introducing them to the news media, readers and, most important, booksellers who attend the show — is a signal that the house is betting big on them. And for nonprofits both large and small, Instagram-ready parties are the best way to raise awareness as well as money.”
Clemens Kalischer, Refugee And Photographer Of Refugees, Dies At 97
He fled Nazi Germany, and then “in 1947 and 1948, still in his 20s, Mr. Kalischer managed to embed himself with refugees uprooted by World War II as they arrived in New York by ship from Bremerhaven. He was able to do so because he had been one of them only six years before.”
Oprah And Apple Have Signed Some Kind Of Big Deal, But What Does That Mean For The Media Landscape?
Apple, Netflix, and Amazon are in a “talent arms race,” with Netflix signing deals with the likes of Shonda Rhimes and Ryan Murphy (er, and the Obamas), and Amazon locking down Jordan Peele and Nicole Kidman – and Apple snagging everyone from Kristen Wiig to M. Night Shyamalan to, well, Oprah.
A Guy Walked Into An Exhibit In Toronto, Lifted A Banksy Off The Wall, And Just Walked Out
OK, it wasn’t quite that easy – he had to sneak in at 5 am – but still: “The man padded across the concrete floor, lifted a print of ‘Trolley Hunters’ off the wall, and breezily walked out the door he came in.”
Royalties Lawsuit Against Blue Man Group Ends With A 3 Million Dollar Payout
Ian Pai “was closely associated with members of Blue Man Group in its early days. He said that he helped compose many of the show’s wordless songs and came to view the original members as friends, joining them on vacations and attending one of their weddings.” But he figured out in 2014 that he wasn’t being paid industry standard for royalties – and he sued.
No Thank You: Hanif Kurieshi Isn’t Having Any Of Lionel Shriver’s Whining About Diversity In Publishing
Novelist Kurieshi is not holding back: “It is not coincidental that at this Brexit moment, with its xenophobic, oafish and narrow perspective, the ruling class and its gatekeepers fear a multitude of democratic voices from elsewhere and wish to keep us silent. They can’t wait to tell us how undeserving of being heard we really are. But they should remember this: they might have tried to shut the door on Europe, refugees and people of colour, but it will be impossible for them to shut the door on British innovation. We are very insistent, noisy and talented.”
Yvette Horner, Star Accordionist Of France, Has Died At 95
Before Horner played in countless nightclubs and was made over by fashion icon Jean Paul Gaultier, “her considerable legend was rooted in the years she spent as a distinctive part of the grand caravan that accompanies the Tour de France, the sprawling French bicycle race. For more than a decade in the 1950s and ’60s she played for the crowds from atop one vehicle or another as the caravan made its way along the tour route ahead of the cyclists.”