Classical Notes
| Blog URL: | http://minnesota.publicradio.org/collections/special/columns/comparing_notes/ |
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Personal perspectives on the world of classical music. |
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| Located: | Minneapolis, Minnesota |
| Tags: | music, classical music, MPR |
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Hear the music of the future! on Nov 20, 2009I looked up "Classic" in the dictionary and it says "serving as a standard of excellence; of recognized value." In classical music we might add that it's something that endures. Recently, my colleague Ward Jacobson posted a blog a...
Melbourne Symphony Wonders: Is Music Director Necessary? on Nov 16, 2009The Melbourne Symphony recently parted ways with its Music Director, Oleg Caetani, a year before his contract ran out. This fact, and the success of a recent guest conductor, has the orchestra's president wondering if they need a single music...
Time to Weigh in.... on Nov 14, 2009My colleague Julie Amacher shared this entry from Friday's Arts Journal website. The question? Which 10 living composers will still be played in 50 years' time? The Arts Journal site paired it down to five locks: Birtwistle, Boulez, Rautavaara, Reich...
Can orchestras survive with "business as usual?" on Nov 12, 2009Earlier this fall, Michael Kaiser, the President of the Kennedy Center, made his way to Saint Paul to talk with about 250 arts presenters. Many of those anxiously hung on every word of the Turnaround King's advice for staying in...
Tonight's Euro Classic: A Mozart Divertimento on Nov 11, 2009Back in Mozart's day, the Divertimento was considered light-hearted, background music. Just don't give it that label today! Tonight's EURO CLASSIC concert on Classical Minnesota Public Radio is a performance of Mozart's Divertimento in E flat, with t...
Oldest Orchestra West of the Rockies Files for Bankruptcy on Nov 9, 2009The Honolulu Symphony had struggled financially for the last couple of years. Its musicians have sometimes gone months without paychecks. Now its board has cancelled the rest of its 2009 concerts and filed for bankruptcy....
