Good morning all. Some odds and ends for you, culled from the latest classical radio news:
Audience
Signed, Sealed, Delivered in Grant Park on Tuesday
I was in Grant Park Tuesday night for the big event, and it was the most thrilling experience you can imagine. Besides the electricity and unbridled joy of the occasion, it was about 90% young people. All races, all nationalities, all income levels. They were powered by hope, and their energy was infectious. I couldn’t help but think that this was an entire generation of computer-savvy kids, who are looking for answers and who want something our generation hasn’t given them.
Making personal connections with Web tools
At ArtsJournal, Greg Sandow has been writing about social networking and classical music, which I hit on recently when I wrote about why and how classical stations should use Twitter.
Classical Music: The Trickle-Down Effect?
You may have seen the article by Leon Botstein October 3rd in the Wall Street Journal Online: The Unsung Success of Classical Music. Botstein writes:
The heralding of the demise of classical music is based on flimsy evidence. The number of concert venues, summer festivals, performing ensembles and overall performances in classical music and opera has increased exponentially over the last four decades. There are currently nearly 400 professional orchestras in America, according to the League of American Orchestras,