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Here We Go Again – Journalist Writes Obituary for Classical Music

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If you read Mark Vanhoenaker in Slate Magazine, you learn all kinds of stuff, such as why movie theaters don’t have reserved seating, why the American way of using a knife and fork is inelegant, and why public toilet seats are U-shaped.  These are important topics for human beings to ponder. So, when he writes a Requiem claiming “Classical music in America is dead,” you know we have to pay attention.  I hope the thousands and thousands of professional musicians who are making a living at it will find out in time to … Continue Reading

Classical Station For Sale

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Want to live in Santa Barbara?  The Santa Barbara Independent reports that legacy station KDB is for sale. The 87-year-old classical music station is owned by the Santa Barbara Foundation, but the philanthropic organization recently decided to relinquish control after KDB ran more than $400,000 in deficits over the last three years with even more loss expected this year. It’s a small station, about 20,000 listeners.  Santa Barbara is such a great town and it has a music-loving audience, but there’s strong competition in the listening area from LA powerhouse KUSC. With an annual operating … Continue Reading

$1 Million to KDFC

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Now that Classical KDFC in San Francisco is publicly supported rather than commercial, the station actively seeks funding from listeners and foundations.  That makes this news from bizjournals.com a very positive development: With the recent infusion of a $1 million gift from USC alumnus Kevin Klein — CEO of Alameda-based software company Wind River — and his wife, Natalie, the radio station’s future is nearly secured. “When it went off the air as a commercial station, there was a collective sigh of sadness,” said Natalie Klein, who now co-chairs KDFC’s advisory board. “It had … Continue Reading

Exploring Music to Make Archive Available — For $$

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It’s a pretty incredible archive — more than 500 hours of Music Education as taught by the inimitable Bill McLaughlin.  The site goes live on Monday May 6.  If you want to check it out  before it goes behind a paywall, here’s the press release: WFMT Radio Network to Launch ‘Exploring Music’ Website May 6 Subscribers Can Search and Stream More Than 500 Hours of Syndicated Classical Music and Commentary Hosted By Bill McGlaughlin Broadcast Archive Configured for Online Music Education at ExploringMusic.org ‘Music appreciation, $2 a week’ Editors: Complimentary press previews of ExploringMusic.org, with full access … Continue Reading

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