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  New York’s WQXR is a leading radio station in the classical music world, so when they make big changes, people tend to notice.  This morning marked the beginning of a big shift when it comes to the organization’s content and the delivery of that content. On a video conference call early this morning, Graham Parker, general manager of WQXR, announced the addition of a new online streaming service, Qamilton (pronounced “KWAM-ilton”).  “Q2 has been a successful digital content venture for us in recent years, and we’ve been looking to add additional specialized … Continue Reading

This post brought to you by the Department of “That Escalated Quickly!” I’m not sure where to begin, other than to say that this is a post I’ve been mulling over for a while.  My previous post, in which I called for an end to the Metropolitan Opera’s opera quiz, generated more traffic to this blog that any post written by me or anyone else.  It created a firestorm on Facebook on a fan page for devotees of the Met’s HD broadcasts, a crossfire of vitriol and insults on a radio colleague’s … Continue Reading

Warning: Minor spoilers below.  I sat through a good portion of the Golden Globe Awards ceremony last night.  Usually I hate watching awards shows, and for the most part, was bored to tears by this one as well.  But as a lover of classical music, it was delightful to to see Amazon’s Mozart in the Jungle take home two awards:  Best Actor in a TV Series (musical  or comedy) for Gael García Bernal’s beautiful portrayal of man-boy conductor Gustavo Dudamel Rodrigo de Souza, and Best TV Series (musical or comedy).  As Washington Post music critic Anne Midgette … Continue Reading

First things first – sorry about the lack of blogs lately.  Between having a child, buying a house, and work demands, I haven’t had a chance to sit and write a blog for a while.  But with the shock and awe of those two major life events beginning to fade, my sense of routine has slowly begun to return – and with it, some ideas for blog posts. A few weeks ago, I happened upon this post by Trevor O’Donnell.  According to the bio on his blog, Trevor works as a marketing … Continue Reading