Scanning the Dial has been nominated as “Best New Music Blog” (of 2008) by readers of Life’s a Pitch, an ArtsJournal blog about arts marketing — or at least one reader.
Canadian Composers: Broadcasts Repurposed for Online
Here’s a rare chance to hear a lot of previously unavailable music by Canadian composers.
The Globe and Mail reports:
This week, the Canadian Music Centre launched Centrestreams, an audio-streaming service that makes the CMC’s collection of 8,000 recordings, by about 700 Canadian composers, available online at http://www.musiccentre.ca.
Changes at North Carolina’s WDAV
DavidsonNews.net reports that WDAV-FM, the classical public radio station in Davidson, N.C., is laying off a host and hiring two staffers devoted to corporate support. The story divulges a few details that, in particular, piqued my interest.
More classical in Syracuse; iPhone tuner rolls out
:: Here’s a rare case of a public radio station expanding rather than cutting back on classical. WCNY in Syracuse, N.Y., is cutting a long-running jazz show to go all-classical six days a week. In a CNYlink article, WCNY’s program director points out that Syracuse already has a station that airs jazz, WAER. So it sounds like a sensible move.