The Albany Times-Union ran a feature the other day on a local classical music buff who has refined a system for tracking performances by orchestras around the world:
To keep track of his daily listening options, Olsen has compiled a weekly grid showing when concerts by major orchestras can be heard, and on which stations. The full schedule allows him to keep up on the weekly performances of acclaimed orchestras in Pittsburgh, Chicago, Milwaukee and Vienna, among others.
The fruit of Karl Olsen’s hobby sounds like a one-man PublicRadioFan.com. Now he just needs to get it online so the rest of us can enjoy. ClassicalMusicFan.com?
On a related note, public radio’s Fresh Air last week focused on the rapidly evolving music industry with an thought-provoking interview with Eliot Van Buskirk of Wired magazine. You can hear the whole show here. “I’m not real bullish about the future of music radio,” Buskirk told host Terry Gross.
Don’t tell that to Jeff Spurgeon, who was just named director of content for WQXR-FM in New York. Owned by the New York Times Co., WQXR is the country’s most listened-to classical station, according to the press release.
I’m heading to New York tomorrow, purportedly for a quick family vacation, but I’m going to squeeze in a visit at WNYC and see their new studios. More to come on that. I also can’t wait to check out the Bad Plus at the Blue Note — with my eight-year-old daughter in tow, even! Also up ahead on the blog, details about Classical Public Radio Network signing off in June, and a look at how Vermont Public Radio has expanded its classical programming by acquiring new stations. Please make sure to send any ideas our way. We’re all ears.
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