Racism. Every year someone asks me if there’s much racism in Classical music. My stock answer is “No, not really, at least not amongst musicians. Boards are a different matter, though.” I’m sorry to say that it looks like nothing has changed.
Bill Eddins
But Nigel, This One Goes to 11 …
I was trolling through The Internets yesterday and stumbled upon a little controversy brewing in the world of classical violinistry. I’m shocked (shocked!) that it hasn’t already kicked the economic crisis off of the front page of the New York Times so I thought I’d give it a little boost. This one, as they say, goes to eleven.
The Trumpet(er) Shall Sound (Off)….
Philadelphia fallout. Or is that Philadelphia Freedom? Either way, the Trumpeter shall sound off.
Good Luck With That…
I was all set to write a blog on my little sojourn into Shangri-La and then some exciting news popped up on the radar. It seems that, indeed, the lunatics are running the asylum.
Mirror Mirror
A funny thing happened on the way through SocialMediaLand. I ran smack dab into the difference between what professional musicians perceive and what “normal” people perceive. If this doesn’t prove a disconnect then I don’t know what does.
The New Age of Anxiety…
Milton Babbitt was right. He was just right for all the wrong reasons.
Harlem In Italy – with apologies to Signor Berlioz
I’m back. What, you didn’t miss me? For the past five days I was in the lovely city of Torino, Italy, home of the 2006 Olympic Winter Games. But really I was in New York City, north of the Upper West Side, deep in the heart of Harlem.
The Paper It’s Printed On
I’m a conductor. That one phrase will cause many people who read this blog to reach for an antacid. Despite that it does have some relevance to what is going on in Philly.