Must Be Why They Call It the Pit
“A Harvard Business School study looked at job satisfaction. Orchestra players came just below prison guards. Chamber musicians came in at number 1. What’s the difference? The presence of a…
Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?
Don’t know what’s happening on PBS in your town tonight, but here in the center of the universe, Channel 13 is bringing us Kurt Weill’s brilliant (and somewhat depressing for…
Bad Vibes From Benaroya
The New York Times leads off its Sunday Arts Section tomorrow with one of those double-bylined investigative reports that spell trouble for somebody. It appears that all is not well…
The December Jinx Continues
Passed on by Carson Cooman: The American composer Robert Moevs died Monday evening, December 10, 2007 at age 87. Born in La Crosse, Wisconsin on December 2, 1920, Moevs studied…
Marvin’s Excellent 24-Hour New Music Marathon
Our gaucho amigo Marvin Rosen is the most innovative and knowledgeable music programmer in the universe but who knew that he aspired to become…
Andrew Imbrie, 86
I was late getting to the Times today and just noticed that Andrew Imbrie has died. Joshua Kosman’s obituary is here. Robert P. Commanday remembers him here. Imbrie wasn’t nearly as…
Sounds Postitively…Anti-Social
Dear Jerry, You are cordially invited to a program featuring the music of Pat Muchmore as performed by the erstwhile and talented members of Anti-Social Music. The gala shall be…
Making a List
It’s that time of year again when critics make lists. The New York Times musical luminaries have made their choices which include, by the way, a couple of items on my…
How Strange is the Change From Major to Minor
Big news on the time-marches-on front. Deutsche Grammophon (DG) yesterday became the first major classical record label to make the majority of its huge catalogue available online for download with the…
Not So Great Performances
From the BBC: Croatia rose to the occasion in their crucial Euro 2008 defeat of England – after an apparent X-rated gaffe by an English opera singer at Wembley. Tony…