The Right Kind of Advertising, Part 2
Back in June, I wrote about how the Metropolitan Opera snatched victory from the jaws of defeat in the marketing of Satyagraha–how when classical music organizations employ the right kind…
Deadline Approaching for S21 Concert Submissions
Hi everybody. Just a quick reminder that the deadline for score submissions for consideration in the upcoming Sequenza21 concert is fast approaching. All submissions must be postmarked by July 16th.…
The Right Kind of Advertising
Ben Rosen, former Board Member of the Met, has a fascinating post at his blog about the Met’s turnaround under the leadership of Peter Gelb. (Thanks to Alex Ross for…
The Long Tail of the Avant Garde
Check this out. (Be patient, it doesn’t really get good until 1:10) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pmfHHLfbjNQ This is a remix of Radiohead’s song “Nude” from their recent album “In Rainbows.” Radiohead held a…
Profiling Braam du Toit
I was at the Matrix Music Collaborators’ season finale concert on May 5th, and while the whole concert was good the highlight was the last piece on the program: “Girltalk”…
2008 Pulitzer Results
The Pulitzer Prizes were announced today, and David Lang won the music prize for “The Little Match Girl Passion.” I haven’t heard the piece, but David is a reliably excellent…
A Few Thoughts on Composer-Performers
I went to two excellent concerts recently which served as great illustrations of what happens when a composer really understands what the instruments he or she is writing for are…
Profiling Matrix Music Collaborators
Remember how you bought a bunch of Yahoo! stock at $13 per share when they went public in April of 1996, and how by January of 2000 those shares peaked…
Lost and Found
I’m a bit late in reviewing this, but two Saturdays ago, February 23, the Lost Dog New Music ensemble performed at Judson Memorial Church at Washington Square in Manhattan. Lost…
One Billion People of Earth
Check out this video of Tom Cruise talking about Scientology, apparently leaked from the Scientology organization (they got it pulled from YouTube, but copies are kicking around the internet). The…