FEATURE
There’s A Whole New Wave Of Contemporary Dance In Museums And Galleries
ArtBasel: Emily May
It’s nothing new for visual art institutions to host new and experimental dance works, but there’s been a real uptick in recent years. Why? Opinions differ (not least because the boundaries between choreography and performance art are sometimes blurry).
RESEARCH AND OPINION
Adobe execs say artists need to embrace AI or get left behind
The Verge: Jess Weatherbed
Adobe is going all in on generative AI models and tools, even if that means turning away creators who dislike the technology. Artists who refuse to embrace AI in their work are “not going to be successful in this new world without using it,” says Alexandru Costin, vice president of generative AI at Adobe.
AI art: The end of creativity or the start of a new movement?
BBC: Claudia Baxter
Artificial intelligence is being used to generate paintings, images and even sculptures, with some selling for thousands of dollars. Do we need to reframe our definition of art?
Hear a Chopin Waltz Unearthed After Nearly 200 Years
NY Times: Javier C. Hernández
An unknown work in the composer’s hand has emerged in a New York museum, the first such find in more than a half century. The pianist Lang Lang plays it here.
Listening to music after surgery seems to be an effective painkiller
NewScientist: Carissa Wong
People who listen to music after having surgery report lower levels of pain and require less morphine than those who don’t.
Why female pop artists have been screaming in their songs a lot lately
NPR: Mansee Khurana
Some of pop’s biggest female artists are finding a new way to express their anger at scorned lovers, jealous fans and the patriarchy: by screaming at the top of their lungs.
Podcast: Leonard Slatkin: The Multifaceted Maestro and His Legacy in Music, Literature, and Life
Anthony Plog on Music
Maestro Slatkin shares stories from his musical upbringing in Los Angeles, enriched by his family’s deep musical roots. He reflects on his formative years studying under renowned mentors Jean Morel and Walter Susskind. We explore his process for learning new pieces and his insights on the unique approaches and sounds of various orchestras.
The Decline of the Working Musician
New Yorker: Hua Hsu
You used to be able to make a living playing in a band. A new book, “Band People,” charts how that changed.
NATIONAL
San Diego Opera kicks off 60th anniversary season with ambitious five-year growth plan
San Diego Tribune: Pam Kragen
How ambitious? It will require raising an additional $10.5 million over the next five years to fund the expansion of live performances; the re-establishment of the resident artist program; the commissioning of new operas; the reimagining of its audience engagement programs, and more.
‘A short-sighted decision’: Lydian Quartet fired from Brandeis University faculty
TheStrad
The music department of Brandeis University in Waltham, MA, has expressed dissatisfaction as contracts have not been renewed for its resident ensemble, the Lydian Quartet. The decision comes as a result of budget cuts made by the university.
67th Monterey Jazz Fest Re-Tunes to the Temper of the Times
DownBeat: Howard Mandel
Darin Atwater, as only the third artistic director of the Monterey Jazz Festival in its 67-year history, deserves kudos for populating the multiple stages of comfortably scaled if well-worn Monterey Fairgrounds with a diverse, multi-generational program celebrating the breadth of jazz and jazz-adjacent genres
Study Explores Crucial Role of Local Arts Agencies in Distributing COVID-19 Relief Funding
SMU DataArts
An unprecedented level of federal funding made its way to the arts and culture sector as a result of relief programs during the COVID-19 pandemic. A large portion of this funding was distributed directly to arts organizations through federal programs, but a significant portion was redistributed by local entities.
INTERNATIONAL
Modern Dance Takes Center Stage in South Korea
NY Times: David Belcher
Thanks to government support — and a collaborative spirit among dance companies — the medium is thriving across the country.
As Georgia Decides Its Future, Artists Are Worried About Theirs
NY Times: Kim Córdova
Two new laws, and a looming election, in the former Soviet republic of Georgia have artists reconsidering their livelihoods and even whether they can stay in the country.
ENTREPRENEURSHIP AND MUSIC BUSINESS
Can a Synthetic Voice Be Taught to Sing Opera?
New York Times: Corinna da Fonseca-Wollheim
“The Other Side of Silence,” a new work in development, is experimenting with giving operatic voice to a text-to-speech synthesizer.
A cello-playing robot makes its debut with symphony orchestra
TheStrad
The premiere of the new work by Jacob Mühlrad took place on 17 October at Malmö Live Concert Hall with the Malmö Symphony Orchestra, in an exploration of how technology can sit alongside traditional musical performance.
DIY musicians: how digital ‘bedroom pop’ has transformed the music industry
The Conversation: Dmitriy Shironosov
The ever-advancing technologies of our digital age have transformed many industries, including – and perhaps especially – music. One of the most significant shifts has been the rise of DIY artists.
OFF THE BEATEN PATH
Can You Figure Out the Mysterious Self-Singing Pipe Experiment?
YouTube: The Action Labman
Enjoy a mysterious experiment where a heated pipe begins to make sound!
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