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FEATURE
With the world premiere of The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay, a number of news media outlets have covered the important story! Congratulations to all involved in the project, as well as the JSoM media relations team.
Mason Bates’ Met-bound opera ‘Kavalier & Clay’ based on Michael Chabon novel premieres in Indiana
Associated Press: Mike Silverman
This story was carried by many major news organizations around the US.
Met Opera, Jacobs School premiere ‘The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier and Clay’
Indiana Public Media: Aubrey Wright
World premiere opera comes to Indiana University for 4 performances this month
Herald Times: Carol Kugler
RESEARCH AND OPINION
JSoM Alert! Songs of Myself
Phillips Exeter Academy: Miles Howard
A great article about a vocal career as a second career act. Rebecca Greenwalt found her creative path in discussions and collaborations with JSoM student Andy Lunsford, who is featured in the current production of “Kavalier & Clay.”
How Bennington College Saved University of the Arts’ Dance Programs After the School’s Sudden Closure
Dance Magazine: Chava Pearl Lansky
Thanks to heroic fundraising efforts and the generosity of three major donors, the UArts School of Dance would be revived at Bennington College. In September, 36 BFA students, 20 continuing low-residency MFA students, and 13 faculty members matriculated to Bennington, trading UArts’ urban Philadelphia setting for Bennington’s pastoral Vermont campus.
Considering the Context of Our Artmaking When Composing Response Pieces
I Care if You Listen: Shruthi Rajasekar
Music doesn’t exist in a vacuum; it is a product of its time. Compositions are microcosms of the world in which they were created, providing snapshots of that moment in history. For me, this is the beauty of composing: I have the opportunity to create work that tells the story of my surroundings.
Randy Travis’s beautiful baritone was lost. AI helped him sing again.
Washington Post: Emily Yahr
The country music icon’s warm, velvety baritone sang songs about love and life that soothed his fans back when he first broke through in the 1980s, and still do. From the first notes of any of his songs — the distinctly gentle twang, the deep tone — you just knew: That’s Randy Travis, unmistakably.
“Rachmaninoff In His Own Words” – A Man of Firm Identity and Principle
ArtsJournal: Joe Horowitz
In the articles and interviews assembled in Geoffrey Norris’ new book, Rachmaninoff also testifies that he approaches music “from within.” He writes: “Music should bring relief.” Conducting an orchestra, he experiences an “inner calm”; it reminds him of “driving a motorcar.”
Taylor Swift’s Eras tour: Is it Toronto’s ‘Wildest Dream’ for its economy, or too good to be true?
The Conversation: Kelley A. McClinchey and Frederic Dimanche
Projected economic gains from hosting such events can appear impressive on paper, but questions remain about who ultimately benefits. Several reports in support of hosting mega-events use inflated numbers to document indirect economic impacts and job creation without accounting for initial public spending and other hosting costs.
NATIONAL
Pitchfork’s abrupt exit from Chicago seen as a ‘loss’ for music community
WBEZ Chicago: Mar Guarino
New York–based media giant Condé Nast, which owns Pitchfork Media, the longtime online music criticism website, broke the news on Instagram Monday that the festival would no longer take place in Chicago, where it originated 19 years ago. Condé Nast did not explain the decision.
Daniele Rustioni to become Metropolitan Opera’s principal guest conductor
Associated Press: Ronald Blum
Daniele Rustioni will become just the third principal guest conductor of the Metropolitan Opera in its nearly century-and-a-half history, leading at least two productions each season starting in 2025-26 as a No. 2 to music director Yannick Nézet-Séguin.
Roy Haynes, pioneering jazz drummer and versatile band leader, dies at 99
LA Times: Don Heckman
Roy Haynes, a jazz drummer and band leader whose skill and versatility led to performances with such diverse artists as Louis Armstrong, Charlie Parker, Chick Corea and Pat Metheny over the course of his seven-decade career, has died.
INTERNATIONAL
Paris Opera Ballet’s 160-year-old promotion competition is suspended
Gramilano Staff
Union representatives of the Paris Opera Ballet are calling for the abolition of the internal promotion competition for dancers. For the first time, the annual examination, which allows dancers to reach the next rank in the hierarchy of the corps de ballet, has been partially postponed.
UK Media Industry Is Having A Crisis Of New Workers
The Conversation: Bethan Jones and Jude Brereton
The reality is that access to these careers often comes down to personal connections and the kinds of skills that are fostered through private education and existing networks in the arts.
ENTREPRENEURSHIP AND MUSIC BUSINESS
Nintendo has launched a music app, seizing on the appeal of video game playlists
NPR: Vincent Acovino
It’s called Nintendo Music — and on it, you can listen to dozens of hours of music from games like Mario, Zelda and Donkey Kong. The early success, and the enthusiasm it’s received from fans, speaks to the unique history and appeal of Nintendo’s music.
Spotify’s Plans For AI Generated Music, Podcasts, and Recommendations, According To Its Co-President, CTO, and CPO Gustav Söderström
Big Technology: Alex Kantrowitz
Spotify has its hands full with generative AI. People are using tools like Suno and NotebookLM to generate synthetic music and podcasts that could fill its service. Meanwhile, the company sees the rise of LLMs as an opportunity to put users in dialogue with their recommendations, helping it respond to their feedback and serve the right mix at the right time.
OFF THE BEATEN PATH
A New Set of Gits Releases Gives Mia Zapata Her Voice Back
NY Times: Evelyn McDonnell
Here’s how the story of the Gits could be told: Four hardworking musicians finally escaped the grind of underpaid gigs and indie recordings and followed such compadres as Nirvana to global fame, led by the poetic howls of Mia Zapata, heiress apparent to Janis Joplin and Patti Smith.
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