FEATURE How Classical Music is Transforming in Media Through the Lens of Maestro Cho-Liang Lin SF Weekly The convergence of classical music and digital media marks a pivotal moment in how centuries-old compositions reach contemporary audiences. The digital age has facilitated unprecedented collaborations between classical musicians and artists from other genres. Orchestras now regularly partner… Read more »
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Weekly Digest: 100 Years and Moments – How Women Shaped a Century of Music, updates on the Lincoln Center, and more
FEATURE 100 years, 100 moments: How women shaped a century of music NPR: Miguel Perez To commemorate Women’s History Month, World Cafe is looking back on a century’s worth of music history. Every week in March, they pinpoint distinct moments of every year from the past 100 years, a quarter century at a time. RESEARCH… Read more »
Weekly Digest: 100 years of mics, Moby Dick at the Met, Who is Bruno Mars?, Kennedy Center changes continue to reverberate, and more.
FEATURE 100 Years Ago Recording Studios Got a New Tool: Microphones New York Times: Ludovic Hunter-Tilney The arrival of the microphone changed not only who was heard in recordings, but also how we hear. “It’s the same experience as people tuning in to watch Neil Armstrong take his first steps on the moon,” Whitelock said,… Read more »
Weekly Digest: Artists’ plea to the NEA, the Met’s new season, California’s support of the Arts, and more
FEATURE Hundreds of Artists Call on N.E.A. to Roll Back Trump’s Restrictions New York Times: Michael Paulson A letter signed by 463 playwrights, poets, dancers, visual artists and others pushes back against new grant requirements that bar the promotion of diversity or “gender ideology.” RESEARCH AND OPINION Why Is an Entire Age of American Opera… Read more »
Weekly Digest: Kendrick Lamar’s Halftime Show was Radically Political, Carnegie Hall’s new season, NEA Changes, Sony music rights business surpasses $10bn, and more
FEATURE Kendrick Lamar’s Halftime Show Was Radically Political, if You Knew Where to Look New York Times: Tiana Clark More viewers tuned into watch Kendrick Lamar — 133.5 million people — than any other Super Bowl halftime show. And they witnessed a rousing concert by a 22-time Grammy-winning (as well as one Pulitzer-winning) artist. But… Read more »
Weekly Digest: President Trump’s impact on the Arts, Kendrick Larmar’s impact on the Super Bowl, AI’s impact on Music, and more
FEATURE A Running List of How the Trump Administration Is Impacting the Arts ArtNet: Adam Schrader The National Endowment of the Arts has just updated its grant guidelines in response to the president’s executive orders. NEA nixes grant program for ‘underserved communities,’ shifting priorities Washington Post: Anne Branigin The moves come as the Trump administration’s… Read more »
Weekly Digest: Artists can Copyright their AI-Assisted Work, America’s First Black Opera Composer, Women are Transforming Pop and Taking on the Grammys, and more
FEATURE Artists can copyright works made with AI assistance: Agency The Hill: Sarah Fortinsky Artists can copyright work they create using tools powered by artificial intelligence, as long as sufficient human creativity is involved, according to a new report from the U.S. Copyright Office. RESEARCH AND OPINION Edmond Dédé, America’s First Black Opera Composer Early… Read more »
OECD Digest: A new generation listens to more classical, Alex Tedrow writes a fanfare for the inauguration, and more news and opinion!
FEATURE Young People Listen to More Orchestral Music than their Parents Limelight: Maddy Briggs Millennials and Zoomers more likely to listen to classical music than those over 35, a Royal Philharmonic Orchestra report shows. Surveying 2,000 people, the 2022 report shows that 65 percent of people aged 18–34 listen to orchestral music regularly, compared to… Read more »
Weekly Digest: MLK songs and tributes, the loss of 100k Schoenberg scores, the musical universe of David Lynch, performances at the Trump inauguration, and more
FEATURE Best Martin Luther King Songs: 10 Moving Tributes U Discover Music: Martin Chilton From sorrowful mourning to polemical rage, these songs deal with the death of the civil-rights icon in moving, revelatory ways. RESEARCH AND OPINION Venezuela’s Simón Bolívar Symphony Orchestra at 50: is it time for brickbats or bouquets? The Guardian: Marshall Marcus… Read more »
Weekly Digest: LA fires devastates the music community, Tik Tok’s future and its connection to classical, Jimmy Carter’s love for music, and more
FEATURE Los Angeles Fires: A Crisis Devastates the Music Community The Pier: Jenna Shaw The ongoing fires in Los Angeles have cast a pall over the city, impacting lives, homes, and livelihoods. Among the devastated is the local music industry, with studios, venues, and artists facing unprecedented challenges. L.A. Music Community Galvanizes to Help Victims… Read more »