FEATURE
What Makes Music Universal
Nautilus: Kevin Berger
Music brings us together to show us how different we are. In the past two years, the debate over whether music is universal, or even whether that debate has merit, has raged like a battle of the bands among scientists. The stage has expanded from musicology to evolutionary biology to cultural anthropology.
RESEARCH AND OPINION
The Renaissance’s Most Influential Composer, 500 Years Later
NY Times: Zachary Woolfe
Centuries after his death, Josquin des Prez’s achievements as a musical “magician-mathematician” remain stunning.
Journey through the Australian outback with cellist Richard Narroway
The Strad
Funded by the Freedman Classical Fellowship, Narroway’s performances along the 3000km train route will be turned into a film.
NATIONAL
Curtis Institute Announces New Quartet in Residence
The Violin Channel
The Viano Quartet has been named the string quartet in residence at the Curtis Institute of Music for the 2021-22 academic year.
Grammys eliminate secretive nominating committees in wake of controversial Weeknd snubbing
Los Angeles Times: Michael Wood
“It’s a long road to get to a transformative change like this,” Harvey Mason Jr. told The Times in an interview, adding that the academy convened a task force last summer to examine the committees, well before nominations for March’s 63rd Grammys were revealed. “It’s not something that happens quickly or in the case of a reaction to one event.”
Houston Symphony and Rice University Partner to Create Fellowship
The Violin Channel
Entitled The Shepherd School-Houston Symphony Brown Foundation Community-Embedded Musician Fellowship, the opportunity will encourage an apprentice to expand their community engagement skills.
New Jersey Symphony Orchestra Appoints New Resident Artistic Catalyst
The Violin Channel
Violinist and composer Daniel Bernard Roumain will take on the role through the 2022-23 season.
Six Members of Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra To Retire
The Violin Channel
The musicians were long-term members of the orchestra whose services ranged from 30-51 years.
Detroit Symphony Orchestra CEO Announces Retirement
The Violin Channel
After 18 years of leading the organization, President and CEO Anne Parsons announced plans to retire by November 2022.
Cellist appointed as director at Dr. Bobbie Bailey School of Music in Georgia, USA
The Strad
Jesús Castro-Balbi takes on his new role from 1 July.
The New York Philharmonic Is Coming. In a Shipping Container.
NY Times: Zachary Woolfe
Over four weekends in May, NY Phil Bandwagon 2 will visit parks around New York City for weekend-long residencies.
INTERNATIONAL
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra Announces Prince Charles as New Patron
The Violin Channel
The announcement comes as the orchestra prepares to celebrate its 75th anniversary this fall.
Munich’s Bavarian State Opera Launches In-House Record Label
The Violin Channel
With this ownership of a record label, the opera will have the ability to release past performances of repertoire in exclusive audio and visual recordings.
Violinist, 5, awarded distinction in grade 8 exam
The Strad
Travis Wong Kai Xuan, from Singapore, has been studying the violin since he was 3 and is still barely able to read or write.
ENTREPRENEURSHIP
Renowned Schools of Music Launch a Digital Global Conservatory
The Violin Channel
The Royal College of Music, Manhattan School of Music, Royal Danish Academy of Music, and the University of Music and Performing Arts Vienna will join forces to launch the Global Conservatoire, an online learning platform that expands course offerings and cultural experiences.
The Dallas Opera launches a streaming platform, offering an array of shows to binge
Dallas News: Tim Diovanni
Thedallasopera.tv debuts today with preexisting shows, and two newly produced opera videos.
OFF THE BEATEN PATH
Meet the Plastic Thomas Orchestra
The Violin Channel
The e-classical German duo continue on their mission of overcoming the borders between multiple styles of music.
The Who Sell Out: still a searing satire on pop’s commercial breakdown
The Guardian: Alexis Petridis
Filled with product placement and advertising, the band’s newly reissued 1967 album put the pop in pop art, by showing how closely music was entwined with capital.
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