Earlier in the week, it was Omaha Symphony and this time it is the San Antonio Symphony…
Year: 2007
Looking Toward A Brighter Future
Given the recent round of doom and gloom being pandered throughout the business over large cuts in classical music coverage among traditional media outlets, I thought it would be useful to imagine a brighter future…
Things Are Stirring Up Again
Just a quick pointer today toward the heartland where a labor situation is brewing at the Omaha Symphony…
A Silver Lining Has To Begin Somewhere
With all this talk about diminishing classical music coverage in traditional media outlets, I think it is appropriate to mention that new forums of discourse seem to be popping up all the time… For example, there is an excellent blog that gives you some first hand insight into being an orchestral musician. Michael Hovnanian’s CSO Bass Blog offers a refreshing, and unedited, look into the inner workings of a Big 5 …
First Atlanta, Now Minneapolis
Things aren’t looking too good for the future of music criticism at traditional media outlets. Last week, the major newspapers in Atlanta and Minneapolis announced that they are doing away with their full-time music critics. Nevertheless, could orchestras have actually been a contributing factor behind these recent cuts…