Drew McManus
TAFTO Contribution: Greg Sandow
Thu, May 5, 2005
by Drew McManus
As TAFTO glides through its final week, I’m very pleased to see such great contributions still coming in. Today’s contribution is from music critic, composer, arts consultant, and blogger, Greg Sandow. On more than a few occasions, issues on Greg’s blog, Sandow, has crossed paths with mine as we tend to consider the same issues
TAFTO Reader Response: Someone Took Me As A Kid
Wed, May 5, 2005
by Drew McManus
After reading Lisa Hirsch’s TAFTO contribution, Tom Lowderbaugh, felt compelled to share his own experiences when he was a child helped his path cross with classical music. Ms. Hirsch, [I] loved your advice on how to share “classical music” with a young person. Of course, it was just that kind of sharing that opened the world
TAFTO Reader Response: My Daughter The Critic
Wed, May 5, 2005
by Drew McManus
Proving that you don’t have to live by your own words (Take a Kid to the Orchestra), TAFTO contributor Lisa Hirsch decided to take her mother, Naomi Hirsch, to a concert. So here’s Naomi’s take, My daughter took me to the San Francisco Symphony Richard Strauss concert on Friday evening, May 20. Both orchestral selections
TAFTO Reader Response: Taking A Herd Of Friends
Tue, May 5, 2005
by Drew McManus
Composer Judd Greenstein is taking TAFTO to heart; he’s taking 40 friends to an upcoming concert on May 29th. Judd has some very sharp ideas about the audience of the future, take the time to read through Judd’s note, you’ll be glad you did: I don’t know if this counts, but I’m taking about 40
It’s All About Ambiance
Mon, May 5, 2005
by Drew McManus
The Partial Observer published an article of mine today which examines some of the shared problems between movie theatres and classical music venues. The discussion stems from Martha Bayles’ excellent article appearing at Serious Popcorn last week. Getting people out of their comfy homes, plasma screen televisions, TiVo’s, 100+ channels of television, and DVD’s
