Drew McManus on the orchestra business.
Fellow AJ blogger Andrew Taylor and an intriguing piece up the other week about something called Giving Circles, which Andrew describes as a sort of investment club for philanthropic endeavors. It’s a good idea and certainly something which can help increase involvement and interest in local nonprofit endeavors, like an orchestra. However, after reading through the information at the Giving Circles website, I think they fall short of encouraging patrons to …
I would like to thank all of the readers who took the time to writer in with your memories or stories about Karl Haas. I included excerpts from several of them in an article published at The Partial Observer today. After talking with the people responsible for syndicating Karl’s program, Adventures in Good Music, I learned that they have plans to continue broadcasting past programs. Furthermore, Karl’s shows are owned by …
If you haven’t taken the time to read the latest article from love-him-or-hate-him Norm Lebrecht, carve a few moments out of your day and give it a read. It’s a good piece that points out what most people are thinking but don’t say out loud. Norm points out that most people are simply uncomfortable with the atmosphere of classical music concerts a topic examined at length here on numerous occasions. From …
The world of classical music has one less visionary among its ranks, musician and long time radio host Karl Haas passed away on February 6th, 2005 at William Beaumont Hospital in Royal Oak, Michigan, he was 91 years old. His award winning radio show, Adventures in Good Music, was simplicity at its best. The show had a straightforward format; each program, Karl simply talked about a new topic related to classical …
On Saturday, February 26, 2005 at 9 p.m. the Eastman Wind Ensemble will perform at Carnegie Hall to pay homage to its founder, Frederick Fennell. Fred founded the landmark ensemble in 1952 and through a series of extensive recordings with Mercury Records brought the ensemble to international acclaim. It’s fitting to see the memory of a real musical entrepreneur honored at a venue like Carnegie. Before Fred established the Eastman Wind …