Drew McManus on the orchestra business.
Although it comes as no surprise, the White House has once again proposed eliminating National Endowment of the Arts (NEA) and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH). Ideally, everything will unfold in similar fashion as it did during last year’s assault. Although President Trump has made it clear he thinks the Arts and Humanities are nothing but waste, it helps to remember that the previous GOP presidential candidate proposed the …
Although it’s been rumored for months that the Trump administration was planning on proposing a budget that eliminates the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA), it is now official. The “America First: A Budget Blueprint to Make America Great Again” calls for eliminating the NEA along with steep cuts in the Education Department for arts based education initiatives. If you come across any blowback to the notion that Trump’s budget doesn’t …
Although the Trump administration may consider the arts and humanities as nothing but waste, it appears Congress doesn’t share such a dim view. On Monday, May 1 congress reached a budget agreement that matins existing funding and proposes modest increases for 2017 (h/t @Americans4Arts). PROGRAMS 2016 Appropriations (in millions) Proposed funding through 9/30/17 National Endowment for the Arts $148 $150 National Endowment for Humanities $148 $150 Assistance for Arts Education through …
With all the genuine concern in the wake of the Trump administration’s plan to eliminate the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) and National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH), perhaps political action isn’t the best option. Instead, the NEA and NEH could be saved if we crowdsource a bribe sponsored content on the Fox News talk program Fox & Friends. An article by Jenna Johnson in the 3/7/2017 edition of The …
According to an article by Christopher Hooton in the 1/23/17 edition of The Independent and later expanded on by Jillian Steinhauer in an article at Hyperallergic.com, petitions requesting that the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) at the WEthePEOPLE White House petition site are not properly registering signatures. Steinhauer ran her own tests and based on those results, it does appear that the …
Five classical music nerds geek out on the music of star trek.
Featuring arts marketer Ceci Dadisman, conductor and pianist Bill Eddins, Met Opera Orchestra Principal Timpanist Jason Haaheim, composer Rob Deemer, and yours truly, each episode will focus on a specific film, series, composer, or topic.
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