From Listen magazine, an excellent article on the creative surge happening in the wind band world: Beyond the Halftime Show: The American wind ensemble is quietly building a canon. As the article quotes John Corigliano: The repertoire of band music is...
The Los Angeles Philharmonic just announced their 2010-2011 season, and it demonstrates again why we think the LA Phil is one of the most vibrant arts organizations around. They deftly honor the old while championing the new, with a very wide embrace....
We usually keep the focus positive here at LF, but every once in a while we stumble across an idea so bad or misguided that we feel the need to comment. In this case it's "Unexpect yourself," the Philadelphia Orchestra's new marketing campaign....
I've been thinking about interpretation on and off since this previous post on the subject, and Allan Kozinn's New York Times essay, in which he compares Schoenberg performances by Boulez and Barenboim, has provided more food for thought. But what was...
