The book proceeds
I'm happy to
announce that episode five of the second version of my book -- about the future of classical music -- is now online. I think it's an especially
good episode, full of very specific ideas for ways in which classical music can
change. Of course, these are just a teaser, since I'm still just writing the
introduction to the book. In the finished text, I'll have many more ideas.
Comments, as
always, are very welcome. I don't know if anyone who hasn't done what I'm doing
here can imagine how helpful all the comments are. And they've also turned my
book into a very lively discussion site.
You can subscribe to my book, and I urge to you.
Just click the link, and send me e-mail with the word “subscribe” in the
subject line. (I’d love it if you’d also tell me who you are and why you’re
interested in the book.) That way you’ll get e-mail whenever a new episode
shows up online. Plus, maybe in the future, extra commentary, jokes, special
revisions of the book, and any other goodies I can think of. (No promises,
though!)
And for anyone who’s
thinking of subscribing, I want to state my privacy policy. I was at a luncheon
for a new website I've done some work on (see below for what it is; it's worth
a look). Among the many questions asked by members of the press was one very skittery inquiry, about whether somebody who posted
comments on the site would have their privacy protected. The answer, of course,
would be that if you choose to leave your name and e-mail address, then of
course the whole world will know who you are. Otherwise the site would always
protect your privacy.
This taught me,
though, that many people wonder what happens to their data when they send it to
anyone online. So I thought I'd better state my own privacy policy, which from
now on will be stated on the book site as well:
I’ll
never share my subscriber list with anyone, for any reason. I send all e-mail
to my list myself, without routing it through anyone
at ArtsJournal. And I send all e-mail with the names
of the recipients hidden. All subscribers have their privacy protected at all
times.
(And of course
anyone who e-mails me has similar protection.)
The website I
mentioned is www.polyphonic.org. It's a promising resource for orchestra musicians, hosted and made possible in
part by the Eastman School of Music. I conduct video interviews for it, with
people in the orchestral world. On the site right now, you can see me talking
to Gloria dePasquale, a lively cellist from the
Philadelphia Orchestra, and (as you'll see) a terrific spirit, a real statesman
in her field. She plays her cello at the beginning of the interview, and she's
pretty terrific at that, too.
A bonus if you
watch this (or maybe not a bonus, you decide): If you've ever wondered what I'm
like in person…
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