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Vince Paul talks about building strong connections with community through strategic facilities

Aaron Dworkin -
Vince Paul, President & Artistic Director of Music Hall Center for the Performing Arts, talks about building facilities and strong connections with community.

Reading James Marriott’s The New Dark Ages

Michael Rushton -
A year ago James Marriott had a Substack post on “the dawn of the post-literate society” that as I write has over 21,000 likes...

“The Menace of Mechanical Music” – and of Digitization and Screens

Joe Horowitz -
John Philip Sousa Following up on my chat with Aaron Cohen for “Arts Fuse,” I offer some further thoughts

The Midnight Express: NBA Finalist for Nonfiction

Jan Herman -
We've been following the trajectory of Colin Asher's take on the prison history of American music. Here's the latest.

Anton Seidl and the Lost Promise of American Classical Music

Joe Horowitz -
This weekend’s online “ArtsFuse” carries an interview with me by Aaron Cohen (reproduced below). I will be speaking about my

Roberto Kalb shares key strategies to incorporate diversity into casting

Aaron Dworkin -
Roberto Kalb, Music Director of Detroit Opera, shares his philosophy of incorporating diversity into casting and programming.

Dudamel’s Mahler and the Classical Music Challenge

Joe Horowitz -
Gustavo Dudamel Having attended all eight programs Gustavo Dudamel conducted last season as the New York Philharmonic’s Music Director

Together Again: Back for More Stupid

Jan Herman -
Musk and Hegseth to make war music.

Adam Schumaker talks about the impact of $300,000 in prizes at The Gilmore

Aaron Dworkin -
Adam Schumaker, Director of Education at The Gilmore, talks about the impact of their $300,000 prizes along with role of The Gilmore Fellowship in the field.

Creative Markets are being Swamped

Douglas McLennan -
A flood of books, music and images is overwhelming creative markets. Some of it is democratization of tools. Some of it is pure AI. Is this a crisis or an opportunity?

Macklemore, Sheeran, Kraft

Michael Rushton -
This has been all over the papers, so I’ll only give a brief synopsis: Ed Sheeran is on a US stadium tour, and has...

“The Odyssey” and Hi-Tech Regression in Hollywood

Joe Horowitz -
Siegfried and the dragon, from Fritz Lang”s “Die Niebelungen”

John Clapp shares strategies for successful inclusion efforts

Aaron Dworkin -
John Clapp, Chief Orchestra & Production Officer of the Cincinnati Symphony, shares the sustainable strategy that drives their inclusion efforts.

American Music at 250 – Take 9: Can an Orchestra Still Embody the Soul of a City? Gustavo Dudamel and the New York Philharmonic

Joe Horowitz -
https://youtube.com/watch?v=oi1zTIVpwKE&version=3&rel=1&showsearch=0&showinfo=1&iv_load_policy=1&fs=1&hl=en-US&autohide=2&wmode=transparent The current issue of “The New York Review of Books” includes my essay on state of American orchestras

Elizabeth Sobol shares how the arts transform human emotional and physical wellbeing

Aaron Dworkin -
Elizabeth Sobol, CEO of the Saratoga Performing Arts Center, talks about how the arts can transform human emotional, physical and social wellbeing.

Jerome Foundation works to close the Hope Gap

Sarah Lutman -
Jerome Foundation announces an unprecedented increase in grantmaking this year, helping their grantees persevere and innovate in challenging times.

We cannot quantify the richness of a nation’s literary life

Michael Rushton -
In the English-speaking world, is there a decline in our literacy and in how people live with literature? For the past while there has...

Artists Bring a Narrative to Life: We the People

Margy Waller -
We wanted to celebrate our nation, because 2026 is our 250th birthday, and also, it feels necessary in this moment. But how would we...

Culture: The Real Costs of Being Real

Douglas McLennan -
It’s getting difficult to trust what (or who) is real in the age of AI.

The Personal Brand Generation

Michael Rushton -
Last week I learned that Arizona State University had launched a new degree program, a Bachelor of Arts in Content Creation, which can be taken...

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