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    • Boston Symphony CEO: Yes, We Handled The Nelsons Thing Poorly. No, We’re Not Changing Our Minds.

      Chad Smith: “I can see that it was an abrupt announcement externally. It didn’t represent abrupt decision-making, though. It was a very considered conversation that has been going on for some time. … Our intention was to have a joint statement, but that wasn’t agreed to.” – The New York Times

    • Pianist Igor Levit Launches His Own Record Label

      The imprint, which will operate within Sony Music, Levit’s longtime label, is called No Silence, and will feature artists other than Levit himself. Among the first three releases, available in October, will be a complete 16-hour performance of Satie’s Vexations. – Gramophone

    • Creativity is Dead in the 21st Century? Really?

      Good Morning,

      A piece in the Yale Review asks whether the 21st century has been a creative blank space — two decades of remixing without inventing (Yale Review). The piece is a review of a book that asserts the notion. But perhaps the invention is happening; it’s just not where we used to look.

      A luthier put a carbon-fiber violin onstage next to a Stradivarius and dared listeners to hear the difference (The Strad). Scientists now think metrology — measuring the physical fingerprint of pigment — can flag a forged Van Gogh (Artnet). Same thing, if you think about it: when an object can be copied, value shifts from how it was made and how you prove it.

      Back in the more anodyne world, Pace, one of the generation of mega-dealers that defined the market’s top tier, suddenly cut have its staff and half its artists. (ARTnews) — Artnet shows us inside what happened, and it raises concerns about the mega-model itself. And a new study reveals that U.S. authors’ incomes keep sliding, with an Authors Guild study asking why (Publishers Weekly).

      Finally, after eight nominations across four decades, Glenn Close is finally getting an Oscar (AP). Persistence eventually rewarded.

      All of the rest of our stories below.

      Doug

    • Northwest Choirs – Executive Director

      Northwest Choirs (NWC) seeks a dynamic, mission-centered Executive Director to guide one of the country’s leading youth choral organizations into its next stage of growth, visibility, and sustainability.

      Serving approximately 150 young singers from across the Puget Sound region, Northwest Choirs offers rigorous music training, meaningful performance experiences, and a formative community rooted in discipline, belonging, and the pursuit of excellence.

      The next Executive Director will work in close partnership with the Board of Directors, Artistic Director Jacob Winkler, staff, faculty, families, and community partners to grow membership, expand performance opportunities, steward contributed and earned revenue, and build on more than five decades of artistic and educational excellence. The ideal candidate will be energized by the opportunity to represent Northwest Choirs throughout the community, serving as a visible ambassador while building meaningful relationships across the region’s arts, cultural, and business sectors.

      The organization has an annual operating budget of approximately $1.2 million. The starting salary range is projected at $105,000–$115,000, with benefits and the opportunity for performance-based incentive compensation. The anticipated start date is negotiable through late summer or fall 2026. The search is facilitated by Syrah Gunning of the DeVos Institute of Arts and Nonprofit Management. Learn more and apply at https://tinyurl.com/NWCaj01.

    • The Stanford Class Where Students Are Taught To Dance Badly

      “’Welcome to bad dancing,’ says Alex Ketley, a choreographer and former member of the San Francisco Ballet who teaches Dance 123: Hot Mess & Deliberate Failure as PracticeKetley, an advanced lecturer in the department of theater and performance studies and a former Guggenheim Fellow, says it’s his most popular course.” – Stanford Magazine

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    • Boston Symphony CEO: Yes, We Handled The Nelsons Thing Poorly. No, We’re Not Changing Our Minds.

      Chad Smith: “I can see that it was an abrupt announcement externally. It didn’t represent abrupt decision-making, though. It was a very considered conversation that has been going on for some time. … Our intention was to have a joint statement, but that wasn’t agreed to.” – The New York Times

    • Pianist Igor Levit Launches His Own Record Label

      The imprint, which will operate within Sony Music, Levit’s longtime label, is called No Silence, and will feature artists other than Levit himself. Among the first three releases, available in October, will be a complete 16-hour performance of Satie’s Vexations. – Gramophone

    • Creativity is Dead in the 21st Century? Really?

      Good Morning,

      A piece in the Yale Review asks whether the 21st century has been a creative blank space — two decades of remixing without inventing (Yale Review). The piece is a review of a book that asserts the notion. But perhaps the invention is happening; it’s just not where we used to look.

      A luthier put a carbon-fiber violin onstage next to a Stradivarius and dared listeners to hear the difference (The Strad). Scientists now think metrology — measuring the physical fingerprint of pigment — can flag a forged Van Gogh (Artnet). Same thing, if you think about it: when an object can be copied, value shifts from how it was made and how you prove it.

      Back in the more anodyne world, Pace, one of the generation of mega-dealers that defined the market’s top tier, suddenly cut have its staff and half its artists. (ARTnews) — Artnet shows us inside what happened, and it raises concerns about the mega-model itself. And a new study reveals that U.S. authors’ incomes keep sliding, with an Authors Guild study asking why (Publishers Weekly).

      Finally, after eight nominations across four decades, Glenn Close is finally getting an Oscar (AP). Persistence eventually rewarded.

      All of the rest of our stories below.

      Doug

    • Northwest Choirs – Executive Director

      Northwest Choirs (NWC) seeks a dynamic, mission-centered Executive Director to guide one of the country’s leading youth choral organizations into its next stage of growth, visibility, and sustainability.

      Serving approximately 150 young singers from across the Puget Sound region, Northwest Choirs offers rigorous music training, meaningful performance experiences, and a formative community rooted in discipline, belonging, and the pursuit of excellence.

      The next Executive Director will work in close partnership with the Board of Directors, Artistic Director Jacob Winkler, staff, faculty, families, and community partners to grow membership, expand performance opportunities, steward contributed and earned revenue, and build on more than five decades of artistic and educational excellence. The ideal candidate will be energized by the opportunity to represent Northwest Choirs throughout the community, serving as a visible ambassador while building meaningful relationships across the region’s arts, cultural, and business sectors.

      The organization has an annual operating budget of approximately $1.2 million. The starting salary range is projected at $105,000–$115,000, with benefits and the opportunity for performance-based incentive compensation. The anticipated start date is negotiable through late summer or fall 2026. The search is facilitated by Syrah Gunning of the DeVos Institute of Arts and Nonprofit Management. Learn more and apply at https://tinyurl.com/NWCaj01.

    • The Stanford Class Where Students Are Taught To Dance Badly

      “’Welcome to bad dancing,’ says Alex Ketley, a choreographer and former member of the San Francisco Ballet who teaches Dance 123: Hot Mess & Deliberate Failure as PracticeKetley, an advanced lecturer in the department of theater and performance studies and a former Guggenheim Fellow, says it’s his most popular course.” – Stanford Magazine

    PEOPLE

    • Boston Symphony CEO: Yes, We Handled The Nelsons Thing Poorly. No, We’re Not Changing Our Minds.

      Chad Smith: “I can see that it was an abrupt announcement externally. It didn’t represent abrupt decision-making, though. It was a very considered conversation that has been going on for some time. … Our intention was to have a joint statement, but that wasn’t agreed to.” – The New York Times

    • Pianist Igor Levit Launches His Own Record Label

      The imprint, which will operate within Sony Music, Levit’s longtime label, is called No Silence, and will feature artists other than Levit himself. Among the first three releases, available in October, will be a complete 16-hour performance of Satie’s Vexations. – Gramophone

    • Creativity is Dead in the 21st Century? Really?

      Good Morning,

      A piece in the Yale Review asks whether the 21st century has been a creative blank space — two decades of remixing without inventing (Yale Review). The piece is a review of a book that asserts the notion. But perhaps the invention is happening; it’s just not where we used to look.

      A luthier put a carbon-fiber violin onstage next to a Stradivarius and dared listeners to hear the difference (The Strad). Scientists now think metrology — measuring the physical fingerprint of pigment — can flag a forged Van Gogh (Artnet). Same thing, if you think about it: when an object can be copied, value shifts from how it was made and how you prove it.

      Back in the more anodyne world, Pace, one of the generation of mega-dealers that defined the market’s top tier, suddenly cut have its staff and half its artists. (ARTnews) — Artnet shows us inside what happened, and it raises concerns about the mega-model itself. And a new study reveals that U.S. authors’ incomes keep sliding, with an Authors Guild study asking why (Publishers Weekly).

      Finally, after eight nominations across four decades, Glenn Close is finally getting an Oscar (AP). Persistence eventually rewarded.

      All of the rest of our stories below.

      Doug

    • Northwest Choirs – Executive Director

      Northwest Choirs (NWC) seeks a dynamic, mission-centered Executive Director to guide one of the country’s leading youth choral organizations into its next stage of growth, visibility, and sustainability.

      Serving approximately 150 young singers from across the Puget Sound region, Northwest Choirs offers rigorous music training, meaningful performance experiences, and a formative community rooted in discipline, belonging, and the pursuit of excellence.

      The next Executive Director will work in close partnership with the Board of Directors, Artistic Director Jacob Winkler, staff, faculty, families, and community partners to grow membership, expand performance opportunities, steward contributed and earned revenue, and build on more than five decades of artistic and educational excellence. The ideal candidate will be energized by the opportunity to represent Northwest Choirs throughout the community, serving as a visible ambassador while building meaningful relationships across the region’s arts, cultural, and business sectors.

      The organization has an annual operating budget of approximately $1.2 million. The starting salary range is projected at $105,000–$115,000, with benefits and the opportunity for performance-based incentive compensation. The anticipated start date is negotiable through late summer or fall 2026. The search is facilitated by Syrah Gunning of the DeVos Institute of Arts and Nonprofit Management. Learn more and apply at https://tinyurl.com/NWCaj01.

    • The Stanford Class Where Students Are Taught To Dance Badly

      “’Welcome to bad dancing,’ says Alex Ketley, a choreographer and former member of the San Francisco Ballet who teaches Dance 123: Hot Mess & Deliberate Failure as PracticeKetley, an advanced lecturer in the department of theater and performance studies and a former Guggenheim Fellow, says it’s his most popular course.” – Stanford Magazine

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