Signs of financial catastrophe are on the horizon. Gelb has twice dug into the Met’s anemic endowment, withdrawing up to $70 million out of a total of $340 million to meet operating costs, while slashing the number of performances. - City Journal
“On Saturday evening, the Phil (is) finally playing ... the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival. For Dudamel, 44, who arrived in L.A. 17 years ago to lead the Phil, playing Coachella was ‘a dream, ever since I started here.’” - Los Angeles Times (MSN)
"The players — the associate principal trumpet, Matthew Muckey, and the principal oboist, Liang Wang — … filed amended complaints against the orchestra on Thursday that assert they were wrongfully dismissed and that an inquiry by the ensemble had been biased against them.” - The New York Times
“The Fillmore Jazz Festival has been saved days after organizers decided to cancel the annual event thanks to a nonprofit organization helmed by San Francisco crypto billionaire Chris Larsen.” - San Francisco Chronicle (MSN)
A team of artists and neuroscientists took white blood cells donated by the composer (who cooperated with the project), reprogrammed them to be stem cells, grew cerebral organoids (clusters of neurons that mimic the human brain) and used customized technology to render the organoids’ neural signals into music. - The Guardian
At the emotional core of “The Last Repair Shop” are the stories of the dedicated technicians and the students who benefit from the free instruments. The message: Music education has the power to transform lives. - Los Angeles Times
It quickly garnered a reputation as a hub for sexual content, given that it gave adult performers and sex workers the ability to create and upload content on their own terms, or at least without a production studio as the middleman. The platform takes a 20% cut and the rest goes to the creator. - NPR
Royal Opera assistant director Netia Jones: “As artists, we must explore technology in all its guises because we are trained to create rather than to destroy.” - The Observer (UK)
Using eminent domain, the municipality acquired the largely vacant campus from Rider University for a payment of $42 million. A financial crisis led WCC to merge with Rider in 1991; subsequent money troubles led Rider to attempt to sell the WCC property and move its programs to Rider’s own campus.” - The Daily Princetonian
“Mezzo-soprano Anita Rachvelishvili sued the Metropolitan Opera and her union, alleging the company unlawfully terminated her contracts because of a vocal issue that developed after she gave birth. She also accused the union of failing to pursue a grievance against the company.” - AP
Put another way, this monk is acknowledging the spiritual potential of Gregorian chant while warning against decoupling it from a specifically Catholic liturgy. - Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
Andrew Lewinter: “What things do I want to incorporate from that music into my own music, to make something that’s both intellectually satisfying and emotionally satisfying? … That’s the goal with every piece: to make it fun to listen to, enjoyable, and to not take myself too seriously.” - Oregon ArtsWatch
She’s always in the studio, she says - and in addition, “I play and I sing, probably annoying people around me,’ she added. When I suggested that people around her were probably more than happy to hear her voice, she smiled. ‘I hope so.’” - The New York Times
Opera Carolina and its business director are embroiled in a lawsuit with the former production director amid a leadership shakeup that’s as dramatic and intense as an opera performance itself. - Charlotte Observer
Being based underground enhanced the atmosphere in the clubs. Attendees were simultaneously part of an underground movement and also literally hidden from view from the adult world. - The Conversation
