While music was always important to him, Carlos Miguel Prieto majored in electrical engineering at Princeton University and got an MBA at Harvard. He was working for Pepsi Foods International in Mexico City when he had what he calls a “vocational crisis” and realized conducting was his calling. - Charlotte News & Observer
But now Disney is trying to wipe away the famous name. "A new official short story collection ... asserts that this style of music is actually called jatz." - Vulture
Julie Andrews has a new book out about the time (not so long ago!) when musicians came together in an orchestral hall and played ... for houseplants. - NPR
Instead, "bring play back into the classroom by instructing students how to hear a melody on the radio and learn to play it back by ear, and encouraging students to write their own simple songs." - The New York Times
“Speaking broadly, I think both traditions value virtuosity and virtuosic display. Both traditions value advanced musicianship and instrumental ability, and don't mind openly showcasing those abilities.” - Van
In a small audio repair shop in Peshawar, across the Afghan-Pakistani border in Peshawar, refugee Mohammed Hasan Zamri collects old commercial cassettes and sometimes makes his own recordings of escaped musicians — protecting Afghan musical heritage from the destructive zeal of the Taliban. - The Guardian
The organization's entire board of directors has resigned. "This means," said a statement, "that the Kitchener-Waterloo Symphony will cease all operations as of today, and will not return for any future seasons." - Waterloo Region Record (Kitchener, Ontario)
In a months-long investigation, VAN interviewed nearly 30 students, faculty, and staff at the Cleveland Institute of Music. Many spoke to VAN on condition of anonymity, citing fears of professional retaliation from CIM, and alleging ongoing legal threats by Kalmar. - Van
Streaming revenue was up 10.3 percent from last year — at $7 billion, it accounts for 84 percent of music revenue in the United States. Importantly, the RIAA explicitly notes that revenue from paid subscriptions grew 11 percent to $5.5 billion, but the total number of paid subscriptions only grew 6 percent. - The Verge
"The technology utilizes tiny motors — 16 of them — embedded in the fabric, like those that make cellphones vibrate. … Lyric is the first opera company in the world to offer the technology at live performances." - Chicago Sun-Times
In a statement headlined "Kitchener-Waterloo Symphony Announces Potential Ceasing of Operations," the board chair said, "Despite our persistent efforts over the last year, we have been unable to secure the funding necessary to continue our operations this season." - Ludwig Van
They took a jab at CEO Matias Tarnopolsky, claiming his pay went up by 111% from 2019 to 2022, at the same time they said the musicians took $4.6 million in pay cuts to help the ensemble. - Philadelphia Inquirer
Negotiations began over a year ago, going into formal sessions on Sept. 15, 2022, ahead of the contract’s expiration, with the Musicians Union Local 6 representing the SFS players. But to date, there is nothing known to have been settled, except for health care provisions. - San Francisco Classical Voice
