Arnold Schoenberg’s Musical Response to FDR
What kind of American was Arnold Schoenberg? In Los Angeles, a Jewish refugee from Hitler’s Germany, he adopted English as his primary language. He watched The Lone Ranger on TV. For his children, … read more
AJBlog: Unanswered QuestionPublished 2017-11-18
Anarchy!
Classical music has a mindset. Or I might call it an ideology. Two parts of it are: Classical music is a high, refined, deeply serious art. And so scholarship about its history is greatly important, … read more
AJBlog: SandowPublished 2017-11-17
Seems Like It Was Just Yesterday. . .
Big Dance Theater premieres a new work at the BAM Harvey, November 14 through 18. Big Dance Theater in 17c. L to R: Elizabeth DeMent, Cynthia Hopkins, Paul Lazar, Kourtney Rutherford, and Aaron Mattocks. Photo: … read more
AJBlog: DancebeatPublished 2017-11-17
Concept Test Kitchen, Episode 2
The new episode of my “Concept Test Kitchen” explores the PAEI Code, a framework by Ichak Adizes to explore the four functions/concerns of management and their interplay and implications. Full details on this model are … read more
AJBlog: The Artful ManagerPublished 2017-11-17