Tim Page has been one of America’s most prominent music critics for more than a decade, working primarily for the Washington Post and earning a reputation as a tough but fair writer. Few of his readers would guess that he has suffered his whole life from Asperger’s Syndrome. In fact, Page himself didn’t recognize his affliction until quite late in life…
Tag: 03.14.08
City Funding For Scottish Performing Arts Slashed
The city of Edinburgh has cut its funding for Scottish Opera and Scottish Ballet to zero, leaving the companies furious but helpless. The city council wants the companies to apply for funding on a per-project basis rather than expecting an annual subsidy.
Non-Profits Not Struggling In Down Economy
“Despite the economic downturn and fears of recession, major charities say their fund-raising has not fallen off… In fact, some 64 percent of the organizations that have responded so far to the Association of Fundraising Professionals’ annual survey on fund-raising have reported bringing in more money in 2007 than the year before.”
An Orchestra On The Brink Of Disaster?
“Nearly broke and still short of solutions, the Columbus Symphony could fold as early as next month, the president of the symphony board says.” Of course, that same board president is pushing a plan to “save” the orchestra by laying off 22 full-time musicians and shaving 12 weeks off the season, so the musicians aren’t necessarily buying into the doomsday scenario. Who to believe?
TV Looks To Online Success
“The ability to deliver audiences that advertisers can measure is still key to the business model for distributing freely accessible content on the Internet. Nobody else can come close to aggregating audiences the way the networks still can,”
A Real Portrait Of Mozart
There are many pictures purporting to be likenesses of Mozart. But “nobody really knew what Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart looked like – until now. To the great excitement of musical scholars, two previously-unknown oil portraits painted from life- and which can be traced back to a close friend of the composer’s father – have been discovered.”
The Best Critics? Really?
“Critics are busy – guess what? – critiquing other critics. No, this isn’t another nod in the direction of the playwriting debut of Nicholas de Jongh. The spring edition of the Economist’s new Intelligent Life magazine includes a guide, put together by 24 writers and editors, to the best critics going. Read it and weep – or cheer.”