The grand prize at the inaugural M-Prize Chamber Arts Competition, held at the University of Michigan, was won by the Calidore String Quartet of New York. The competition, created by Sphinx Competition founder Aaron Dworkin, has divisions for strings and winds as well as an open category which covers percussion groups, mixed ensembles, and other combinations.
Tag: 05.20.16
What Separates Film From TV, Really?
“The nature of visual storytelling has changed and the lines that once clearly divided film from television or, for that matter, broadcast television from cable, cable from streaming, streaming from Internet, are fading, often to nonexistence.”
Is Translation, As It Wins Literary Prize Money, Finally Being Recognized As An Art?
“Something skewed does occur during the translation process, at least when you are translating a good book: as a translator, while you pick away at the prose and twist the kaleidoscope of possible meanings to create the most subjective and vital translation you can, you become closer to the book than the author, who is often usually already onto the next project. You become the book’s guardian.”
What This Founder Of The Tribeca Film Festival Wants
“You have to create a safe environment for everybody — both on the set and in the office — to come together and do their best work. You want them to emit that spark of light, like a firefly, but they may have to go back and forth and back and forth, changing their mind before they do.”
The Art World Is Still Sorting Out WWII As Looted Antiquities Are Found In Moscow
“They were among some 2 million works that Russian soldiers took as ‘reparations,’ from Germany near the end of the war. Following two fires at the Bode, where the works were ironically stowed for their own protection, Germany presumed many of the works were destroyed.”
Musicians Make More Off Of Vinyl Sales Than Off Of YouTube
“Something is fundamentally broken in the music market, so that artists and the labels that invest in them no longer benefit fairly from growing demand.”
Silicon Valley Hates Music, Or At Least Hates Paying Musicians And Producers
“New services and platforms are great for consumers, but our weak laws have allowed them to siphon revenue away from the underlying music, leaving songwriters, performers and the whole industry choking on their dust.”
What Makes Bad Writing So Darn Bad?
“It’s possible that you’ve never had to read 80,000 words of bad writing. The friend of a friend’s novel. I have. On numerous occasions. If you ask around, I’m sure you’ll be able to find a really bad novel easily enough. I mean a novel by someone who has spent isolated years writing a book they are convinced is a great work of literature. And when you’re reading it you’ll know it’s bad, and you’ll know what bad truly is.”