“China is buzzing with once-forbidden Western classical music activity, building world-class concert halls and expanding its conservatory facilities. According to Chinese music-industry executives, more than 40 million youngsters are currently studying the piano or violin.”
Tag: 06.05.08
Who Killed The Columbus Symphony?
So what really happened to the Columbus Symphony? Orchestras its size generally don’t just up and die, after all. One group working to save the CSO says that media coverage of the crisis was badly slanted and that the ensemble’s management seemed uninterested in building audience.
Religious Group Protests Student Art Show
“A Roman Catholic watchdog group is protesting a student art exhibition in which religious symbols including a crucifix and rosary are depicted in sexually explicit paintings.”
How Private Museums Are Changing The Art Market
“Unsurprisingly, at Art Basel an increasing number of collectors are buying not just for themselves but to build a museum collection. The trend is changing the dynamic of the market–and its unwritten rules for buyers and sellers.”
Say It Isn’t So: Hockey Night In Canada Without The Song?
“The tune, which has opened the Canadian Broadcasting Corp’s Saturday night National Hockey League broadcasts since the late 1960s, will not be renewed as the broadcaster has chosen to move in a new direction.”
Ex-Guard Caught Vandalizing Painting He Didn’t Like
A former guard at the Carnegie Museum of Art has been charged with vandalizing a million-dollar painting he apparently didn’t like, damaging it beyond repair.
Protests Over Proposed Sound Of Music Museum
“Salzburg officials say a museum containing memorabilia from the film starring Julie Andrews and Christopher Plummer could draw 140,000 visitors a year. But not everyone is enthusiastic about the idea.”
Report: Writers’ Strike Cost California Economy $2.1 Billion
The WGA strike will cost the California economy a projected 37,700 jobs and $2.1 billion in lost output through the end of 2008, according to a report from the Milken Institute.
Canadian Mayors Say Proposed Bill Threatens Film Production
“Hammered by accusations that she is attempting to censor Canada’s artistic community, Heritage Minister Josée Verner has said she will ask the entertainment industry to help craft guidelines to govern what material no longer qualifies for tax credits. Representatives of the industry have rejected that offer.”
Perceptions: Western Museums Want To Take Art
“Events and anxieties in Bangladesh tell us how Western museums are seen outside the west: as terrifying places with insatiable appetites for works of art. They are also seen as the arm of a more powerful state, with infinite funds and power at their command. To tell a Bangladeshi protestor that universal museums ‘build bridges across cultures and promote mutual understanding’ would only provoke anger or derision.”