Fred Mills, who played piccolo trumpet with the world-famous quintet from 1972 to 1996 and made many of the arrangements in the group’s repertoire, died after his car swerved off a highway as he was driving home from the airport after an overseas gig.
Tag: 09.09.09
Heirs, Swedish Museum Settle Claim Over Looted Nolde
“Sweden’s Moderna Museet and the heirs of a Jewish businessman forced to flee Germany before World War II settled a seven-year dispute over a Nazi-looted Emil Nolde painting in the museum’s collection.”
Pittsburgh Symphony Gets $1 Million Gift
The $1 million check from board chairman Richard P. Simmons was part of a 2006 challenge grant. “It softens the blow that the PSO did not end last season in the black and is not expecting to do so in the coming season due to the financial climate….”
In Studio And On Concert Stage, Musicians Play The iPhone
“Among the tens of thousands of applications created for Apple Inc.’s iPod Touch and iPhone are more than 100 that transform the devices into music makers…. Professional musicians are increasingly embracing the more sophisticated digital instruments, using them in live performances, DJ sets and recordings.”
‘Walking In The Footsteps Of Great Writers’
Novelist Margaret Drabble lists her top 10 British literary landscapes for a good wander. At No. 1: Stonehenge.
At English National Opera, Theatre People Playing Big Role
“[T]o survey the ENO output across the upcoming season is to encounter a commitment to theater names unusual in the world of opera, which tends to have its own coterie of directors. The lineup of talent for the year ahead includes four companies better known for their work in physical theater.”
Romance Novels’ Hot New Niche: Amish Love Stories
“Most bonnet books,” as they’re called, “are G-rated romances, often involving an Amish character who falls for an outsider. Publishers attribute the books’ popularity to their pastoral settings and forbidden love scenarios à la Romeo and Juliet.”
Warner Bros. Settles Suit Brought By Tolkien’s Children
“The lawsuit, which sought to terminate New Line’s rights to all of Tolkien’s works including ‘The Hobbit’ until the claims were resolved, was settled in the nick of time. Not only were the plaintiffs scheduled to go to trial Oct. 19, but the two ‘Hobbit’ movies are slated to go into production next year….”
Michigan Tries To Turn Defunct Auto Plants Into Film Studios
Thanks to a series of generous tax incentives for shooting films and for building infrastructure, investors and media executives are converting empty factories and office buildings, many shuttered by the state’s ailing auto industry, into production facilities.
A New, And Young, Mogul On The Great White Way
“Ushering in a new generation of Broadway power brokers, Jordan Roth, a 33-year-old producer, finalized a deal on Tuesday to buy a stake in and to lead Jujamcyn Theaters, one of the theater district’s biggest landlords.”