Why Music And The Concert Experience Are On The Front Lines Of Virtual Reality
Following on my post from yesterday about anticipating the kinds of experiences people will want from concerts comes this article from Wired about virtual reality and music. Evidently creating content for virtual reality is proving to be a challenge and music is so far the best showcase for VR. … read more
AJBlog: diacritical/Douglas McLennan Published 2016-09-14
Chi jazz fest 2016, details in photos and words
My DownBeat overview of the 38th annual Chicago Jazz Festival, comprehensive as I could make it, didn’t go into depth on any of the couple dozen performances I heard from Sept 1 through 4 … So here are some previously unreported details. … read more
AJBlog: Jazz Beyond Jazz Published 2016-09-14
Snapshot: Isaac Stern appears on The Jack Benny Program
“Isaac Stern Boosts Jack’s Morale,” an episode of The Jack Benny Program originally telecast by CBS on November 6, 1955. Mel Blanc plays Benny’s violin teacher and Isaac Stern plays himself. … read more
AJBlog: About Last Night Published 2016-09-14
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Helsinki Guggenheim Project In Doubt After Government Blocks Public Funding
“The decision is the latest blow to the Guggenheim Helsinki project, whose initial plans met with widespread public opposition when they were unveiled in 2011 and were formally turned down by the city board the following year. After an international competition last year drew more than 1,700 entrants, the scheme seemed to be back on track.”
Study: Music And Theatre Students Face More Bullying Than Others
“Music and theater students face a significantly greater risk than their non-arts peers of reporting being the victims of bullying behavior,” write Kenneth Elpus of the University of Maryland and Bruce Allen Carter of Florida International University.
Plan For Lucerne Festival Opera Theater Killed By Local Officials
“An unusual episode in classical music philanthropy – the effort to build a theater for the Lucerne Festival in Switzerland to produce operatic and experimental works – came to an apparent end on Monday when Swiss officials voted it down.”