“Crossover may be many things, but it is not dangerous. Daughters will come to no harm at an Il Divo gig. But the way some people in the classical music world talk about it, you’d think crossover was the devil’s music, Elvis with horns.”
Tag: 09.20.11
This Year’s MacArthur “Genius” Winners
“This year, as in years past, the 12 men and 10 women selected are a mix of the well known and the little known, and they represent a broad swath of the arts and sciences. The MacArthur award, which has been bestowed on 850 people since the program began in 1981, comes in five annual payments of $100,000, with no strings attached.”
Emmy Ratings Down This Year
“Last year’s Emmy show bagged about 1 million more viewers than Sunday’s, according to early reports.”
Critics And Their Conflicts
“Whenever the ethics of critics come up, my mind turns to Bernard Berenson and I remember the innocent way he was trusted until his role in art-market machinations became known.”
San Antonio Symphony Musicians Reject Pay Cut
“With two weeks left before season-opening rehearsals, contract talks between the San Antonio Symphony Society and musicians are on hold after the musicians rejected management’s offer to cut more than $8,000 from last year’s base salary to around $23,000, a level the musicians say they cannot live on.”