The British vocal quartet – which was founded in 1973 to specialize in medieval and Renaissance music but in recent years has earned its plaudits singing contemporary works – will give a special reunion concert with former members this December, do a set of farewell tours through next year, and retire after a final performance in London in December 2014.
Tag: 09.20.13
Free Chopin!
“Observing Chopin’s 200th birthday in 2010, Dunn conceived an ambitious project: Raise money with a Kickstarter campaign to hire a professional orchestra to record the 245 works of Chopin and make them available on Musopen to anyone who might want a moment of Chopin in his or her life.”
How To Make Great Theatre Out Of History
“We have a fascination with the domestic side of history. We know who the kings and queens were but we want to know about what happened when they shut the door.”
Why Must Seattle’s Newest District Be So Architecturally Dull?
“Seattle is a creative-class capital, where innovation and steely resolve have nurtured leading companies from Boeing Co. to Microsoft Corp., Nordstrom Inc. to Starbucks Corp. Why must architecture go missing?”
When You’re A Starchitect, You Don’t Usually Get To Use Your Own Buildings
But Frank Gehry, who lives in Santa Monica, says of his Disney Hall in L.A.: “It’s the one building other than my house that I get to use — a building that I’ve designed that I get to use.”
How Media Attention To Composers Shapes The Idea Of ‘Success’
“Just as the number of composers have risen, so too have the conduits through which audiences can discover and explore new music. This expansion in numbers has created a growing need-or at least an opportunity-for guidance and, for lack of a better term, taste-making.”
The $10,000 Poetry Prize Offered Over Craiglist
“My husband said go, and so did most of my friends, except one who raised the question of kidnapping. Does anyone kidnap poets? Not for money, certainly. We tried to think of all the possible swindles that this could be, and came up with none.”
Oh, Art Critics. What’s Your Deal With Sex?
Painter Jack Vettriano: “Critics don’t take sex seriously. They think it’s not real art. I will disagree to the day I die.”
Does Banning A Book Help The Author?
“It used to be that banning a book made it hot property.” Does that still hold true? Will young people flock to books someone else’s parent wanted banned?
The (Troubled) Private Firm That Brokers The Return Of Stolen Art
Is The Art Register a boon for thinly stretched law enforcement art recovery units, or a shady company that hoards info about stolen artworks until museums cough up exorbitant fees – or both and more?