“High-flying conductor under question Mark Gorenstein is threatening to go to the law after his orchestra forced him out. Alexander Avdeyev, culture minister, sacked him on Thursday evening” from his post at the Svetlanov State Symphony following an uprising by musicians who refused to rehearse with Gorenstein.
Tag: 09.29.11
How Noah Webster ‘Fixed’ The King James Bible
“Webster considered the King James ungrammatical, obsolete, and filthy. He also thought Americans didn’t need any king’s bible; they needed their own translation … Webster’s Holy Bible … with Amendments of the Language appeared in 1833. In it, Job no longer eschews evil; he shuns it” – and there is no slaying, spewing, or suckling, either. (And then there are all the prepositions.)
Let The Market Decide What Art Projects Are Worth Funding
“If you are working in the arts professionally – that is, being paid or expecting to be paid for what you do or create, is it really so scandalous to try to create something that will generate enough revenue to pay for itself?”
Your Kid *Could* Have Created That – 13,000 Years Ago
At the Cave of a Hundred Mammoths in France, archaeologists have discovered children’s marks alongside prehistoric paintings –Â and they claim that the most prolific was a 5-year-old girl.
Russian Church Calls For Ban On Nabokov
“A senior Russian Orthodox official claimed Wednesday that novels by Vladimir Nabokov and Gabriel Garcia Marquez justify pedophilia and said they should be banned in the nation’s high schools.”
Time As A Modern Construct (It wasn’t Always This Way)
“The constellation of behaviors, attitudes and values that come with the time you learned now rule over most of the planet. For more than a century this “modern time” has been fantastically useful, creating unimagined wealth and opportunity. Now, however, it has run its course.”
Assets Of The Syracuse Symphony Divided Up, Dispersed
“The orchestra’s instruments, including a Steinway piano, and computer and electronic equipment would be donated to the Cultural Resources Council of Syracuse and Onondaga County. The SSO’s sheet music, considered to be the most valuable asset, will be given to the Setnor School of Music at Syracuse University. Onondaga Historical Association will receive the orchestra’s archives, albums and paintings.”
Superstar Dancer Sylvie Guillem Talks Star Quality
“For a celebrity of the stage who can be just as easily found featured as a photographer in a super-chic Milan gallery or modelling Issey Miyake fashion, Guillem is liberatingly candid and straightforward.”
Julie Taymor-Spider-Man Dispute Headed Into Arbitration
“Julie Taymor will square off next week against the theater producers who fired her in March as director of the Broadway musical Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark as the two sides begin arbitration proceedings over more than $500,000 in royalties that Ms. Taymor says she is owed.”
Philadelphia Orchestra Tells Court It Will Shut Down Without Loan
“The Association has applied to U.S. Bankruptcy Court for permission to assume $3.1 million in debt to pay operating costs, including salaries and vendor bills. ‘Unless these expenses are paid, the Debtor will be forced to cease operations, which would likely result in irreparable harm …’ the Association states in papers filed Wednesday.”