A reporter asks how much the orchestra’s music director makes and is given the run-around. Interesting. Non-profits are required to report the salaries of their highest-paid employees. So what is the orchestra hiding?
Tag: 11.02.13
Elderly Harper Lee Sues Her Town’s Museum
“In a move which has shocked Monroeville, Lee, who resides in an assisted-living facility in the town, is bringing a lawsuit against the local museum, accusing the small, not-for-profit institution of exploiting her fame and the prestige of her Pulitzer-winning book without offering compensation.”
Conductor Suffers Heart Attack During Rehearsal
“Johnson said he started to feel sweaty and weak when Sherry Rolf, the second clarinetist for the symphony who’s also a doctor in Billings, rushed him to the hospital.”
Will John Coltrane’s Dilapidated, Mold-Infested Long Island House Become A Jazz Museum?
“The Coltrane Home is a beacon to anyone interested in jazz history, cultural history, African-American history, New York history and American history.”
Yes, There Is A Musical About The Life Of Jesus Christ Set To The Music Of Britney Spears
“Not one word is spoken, and not one lyric is changed, technically making the musical an opera.”
The Architecture Critic Who Hated Modernism
“Nairn defended the particularities of place, people’s right to inhabit their localities as they wish, and the beauty and character in the spaces around us. He raged against the destructive collusion of corporations and government.”
Dance Goes To The Movies
Even mediocre films can have stupendous dance numbers.
How Did The Dance Theatre Of Harlem Come Back After Its Bleak Ending Almost A Decade Ago?
“We had to do a lot of rethinking — really taking a good, solid, outward focus into the industry and saying: ‘What’s the right size of company that we need? What kind of artistic voice that would really continue to place DTH in this unique position and continue its legacy?'”
Let Us Now Praise Famous Art Forgers
“Sometimes, they give us works that great artists simply didn’t get around to making. If a fake is good enough to fool experts, then it’s good enough to give the rest of us pleasure, even insight.”
What Was The Future Like, 120 Years Ago In The White City?
The Field Museum assesses (and reassesses) the 1893 World Columbian Exposition.