Why Orchestras Must Not Phone In Their Annual Holiday Messiahs

“Not only is it the only Christmas perennial that orchestras have, it’s also a great public relations opportunity. … Messiah attracts an audience outside typical symphonic circles, not just because the music is well known, but because the holiday season comes with a hear-this-now imperative. And though such audiences might be outwardly satisfied with what they hear, they won’t come back unless they’ve experienced an inner satisfaction they may not articulate.”

Historical Performance Meets Rodgers & Hammerstein: UNCSA to Recreate Original Staging of Oklahoma!

“Faculty, guest professionals and design and performance students at University of North Carolina School of the Arts (UNCSA) will merge to realize the classic American musical Oklahoma! as it was first envisioned in 1943. The spring 2011 revival will recreate original Broadway sets, costumes and dances.”

FCC Votes For Net Neutrality Rules

“The three new rules, which will go into effect early next year, force ISPs to be transparent about how they handle network congestion, prohibit them from blocking traffic such as Skype on wired networks, and outlaw “unreasonable” discrimination on those networks, meaning they can’t put a competing online video service in the slow lane to benefit their own video services.”