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hit and run: “Emboldened Orchestras are Embracing the New”

From Anthony Tommasini of The New York Times. Executive summary: Classical music audiences seem more curious than ever, and performers have been emboldened over the past decade or so to take more chances. Composers from...

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“I just started coughing”

From Anthony Tommasini of The New York Times. Executive summary: Classical music audiences seem more curious than ever, and performers have been emboldened over the past decade or so to take more chances. Composers from...

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Jon Stewart Interviews Grohl, Novoslec and Vig

This weekend was Nirvana mania on SiriusXM's Lithium channel. 24 hours a day is being devoted to nothing but Nirvana. Studio tracks, rarities, b-sides, live shows, you name it and they're playing it. The whole...

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“Made me learn a little bit faster, made my skin a little bit thicker, makes me that much smarter”

(email|facebook|twitter) In an interview by More Than The Music, Her Name Is Calla's Sophie Green answers a handful of questions about gender and music. As always, she beguiles. Some highlights: --- There are few things more...

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what he said: Portland Cello Project

(email|facebook|twitter) In an interview by More Than The Music, Her Name Is Calla's Sophie Green answers a handful of questions about gender and music. As always, she beguiles. Some highlights: --- There are few things more...

Would Adam Lambert have won American Idol if he had come out some time before the final vote?

hitandrunWho knows? Recall that I originally wanted him to win, but now I’m glad he didn’t. Toss it around in the comments section or bring it up to the missus tonight at dinner. I’m riding the fence actually. And I won’t insult your intelligence with a Here’s All the Evidence For/Here’s All the Evidence Against dispatch. What I will say, though, is that it all makes for a great Rolling Stone cover.

Hat tip: [do I even need to say it?]

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