Category Archives: the media

Apples and oranges

Posted on
Oct 27 2011
 by Sarah

It’s been another busy couple of weeks, but I’ve been trying to keep up with everything that’s going on the music world at large. I generally just skim the gloomy news that seems so prevalent in the orchestra world and … Continue reading →

Posted in conductors and conducting, orchestra culture, orchestras not named minnesota, the media | 6 Comments

Gravity music

Posted on
Apr 7 2011
 by Sarah

Amazing what a wooden ball, countless wooden blocks and a little gravity can do. (A Japanese cellphone ad) Japan was shaken by another major (7.1) tremblor today, inciting a tsunami scare, but all seems OK as of this afternoon. Our … Continue reading →

Posted in music and nature, the media | 1 Comment

Top 10

Posted on
Jan 23 2011
 by Sarah

New York Times classical music critic Anthony Tommasini wrapped up his 2-week long project to choose the Top 10 composers (none living – he feels that we don’t have enough historical perspective for living composers) today with this definitive list … Continue reading →

Posted in composers, musical dorkery, philosophical musings, the media | 1 Comment

The Year Of The Osmo

Posted on
Dec 26 2010
 by Sam Bergman

So this is nice – I opened up my Sunday paper this morning to find that the Star Tribune has named its Artist of the Year, and that it’s none other than Osmo! Not only that, they snapped a photo … Continue reading →

Posted in osmo, sam as neurotic freak, the media | 11 Comments

Early Christmas gift

Posted on
Dec 24 2010
 by Sarah

A veryextremelyawesome offer from NPR – download 12 tracks of their “Best of 2010″ here .

Posted in iPod playlists, the media | 1 Comment

Critical Thinking

Posted on
Dec 9 2010
 by Sam Bergman

Well, this is fun. The reviews are in on Osmo’s first ever crack at Handel’s Messiah, and the critical consensus is that… …huh. Apparently it depends what side of the river you come from. The PiPress’s Rob Hubbard thought that … Continue reading →

Posted in singers and singing, the media | 3 Comments

Yup. We’re The A-Team.

Posted on
Nov 3 2010
 by Sam Bergman

You guys, I don’t want to alarm anyone unnecessarily, but The Unthinkable… …has happened. No, not that bunch of unholy foolishness. Honestly, I’m so over Minnesota politicians at this point that nothing any of them can say or do really … Continue reading →

Posted in fun, the media | 2 Comments

If you’re gonna be snarky, at least get your facts straight

Posted on
Sep 17 2010
 by Sarah

There’s been much written recently about the ever-dwindling numbers of classical music critics, and while I generally agree that this is a Bad Thing, occasionally I read a review that makes me reconsider. Case in point: a recent review in … Continue reading →

Posted in composers, contemporary culture, stirring the pot, the media | 4 Comments

No Such Thing As Bad Press

Posted on
Sep 5 2010
 by Sam Bergman

No one ever believes performers who claim not to read reviews, and I’d certainly never make such a claim for myself, but I do understand the impulse. Arts criticism is an art in itself, and like every other art form, … Continue reading →

Posted in elitism, europe festival tour 2010, the media | 8 Comments

Stop Helping. Please.

Posted on
Jun 5 2010
 by Sam Bergman

This one is going to turn into a rant. I can already tell. Which isn’t ideal, because I think I actually have some coherent ideas behind what I’m about to write, but I’m having a lot of trouble organizing them … Continue reading →

Posted in all music is local, state of the art, stirring the pot, the business of music, the media | 12 Comments