I have an idea that will eventually save the classical music industry millions of dollars per annum. It came to me in a dream……. a beautiful dream………………
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Bill’s Rules for the Industry
Wow. We seem to have hit a low point when it comes to either ethics or morals (or both) in the classical music industry, and that’s really saying something. How about we start out 2013 with a short list of dos and don’ts for Boards, Adminstrations, and Musicians. Submissions welcome.
No One Expects the 12-Tone Inquisition!
The worse thing that can happen to any art form is Orthodoxy, that awful suggestion that there is only one true way. Orthodoxy is quite possibly the major reason why there are so many problems in classical music today. Orthodoxy impedes free thinking, feeds the idea of believer vs. heathen, and attempts to suppress dissent. [...]
IT’S SCHOENBERG’S FAULT!
I did an interview with a reporter from Minnesota Public Radio yesterday exploring the difficulties being faced by the Minnesota Orchestra and the St. Paul Chamber Orchestra. After a thorough dissection of the mistakes that led up to this current mess with both orchestras, and much of the classical music industry thereto, I have come [...]
Amateur Hour
Every once and a while I find the need to write a blog that will garner me a whole bunch of hate mail. I can’t wait for the inbox once this one is published. Those choir people are going to be up in arms.
If it hurts everywhere….your finger is probably broken!
Yet another article on how to save Classical Music or at least in this case live concerts. On the list: Slow down Bach, clap between movements and after solos, the score is only a suggestion so improvise….I think more cowbell would be as good as a suggestion!…
The Death of the Learnéd Musician
I’ve noticed a very disturbing trend in musicians that must be rectified. It is a problem that might not be immediately noticed by the general public but, none-the-less, promises to cheapen our art to the point where live performances will become irrelevant. It can be summed up in three words – “Think for yourself.”
Enough Already!
Stop it. It happens. Get over it.