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POWER AND CORRUPTION IN THE STRING WORLD March 28th, 2005 – WNYC’s Soundcheck with John Schaefer
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May is “Take a Friend to Orchestra Month,” a new initiative started by Drew McManus, author of the blog “Adaptistration” at Artsjournal.com, in order to bring newcomers to the concert hall. In the...
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Marin Alsop goes to Baltimore The board of the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra voted last week to appoint American conductor Marin Alsop to its top artistic post. The decision comes in spite of opposition...
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TO APPLAUD OR NOT TO APPLAUD? December 9th, 2005 – WNYC’s Soundcheck with John Schaefer. Arts bloggers Drew McManus and Doug Ramsey discuss the conventions of applauding in classical music and jazz.
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NO MUSIC LEFT BEHIND November 30th, 2006 – WNYC’s Soundcheck with John Schaefer Juilliard and Carnegie Hall have launched a new project designed to send musicians into New York’s public schools....
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NO MUSIC LEFT BEHIND November 30th, 2006 – WNYC’s Soundcheck with John Schaefer. Juilliard and Carnegie Hall have launched a new project designed to send musicians into New York’s public schools....
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NEW JERSEY SYMPHONY TO SELL OFF PRIZED INSTRUMENTS March 12th, 2007 – WNYC’s Soundcheck with John Schaefer. Drew McManus, orchestra consultant and blogger at Artsjournal.com looks at why the New Jersey...
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DISCUSSING THE NEW YORK PHILHARMONIC TRIP TO NORTH KOREA February 26, 2008 – WNYC’s Soundcheck with John Schaefer. Two views on the orchestra’s trip, from Drew McManus, an orchestra consultant and...
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DISCUSSING THE STATE OF THE ORCHESTRA FINANCES January 15, 2009 – WNYC’s Soundcheck with John Schaefer. The global financial crisis is beginning to take its toll on the music sector, from the orchestra...
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SMACKDOWN: CONCERT SIMULCASTS August 24, 2010 – WNYC’s Soundcheck with John Schaefer. As opera houses and orchestras simulcast their performances into movie theatres across the country, critics charge...
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