In a February 2011 NEA Research Report, “Age and Arts Participation: A Case against Demographic Destiny” by Mark J. Stern, we find a refutation of the so-called dire data that […]
“In other words, the problem [of aging audiences]—if it even is a problem—would seem to be more a function of demographic evolution than a lack of cultural wherewithal on the […]
“While it is easy to lie with statistics, it is even easier to lie without them.” FREDERICK MOSTELLER Before I get into any in depth analysis of the figures I […]
There’re a ton of interesting (and depressing) events happening on many different musical fronts. The latest bit of news from the pop world is Amanda Palmer’s asking musicians (horns and […]
It’s been some time since I’ve talked about non-European Large Ensembles. In my posts, Supporting whose arts anyway? and “Eurocentrism? We Aren’t The World by Jon Pareles, I questioned the […]
