R.I.P. Pandit Ravi Shankar
Ravi Shankar passed earlier today and despite the fact that I never got the chance to hear him perform live, much less just meet him, this is a sad occasion […]
Tag Archives: Non-Western music
Arts Funding Is Supporting A Wealthy, White Audience: Report
This is the title of a recent Huffington Post piece that discusses a study by the Washington-based National Committee for Responsive Philanthropy. Given the demographic trends I’ve been blogging about, […]
Are Orchestra Musicians Replaceable?
Drew McManus pointed out a piece written by Michaela Boland which had some interesting quotes by Greg Sandow with whom I don’t necessarily agree on many points though he is […]
Classical vs. Pop [vs. the Rest]
There’s a phrase in post-colonial criticism and politics that essentially states that the overriding dichotomy is the “West vs.the Rest.” One of the things that strikes me about discussions (in […]
Changing US Demographics and Classical Music
Re-posting Ramon Ricker’s blog about Changing US Demographics and Classical Music in full, just because it can never be said enough! Posted on November 9, 2009 at 5:00 am by […]
