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"Under programmes run by the Foundation for the National System of Youth and Children's Orchestras of Venezuela (Fesnojiv), Venezuela's pioneering music education network commonly known as "El Sistema", all children in Guarenas have access to a free education in classical music. Demand for the scheme from the local people seems insatiable; there are currently 700 students, and another 600 are on the waiting list."......MORE... | Modern Symphony
Faced with the latest in a series of high-profile withdrawals, the two top officials of the Salzburg Festival spoke out in fury and frustration yesterday, one of them saying that the world's most prestigious classical music event is "not a stepping stone.
Nationwide CD sales have continued to plummet. Figures for the first half of this year show a 15 percent decrease compared with the same time last year. Digital sales continue a steady ascent, even among classical fans who were at first slow to get into downloading. But many classical listeners still prefer to buy their music on CD at retail shops. ...More
A cellist's collection of autographs of some of the greatest names in 20th Century classical music is to be sold. In between rehearsals, Ambrose Gauntlett persuaded the likes of Elgar, Prokofiev, Stravinksy and Toscanini to sign his book. ...MORE
Who will be the next to take the throne at the world-famous Wagner Festival in Bayreuth, which starts Wedensday? DW spoke with the most likely candidate, Richard Wagner's great-granddaughter Katharina. Ever since Wolfgang Wagner, director of the Bayreuth Festival and the composer's grandson, announced in 1999 that the search for a worthy successor was underway, festival fans and classical music connoisseurs have been hotly speculating on the lucky heir. ...MORE
What's the most popular classical work for the cartoon crowd? Is it one by Bach? Beethoven? Mozart? Try Bedrich Smetana's ''The Moldau.'' To J.S. Bach's consolation, his Orchestral Suite No. 2 in B minor came in a close second. The Czech-born Smetana was the No. 1 pick of preschoolers in research by the television show ''Little Einsteins,'' which airs weekdays on the Disney Channel. The half-hour animated show follows the adventures of four young characters who complete important missions while learning about music and art. ...more
The queue outside the Royal Albert Hall meanders down the stone stairs into Prince Consort Road, past the Royal College of Music and the ice-cream vans. People of all varieties perch on the parapets; some are first-timers, others turn up every day, every summer. Anoraks muddle together with posh frocks; golf umbrellas rub spokes with Woolworths' finest. The doors open, and there's a civilised stampede as the Promenaders surge in to bag the best spots. The central ethos of the Proms, which open tonight, is the same as ever: cheap tickets for standing places to hear great music-making. The result is a celebratory atmosphere in which a flood of enthusiastic takers each pay less than the price of a one-day travelcard on the Tube. ...MORE PROMS | BBC PROMS HOME
Details about the 2007 Karl Haas Prize for Music Education awarded toThe Karl Haas Prize for Music Education is the evolution of the Lifetime Achievement Awards given by the Klassix Society, the official friends organization of 88.7KXMS/Fine Arts Radio International* as one of two Fine Arts Radio International Awards. ...MORE...
Both the Dallas Symphony Orchestra and Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra recently appointed new music directors - respectively Jaap van Zweden [photo] and Manfred Honeck - who came to them as anonymous as guest conductors can be, then inspired knockout reviews and high marks from the players. Going the opposite direction, the even-lesser-known Canadian Yannick Nezet-Seguin is replacing the superstar Valery Gergiev at the Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra....MORE...
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