On Saturday, January 28, 2023 at 5:24:38 PM UTC+11,
dan....@gmail.com wrote:
On Friday, January 27, 2023 at 9:37:48 PM UTC-8, andrewc...@gmail.com wrote:
On Saturday, January 28, 2023 at 3:54:57 PM UTC+11, dan....@gmail.com wrote:
On Friday, January 27, 2023 at 8:43:03 PM UTC-8, andrewc...@gmail.com wrote:
Why Melmoth insists on talking about silly old
pianos when he is surrounded by so many
beautiful French sopranos is beyond my
comprehension.
Melmoth is a senile retired country vet
who could not possibly understand La
Vache qui Rit or Le Bœuf sur le toit. He
only cares about Arrau, Scherchen, Yaks
and Monteux.
"I get no kicks from a plane,
Flying too high with some bull in the
sky Is my idea of nothing to do ... "
Speaking of cheese, there seem
to be problems in Philadelphia ...
Philadelphia is the quintessential
problem.
dk
"If there’s an underlying theme to the new season, it’s about building on the orchestra’s recent practice of “getting that other perspective that is clear was lost to history into the orchestral programming,” said Matías Tarnopolsky, president
and CEO of the Philadelphia Orchestra and Kimmel Center, Inc.
That perspective comes through composers like Florence Price, William Grant Still, Valerie Coleman, Anna Clyne, Jimmy López Bellido, Alma Mahler, and others — all represented by works in 2023-24.
“It’s about taking a step back and thinking: If the traditions of great classical music had been different from day one, what would the programming look like today? We’re trying to make sure that this is the last generation talking about a more
inclusive approach to programming and actually instead living it,” Tarnopolsky said.
Still facing soft demand precipitated by the pandemic, the orchestra is lowering the average subscription price in 2023-24 a smidge to $68.39 per ticket — $4.72 lower than the current season. It is eliminating one of its three Thursday night concert
series — resulting in an overall reduction in subscription concerts to 66 from 72.
“We are being very sensitive to the economic realities of this post-COVID moment,” he said, making the reduction “based on the economics of running the orchestra.”
- The Philadelphia Inquirer
I read somewhere that the orchestra has financial problems, reduced attendances, reduced endowments, but as I can't find the article again, perhaps it's old news. They're certainly decided to explore new verizons, Personally, I can't wait to hear "Gropin'
Gropi at the Bau-Bau-Haus", "Goodbye, Gussi, Goodbye" and "Oskar, Oskar, it's time for a Tosca" with the original instrumentation. If they can find a sarrusophone player, that is.
Andrew Clarke
Canberra
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