Richard Sparks pointed me to this article that exposes the decline at Sibelius Software. It seems the parent company, Avid, has elected to fire the programmers and make a “clean profit” over the next couple of years. By then, they will have made their money and then they will sell off the company: Sibelius is […]
Dumping pianos
Most used pianos are destined for the dump: The value of used pianos, especially uprights, has plummeted in recent years. So instead of selling them to a neighbor, donating them to a church or just passing them along to a relative, owners are far more likely to discard them, technicians, movers and dealers say. Piano […]
Does all choral music sound the same? Pop does.
A fascinating article from the New York Times – it seems most pop music sounds the same: Comforting news for anyone over the age of 35, scientists have worked out that modern pop music really is louder and does all sound the same. Researchers in Spain used a huge archive known as the Million […]
Communicating with Living Composers
A guest blog from an not-yet-dead and anonymous composer: How to Communicate with Not-Yet-Dead Composers Most composers never expect to become rich and famous. (Do we wish we could become rich and famous? Oh, sure!) The vast majority of us have day jobs that pay the bills (even Rachmaninoff had to give piano lessons […]
Make a Joyful Noise
Spotted this on Twitter – it is a book about a love entanglement within a choir as they prepare for a perfomance. Someone read it and let us know if it is any good! About the book: Tristan is a choral conductor, twice married and determined not to be caught again. Lucy is […]
Byrd, Ave Verum Corpus
A video from Central Washington University Chamber Choir and Gary Weidenaar. Watch for an article in the Choral Journal soon about Gary’s innovative thoughts about Facebook and YouTube.