| Posted: 05-03-2010 | Music the artform and artists |  | | | |
| | Haitian singer and his guitar fight urge to weep | | Beken, born Jean-Prosper Deauphin, sings songs about despair and redemption that resonate deeply with Haitians, especially in times of tragedy.
| | Source: New York Times |
| Posted: 09-03-2010 | Music the artform and artists | | | | |
| | Playing along with the Mozart effect | | If you want music to sharpen your senses, boost your ability to focus and perhaps even improve your memory, you need to be a participant, not just a listener.
| | Source: Los Angeles Times |
| Posted: 09-03-2010 | Music the artform and artists | | | | |
| | Music is good for you at any age | | Let's face it: Many of us looking to sharpen our intellectual edges have already passed the age when becoming a prodigy is an option. We missed the opportunity to start clarinet lessons at 5. We lacked the discipline to practice for hours on end. We were told we couldn't carry a tune in a bucket.
It's never too late, say researchers. | | Source: Los Angeles Times |
| Posted: 09-03-2010 | Music the artform and artists | | | | |
| | China's First Lady of Opera | | The person who has been carefully nurturing many of China’s top opera singers for international careers is the 93-year-old Zhou Xiaoyan. The daughter of a wealthy Wuhan banker who befriended the Chinese premier Zhou Enlai and eventually gave much of his wealth to the Communists, “Madame Zhou” was brought up in the privileged milieu of 1930s Shanghai, when musical life was dominated by White Russians and Jews. | | Source: New York Times |
| Posted: 09-03-2010 | Music the artform and artists | | | | |
| | How to sell classical music to the masses | | The cream of British talent suggest how they would transform the traditional concert for a new audience. | | Source: The Times |
| Posted: 09-03-2010 | Music the artform and artists | | | | |
| | The curious quest to re-invent music | | Amy Advocat gently shut the door to ensure she wouldn’t wake her roommate as she conjured a bizarre, parallel musical world in her Brookline living room.
| | Source: Boston Globe |
| Posted: 09-03-2010 | Music the artform and artists | | | | |
| | Ultra-modern Chopin museum opens in Poland | | A high-tech museum dedicated to the Polish composer and pianist Frederic Chopin opened in Warsaw to mark the bicentenary of his birth.
| | Source: Google/AFP |
| Posted: 09-03-2010 | Music the artform and artists | | | | |
| | Esa-Pekka Salonen composes a piano tribute to late trombonist | | A new piece by Esa-Pekka Salonen will have its world premiere in Los Angeles this month as part of the current season of the new-music group Piano Spheres. But the composition arrives on a note of sadness because it was composed in honor of Steven Witser, the principal trombonist of the L.A. Philharmonic who died of a heart attack last April. | | Source: Los Angeles Times |
| Posted: 09-03-2010 | Music the artform and artists | | | | |
| | Simon Rattle is fed up with Britain | | Simon Rattle is coming home to Birmingham for a rare working visit — but he holds few hopes for his native land | | Source: The Times |
| Posted: 10-03-2010 | Music the artform and artists | | | | |
| | Sitar star Ravi Shankar reborn with daughter | | Ravi Shankar is proud of bringing Indian music to the Western world over the past 60 years, but he's prouder still of passing on his composing and sitar-playing skills to his daughter Anoushka. | | Source: The Australian |
| Posted: 10-03-2010 | Music the artform and artists | | | | |
| | True history of the Bliss gang | | The long and sometimes painful journey of Brett Dean's new opera to the stage is almost over | | Source: The Australian |
| Posted: 10-03-2010 | Music the artform and artists | | | | |
| | The confusion of fusion | | Australia is the country of fusion where it is quite normal to hear an oud here and a tabla there, says master of fusion music Bobby Singh. | | Source: Adelaide Now |
| Posted: 10-03-2010 | Music the artform and artists | | | | |
| | Lou Reed and Laurie Anderson take over Vivid Sydney | | Veteran singer-songwriter Lou Reed and performance artist Laurie Anderson are taking over from Brian Eno as curators of the Vivid Sydney festival. | | Source: Sydney Morning Herald |
| Posted: 10-03-2010 | Music the artform and artists | | | | |
| | The cultural legacy of the 2010 Winter Olympics | | Sport wasn’t the only winning act of the 2010 Winter Olympics. Music, art, performances and programs riveted hundreds of thousands of onlookers who gathered in official venues and on city streets to enjoy Olympic-inspired culture. | | Source: University of British Columbia |
| Posted: 10-03-2010 | Music the artform and artists | | | |  | |
| | Juanes wins BMI President Award | | Colombian rock star Juanes was on Thursday awarded the prestigious President's Award by music rights organization Broadcast Music Incorporated (BMI), reported Caracol.
| | Source: Caracol Radio |
| Posted: 10-03-2010 | Music the artform and artists | | | | |
| | Colombia mourns loss of Queen of Fandango | | Colombian folklore artist and queen of fandango, Etelvina Maldonado, passed away on Tuesday at the age of 75.
| | Source: Colombia Reports |
| Posted: 10-03-2010 | Music the artform and artists | |  | | |
| | The Mediterranean grants its guitar to Tunis | | | Source: Tunisia Online |
| Posted: 10-03-2010 | Music the artform and artists | | | | |
| | Cameroon: Tribute to the ladies | | | Source: Cameroon Tribune |
| Posted: 10-03-2010 | Music the artform and artists | | | | |
| | Salif Keita wins Victoires de la musique 2009 | | | Source: Agence de presse sénégalaise |
| Posted: 10-03-2010 | Music the artform and artists | | | | |
| | Flamenco in live - the Sevilla Biennale | | | Source: Yahoo (EFE) |
| Posted: 10-03-2010 | Music the industry | | | | |
| | CD pirate fined thousands for Serbian discs | | A man was fined $12,000 for infringing the copyright of Serbian composers in the Waaga Local Court. Sasha DIMITITIJEVIC (36) was found guilty of six counts of manufacturing pirate music with an intention to sell for profit and six counts of possession of pirate music. | | Source: mi2n |
| Posted: 10-03-2010 | Music the industry | | | | |
| | AFL-CIO Executive Council unanimously supports anti-piracy measures | | A joint statement from AFTRA, IATSE and SAG on the subject of the theft of intellectual property. | | Source: mi2n |
| Posted: 10-03-2010 | Music the industry | | | | |
| | India: Launch Of Musicbizpro | | Musicbizpro is the pioneer concept in India wherein they are promoting independent artists and bands through an online portal - www.musicbizpro.in. This company intends to offer, consulting services to the independent artists and bands, worldwide. It will help the artist to build their musical career.
| | Source: mi2n |
| Posted: 04-03-2010 | Policy, Research and Politics | | | | |
| | European Commission against generalised 'flexible response' | | | Source: Musique Info |
| Posted: 10-03-2010 | Policy, Research and Politics | | | | |
| | Arts Council invites young people to share their views about cultural life and the arts | | Art-Youth-Culture: FYI will bring together 60 young delegates between the ages of 15 and 23 to discuss young people's participation in cultural life and the arts with their peers and key policy-makers. The event will take place in Dublin from 27 to 29 March and will include three days of arts-based workshops, discussions, and meetings between young people, arts policy makers, and government representatives. | | Source: Arts Council Ireland |
| Posted: 10-03-2010 | Policy, Research and Politics | | | | |
| | A one-stop portal in support of the arts and culture in Singapore | | A new one-stop cultural philanthropy portal, www.give2arts.sg, has been set up to provide members of the public with a convenient and easy way to make donations and to volunteer their time to support the arts and culture in Singapore. | | Source: Ministry of Information, Communications and the Arts |
| Posted: 10-03-2010 | Policy, Research and Politics | | | | |
| | Tunisia: President Ben Ali announces set of measures for the culture sector | | On the occasion of National Culture Day, Tunisian President Ben Ali announces set of measures in the sector of culture, also recognising the need to integrate culture within the economic cycle, and to tightly link it to the market rules. | | Source: Tunisia Online |
| Posted: 10-03-2010 | Policy, Research and Politics | | | | |
| | UNESCO Secretary General advised Government to see culture as a means of empowerment | | The Secretary General of the National Commission for UNESCO, Mr Antonio Maynard says they have offered their expertise to the government, in using culture as a tool of economic empowerment. | | Source: Ziz Online |
| Posted: 10-03-2010 | Policy, Research and Politics | | | | |
| | Artists might lose life time salary | | The center-right government plans to abolish the so called life time artist salary. Maximum 157 people are receiving SEK 214 000 per year, without explicit demands on producing new pieces of art, music or literature. | | Source: Stockholm News |
| Posted: 10-03-2010 | Policy, Research and Politics | | | | |
| | South Africa: Arts and Culture Trust showcases recipients | | The Arts & Culture Trust (ACT), of which Nedbank is a founding Trustee, showcased Development Grant recipients in KZN recently.
According to ACT Programme Manager, Nomalanga Nkosi, "The ACT Development programme is about nourishing all art forms, supporting creators, and making arts and culture more accessible to all South Africans. | | Source: Artslink |
| Posted: 10-03-2010 | Policy, Research and Politics | | | | |
| | Dangers posed by globalisation on culture highlighted | | A “fake wave” of modernisation, driven by an artificial fascination with the West, has swept the Arab world since the onset of the 20th century, resulting in many mistakes due to the misconception that heritage should be changed to suit the age, HE the Minister of Culture, Arts and Heritage Hamad bin Abdulaziz al-Kuwari has said. | | Source: Gulf Times |
| Posted: 10-03-2010 | Policy, Research and Politics | | | | |
| | Zimbabwe: Arts indaba to tackle policy, economic issues | | Harare is playing host to a national arts and culture indaba in which 30 speakers from various sectors are expected to dialogue with nearly 100 delegates on issues of arts policy, cultural expression, constitutional reform, global contexts and funding institutions. | | Source: Zimbabwe Independent |
| Posted: 10-03-2010 | Policy, Research and Politics | | | | |
| | European art & the financial crisis: yes, it matters | | Art is in crisis – again. No, it’s not a fight between alter-modernism and post-modernism or any other art world tussle. This time it’s all about the money. | | Source: Global Comment |
| Posted: 10-03-2010 | Policy, Research and Politics | | | | |
| | Senegal: New law on media imposes national and African content quota | | | Source: Le Soleil |
| Posted: 10-03-2010 | Policy, Research and Politics | | | | |
| | Public Knowledge tells Trade Office to be independent of industry | | The U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) needs to change the procedures it uses to put countries on a special "watch list" for failing to protect U.S. intellectual property interests, Public Knowledge Staff Attorney Rashmi Rangnath testified.
| | Source: mi2n |
| Posted: 10-03-2010 | Music education | | | | |
| | London Mayor Boris Johnson announces new fund to support music education in the capital | | The Mayor of London Boris Johnson has published 'Making Music Matter: Music Education Strategy for London 2010-2012' and unveiled plans for a new fund aimed at increasing music education across the capital. More than £250,000 is being put into a range of projects under the Mayor's plans to boost musical opportunities for young Londoners, both as players and as audiences, including the Music Education Fund, which is worth £100,000. | | Source: eGovMonitor.com |
| Posted: 10-03-2010 | Music education | | | |  |
| | What is needed for a good music class? | | | Source: German Music Council |
| Posted: 09-03-2010 | Technologies and media | | | | |
| | The Musicians' Union asks BBC to save 6 Music | | The Musicians' Union (MU) is asking the BBC to reconsider its plans to close 6 Music. The plans were set out in the BBC's Strategy Review, which also, more positively, outlined the BBC's commitment to invest in new programming. | | Source: mi2n |
| Posted: 09-03-2010 | Technologies and media | | | | |
| | BuskerLabel launches crowd-funding for upcoming music under Creative Commons | | BuskerLabel announced the public availability of its crowd-funding platform for releasing music albums online under Creative Commons license. | | Source: mi2n |
| Posted: 09-03-2010 | Technologies and media | | | | |
| | Footprint Worldwide inks deals with ESPN's X Games and China Youth Media | | Branded entertainment company Footprint Worldwide has signed a deal with ESPN, Inc.'s action sports franchise, X Games, to license video content for exclusive distribution across China Youth Media Inc's university campus network, www.Koobee.com. | | Source: mi2n |
| Posted: 09-03-2010 | Technologies and media | | | | |
| | David Guetta and MXP4 launch interactive single IPhone app for the US | | David Guetta, the global hit-making French DJ and producer, launched a unique iPhone app that gives users the chance to connect and share content with Guetta and other Guetta fans across the world in real-time. | | Source: mi2n |
| Posted: 09-03-2010 | Technologies and media | | | | |
| | Music Software Popularity Index - 2009 quarter 4 | | Digital Music Doctor announces the results of the Music Software Internet Popularity Index for Fourth Quarter 2009. During 2009 Q4 all ten products held the same positions as in the previous quarter. | | Source: mi2n |
| Posted: 09-03-2010 | Technologies and media | | | | |
| | Naxos and Ripstyles form a nice sounding partnership | | Conversion of CDs, cassettes and LPs to digital formats just got easier, thanks to the newly-minted partnership between Ripstyles LLC (www.ripstyles.com), a media conversion company, and Naxos (www.naxos.com), the world's leading classical music label. | | Source: mi2n |
| Posted: 10-03-2010 | Technologies and media | | | | |
| | Torrents of abuse: of copy rights and copy wrongs | | Hallelujah! So Digital Dave slew Greedy Goliath and the kingdom is at peace. | | Source: Sydney Morning Herald |
| Posted: 09-03-2010 | The Pointy End | | | | |
| | Unbundling the arts organization | | Most arts organizations juggle these same three demands -- customer relationships, product/program innovation, and infrastructure -- without realizing the inherent competition between them. | | Source: ArtsJournal Weblog |
| Posted: 09-03-2010 | The Pointy End | | | | |
| | Mozart the big stick for U.K. school | | News that a school in Derby, Britain, was piping classical music into a special detention area set up to punish troublesome students has ignited a debate about the use of the pieces.
| | Source: CBC |
| Posted: 09-03-2010 | The Pointy End | | | | |
| | Russian Orchestra Tour: From the bus to the stage | | When the great orchestras of Europe glide through the United States on tour, they stay at elegant hotels like Le Parker Meridien near Carnegie Hall, play in grand spaces like Symphony Hall in Boston and can receive more than $100 a day in meal money.
Then there is the Moscow State Radio Symphony Orchestra.
| | Source: New York Times |
| Posted: 10-03-2010 | The Pointy End | | | | |
| | Music professor and students collect musical instruments for Haiti | | In an effort to revitalize music education in Haiti, Loyola University New Orleans music professor and Haitian native Jean Montès, D.M.A., will travel there in late March with a group of students and volunteers to deliver musical instruments to the earthquake-devastated Holy Trinity School of Music. | | Source: Loyola University New Orleans |
| Posted: 10-03-2010 | The Pointy End | | | | |
| | Private sector giving and the arts - a weblog | | Follow the Private Sector Blog Salon on March 8-12 as more than twenty leaders from across the US discuss issues related to private sector giving and the arts.
Organised by The Private Sector Initiatives team at Americans for the Arts.
| | Source: Americans for the Arts |
| Posted: 10-03-2010 | The Pointy End | | | | |
| | Hard times: how the recession if affection arts funding around the globe | | Shadow culture secretary Jeremy Hunt wants a US-style culture of philanthropists to fund the arts. But is this working in recessionary America? And how are other places coping? | | Source: Newsbag |
| Posted: 10-03-2010 | The Pointy End | | | | |
| | British granny takes French party scene by storm | | The latest party circuit princess to wow the night clubs and festivals of France with her DJ skills is a British granny who took a shine to the decks after going to a birthday disco for her grandson.
| | Source: Reuters |
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