Who cares about live music?

Published December 20, 2013 by stephenpbrown Articles 20 comments

Time for a rant/ rave/ vent, methinks. It’s been a while. Bear with me: Who cares about live music? Everywhere I look there are stories of musicians being yelled off their stage, performers crying for “decent” pay, orchestras and opera houses closing down, music schools diminishing beyond recognition, and a host of other music-related news […]

The Last “Substance Leader” – Nelson Mandela

Published December 6, 2013 by stephenpbrown Articles Leave a Comment

Well, we can decidedly close an entire volume of human history: another era has come to a close. Although we still have a 110 year old pianist who remembers meeting Gustav Mahler, we have lost the last bastion of trustworthy social leadership. Nelson Mandela worked for a living despite his royal heritage, and all the […]

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