Putting It Simply

Did you know. . . ,"Most of what any conductor accomplishes takes place in rehearsal?" This statement by music critic Tim Mangan seems so simplistic that it hardly seems necessary to say, but for any musician who has conducted, it shouts volumes!

Source: Tim Mangan, The Arts Blog:"Bernstein Rehearses 'The Rite'" (September 18, 2007) http://artsblog.freedomblogging.com/category/uncategorized/

Copland v. McCarthy

Did you know there is a complete transcript of Aaron Copland's inquisition by Sen. Joseph McCarthy in 1953? Here is a link to the Senate website. Select S. Prt. 107-84, Vol. 2, pp. 1267-1289 [PDF pages 362-384].

Source: Alex Ross, (Blog) The Rest is Noise, August 31, 2007