links for 2008-03-07
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Mike Janssen on the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation: “CBC is cutting back on classical music aired during its weekday schedule in favor of more pop, rock and alternative.” Now check out the “other” CBC over at contrabassconversations.com!
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From Mike Janssen: “how widespread is classical music on radio today? And how has that changed in recent years?” Not widespread at all, if you ask me.
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More grim classical music radio news: “According to the blog of the Public Radio Program Directors Association, Classical Public Radio Network is signing off sometime this summer.”
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When I was at the Arts Presenters conference in January I overheard people on no less than 5 occasions express a sentiment along the lines of “If only we could figure out how to use text messaging to promote our shows.” How about Twitter? Twitter rocks.
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Cool site for video bass lessons! For the electric bass, but good stuff.
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We’re chatting with double bassist Anthony Stoops today on Contrabass Conversations. Anthony is the Artist/Teacher of Bass and String Area Chair at the University of Oklahoma School of Music.
07 March 2008, 3:05 pm
Doesn’t matter if Twitter is cool or not, just try to make up a text message promoting a Shostakovich concert by your favorite symphony giving time, place and contact number in less than 160 characters and with abbreviations most can understand.