Symphony players go to jail
mainThe Kansas Symphony has a program for playing in prisons. They tried it out this week.
Gives a whole new upbeat dimension to the term ‘orchestral lockout’.
Watch here.
Comments
MOST READ TODAY:
-
Orchestras
Berlin Phil oboe’s US class arouses disquiet
A social media activist has circulated a video…
-
News
The billion-click pianist
A PR informs us this morning that the…
-
Orchestras
Barenboim quits Berlin concerts
The Berlin State Opera communicated tonight that its…
-
Orchestras
NY Times chief joins the Mäkelä sceptics
Zachary Woolfe, chief music critic of the New…
Hasn’t Muti been visiting prisons with members of the CSO throughout his tenure in Chicago?
Kudos to the great musicians of the Kansas City Symphony! People with silver ears and golden hearts… Can’t wait to be reunited with you soon!
And best wishes to you and your recovery! We missed you when Les Violons du Roy performed last year. Mathieu covered for you ably, but it is good news that you are convalescing.
The ENO Outreach program was playing opera in prisons in the 1980s
This is not a new concept, but it’s wonderful to see these important outreach efforts getting attention in the media. Music knows no bounds.