Tag: programming

Concert Review: SFCMP’s His Own Space of Freedom—Theatrically Engaging and Musically Diverse
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Rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars

The World of Water

The San Francisco Contemporary Music Players presented their final concert of the 2009/2010 season tonight, 26 Apr 2010, at the Herbst Theater in downtown San Francisco. On the program were pieces by Greek composer Manolis Manousakis, American Tan Dun, Chinese Guo Wenjing, and Frenchman Philippe Hurel. This program was presented coherently and engagingly, because proper attention was paid not only to selecting and preparing the music, but also to lighting, staging, and technological aspects—a rare achievement. (more…)

Anti-Elitism versus Anti-Intellectualism: What the CBC is Doing Right and Wrong

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Abstract

This is a dis­cus­sion of the pro­gram­ming changes that CBC Radio adopted between 2007 and 2008. It looks at the unin­tended influ­ence of the soci­etal trend toward anti-intellectualism in the CBC’s pro­gram­ming deci­sions. I begin by exam­ing the motives for the CBC’s changes, and why they might have adopted the atti­tudes that they did. I then explore the con­fu­sion between anti-elitism and anti-intellectualism, dis­cuss the prob­lems that these have caused for the CBC, and sug­gest an alter­na­tive approach.

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